Fellow blogger and Village resident (and cameraman and a pretty cool guy) Frank LoBuono recently captured a bustling summer evening in Downtown Haverstraw. Check out Frank’s blog, Talk Frank.
Posts Tagged ‘Urban Planning’
Short Film: Haverstraw’s Harvest Farmers Market
Posted: June 11, 2011 by HaverstrawLife.com in Downtown, Events, Local Artisans, SustainabilityTags: Catherine LoBuono, Celebration, community, Conservation, Downtown, Events, Farm Market, Farm to Table, farmers market, Harvest, Haverstraw, haverstraw ferry, Haverstraw's Harvest Farmers Market, Hudson River, Hudson Valley, local food, Main Street, Maple Avenue, new urbanism, NY Waterway, organic, Short Films, Sojourner Productions, sustainability, union restaurant haverstraw, Urban Planning, village of haverstraw
Filmed and edited by Catherine LoBuono of Sojourner Productions, Inc. Catherine is a resident of the Village of Haverstraw and a proud supporter of Haverstraw’s Harvest Farmers Market.
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How to Spark a Downtown Renaissance
Posted: April 11, 2011 by HaverstrawLife.com in Cafes & Restaurants, Downtown, HistoryTags: Andres Duany, community, Conservation, Death and Life of Great American Cities, Downtown, farmers market, gentrification, Haverstraw, haverstraw ferry, haverstraw village, HaverstrawLife, Hudson River, James Howard Kunstler, Jane Jacobs, manhattan, new urbanism, New York, renaissance, revitalization, Richard Florida, Rob Hopkins, Robert Caro, Robert Moses, Robert Owen, Transition, Urban Planning, Village, village of haverstraw
I’ve been studying urban revitalization for some time now. The myths and secrets about economic growth, revitalization, real estate and change in urban areas are plentiful. To understand how your community might develop into one of those places you’ve dreamed of living in and why certain places ascend, and other places decline, it helps to read works by the top experts in the field. I have found that I’ve learned so much reading the likes of Jane Jacobs, Robert Caro or Richard Florida. New ideas have arisen over urban growth and revitalization just in the last ten years. It really helps to keep up on these issues. If our politicians really understood the fundamentals of diverse and vibrant downtowns, then the future of our communities could be very different. Here are my suggested readings:
THE BIBLES OF URBAN PLANNING & SHAPING OUR CITIES:
- The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs (and her other influential books)
- The Power Broker by Robert Caro
ALL OTHERS INFLUENCED BY THE ABOVE:
- All of the Richard Florida books (most notably The Rise of the Creative Class)
- The Geography of Nowhere by James Howard Kunstler
- Suburban Nation by Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk
- Triumph of the City by Edward Glaeser
- The Transition Handbook by Rob Hopkins
There are more to read, but these are the essentials. Good luck and let me know if you have any questions!
The Collaborative City
Posted: August 31, 2010 by HaverstrawLife.com in Downtown, UncategorizedTags: development, Downtown, haverstraw village, Hudson River, new urbanism, planning, smart growth, Urban Planning
Haverstraw is in dire need of an open, transparent, integrated, and sustainability-focused (that’s economic, environmental, and social) planning process. Here’s an explanation of how planning should be done. We have the technology these days to make this a reality. We need a smart plan and vision to guide Haverstraw’s growth and prosperity.
