(this idea comes from Chris at Blue Ion – thanks Chris!) We’ve done a few posts on this topic in the past, as cool or bizarre tiny houses make their tiny ways across our radar screen – there’s the Tumbleweed Tiny House, the “Greensburg Cubed” experiment, the 409 s.f. backwoods cabin, our own one-day-only (Earth [...]

Filed under: I'On Group, Mixson, Urban Sustainability, Videos & Photos on December 18th, 2008 | No Comments »

Check out this post on Mesa, Arizona’s planned megaresort (complete with golf course), from Kaid Benfield, the director of the Smart Growth Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council.   He’s got a couple of great photos, too.  When will we learn that these things don’t belong in the desert?

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…and visit A New Way to Work, a joint effort of the Coastal Conservation League and Concerned Citizens of the Sea Islands.  The website details alternative transportation solutions to extending 526, and offers citizens a venue through which to submit their comments to the SCDOT and local government representatives.  Take a look, and take a [...]

Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, I'On Group, Urban Sustainability on December 3rd, 2008 | No Comments »

We were excited to find that after winning a Charter award last year, Mixson hasn’t lost the CNU’s interest.  Filmanowicz’ blog has a recent post gratifyingly titled “Living Up to its Plans,” calling us “as European as US development gets,” with an urbanism that is “intimately and intricately woven.”  Take a look to see what [...]

Filed under: I'On Group, Mixson, Urban Sustainability on December 2nd, 2008 | No Comments »

It’s the truth – while Buenos Aires is not the best in the world when it comes to public transportation (from what I hear from Alys, that award probably goes to Curitiba, Brazil), when it comes to anything else public, BA is amazing.  And actually, their public transport isn’t that bad either. I just returned [...]

Filed under: I'On Group, Urban Sustainability on December 1st, 2008 | No Comments »

Well, after a month spent on a Brazilian-Argentinian honeymoon, I’m back in the office and back on the blog!  Naturally, I kept an eye out for any interesting urbanist touches throughout our travels, and I’m happy to report that I saw many.  We traveled to Salvador Bahia, in Brazil, and Puerto Iguazu and Buenos Aires [...]

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Mixson neighborhood takes shape Flexibility a must in urbanist community’s courtyard By Robert Behre The Post and Courier Monday, November 24, 2008 Those designing Mixson’s first public space knew it needed to be special — and not just because the mayor bought the pink home right across the street. The courtyard needed to be both [...]

Filed under: I'On Group, Mixson, Urban Sustainability on November 24th, 2008 | No Comments »

Miss the Presentation? Catch up with the Latest Here On October 29-November 5 Dover Kohl & Partners held a design charrette for the Kerr Family to begin to develop a master plan their 300-plus acre property along the Johns Island entrance and waterfront. The week was a busy one, with plenty of input from Johns [...]

Filed under: I'On Group, Urban Sustainability, Videos & Photos on November 18th, 2008 | No Comments »

Vince Graham recently had the honor of presenting at the 2008 CNU Transportation Summit in Charlotte.  Please click on the links below to view and hear Vince’s slide and audio presentation. http://www.cnu.org/sites/files/Implementing_the_network_Graham.pdf http://www.cnu.org/sites/files/GrahamTS08.mp3

Filed under: I'On Group, Urban Sustainability, Videos & Photos on November 14th, 2008 | No Comments »

Public discussions are heating up for the proposed extension of the Mark Clark Expressway, with three public information hearings being held over the next couple of weeks. It is important that we, as a community, educate ourselves on the environmental, economic, and social costs of this proposed infrastructure and ensure our voices are heard loud and clear [...]

Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, I'On Group, Urban Sustainability on November 6th, 2008 | No Comments »