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May 19, 2021
Livable Communities Newsletter
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Enabling Better Places:
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Livability News & Notes
How to Reintroduce Retail to Residential Places
— Accessory Commercial Units (ACUs) can be affordable and convenient neighborhood-based alternatives to traditional commercial districts and spaces.
Source:
Public Square: A CNU Journal
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Connecting Parks to People
— Although this new tool kit about increasing safe and equitable access to local parks and green spaces was developed for use in Oregon, communities throughout the country can benefit from its step-by-step guidance.
Source:
Safe Routes Partnership Pacific Northwest
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What Communities Can Learn From Santa Rosa’s Tent City
— A six-month
experiment charted a new course for one California city's approach to homeless services.
Source:
Next City
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