by Sarah Marshall Pragg | Jan 15, 2015 | News, Toolbox
According to a January 11, 2015 press release, Governor Markell announced that the cities of Seaford, Dover, and Wilmington have been selected for designation as Downtown Development Districts (DDDs). Per DDD program guidelines, the first three DDDs must include one...
by Sarah Marshall Pragg | Aug 23, 2013 | News
“Complete communities are going to be where people want to live,” says David Edgell, principal planner at OSPC. He is featured in Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization’s two-part Journeys spotlight in the Spring and Summer 2013...
by Sarah Marshall Pragg | Mar 19, 2013 | News
A new study from the Center for Neighborhood Technology affirms that homes located near public transportation maintain their property values better than homes without transit access. The study found that residential property values hold their value 42 percent better...
by Sarah Marshall Pragg | Feb 17, 2012 | News
The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) has compiled a set of principles and key characteristics into an easy-to-read and downloadable Sustainable Street Network Principles booklet. The booklet advocates that streets should be designed to play three simultaneous...
by Sarah Marshall Pragg | Apr 3, 2011 | News
The National Association of Realtors 2011 Community Preference Survey explores Americans’ wants regarding neighborhood characteristics such as proximity to parks and shopping, walkability, and commuting time, and the trade-offs in home type and size that people may be...
