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This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use.It's the Little Things that Count (Too!)tag:typepad.com,2003:post-303734102007-02-12T10:14:20-05:002007-02-12T15:14:20Z2007-02-12T15:14:20ZHere at the Foundation, we endeavor to help people identify “heart and soul” elements of their communities, and to work with them to celebrate, maintain, and build upon these elements in the future of their communities. This means incorporating those...Orton Family Foundationcommunityland use planningnew englandplacepreservationsmall townshttp://orton.typepad.com/perspectives/2007/02/its_the_little_.htmlOf Communities and Creampuffstag:typepad.com,2003:post-152303362007-01-16T13:16:10-05:002007-01-16T18:16:10Z2007-01-16T18:16:10ZNot many people know of my early career as an actress—perhaps because it peaked with The King’s Creampuffs, presented by my 5th Grade class. At the time I enjoyed the play because we scheduled rehearsals in place of penmanship and...Orton Family Foundationcommunitygrowthland use planningplacesmall townshttp://orton.typepad.com/perspectives/2007/01/of_communities_.htmlConfessions of an Omnivoretag:typepad.com,2003:post-150280292007-01-05T15:34:44-05:002007-01-05T20:34:44Z2007-01-05T20:34:44ZWhile grocery shopping, I have often struggled with the decision to buy organic or buy local. Yes, the organic is better for farms’ environments, farm workers, and for consumers’ health (at least in the short term). But if the organic...jhittlecommunityconservationCurrent Affairsenvironmentgrowthplaceruralsmall townshttp://orton.typepad.com/perspectives/2007/01/confessions_of__1.htmlTomorrow's Yankee Valuestag:typepad.com,2003:post-130773792006-09-28T10:31:43-04:002006-09-28T14:31:43Z2006-09-28T14:31:43ZI've been reflecting a bit on the Foundation's Little Equinox project and what I think was a clash of values -- a more traditional value set that honors a romantic, pre-industrial, pastoral Vermont and a more emergent set of values...Bill Shutkinaffordable housingcommunitycomprehensive planconservationCurrent Affairse-participationenvironmentgreen buildinggreen designgrowthland trustsland use planningnew englandplacepreservationrenewable energyrockiesrocky mountain westruralsmall townssmart growthWeb/TechWeblogszoninghttp://orton.typepad.com/perspectives/2006/09/tomorrows_yanke.htmlDetroit, Hollywood and the Next Innovation Opportunitytag:typepad.com,2003:post-121038542006-08-09T12:08:54-04:002006-08-09T16:08:54Z2006-08-09T16:08:54ZWith the Foundation’s mission of promoting vibrant and sustainable communities in mind, I can’t help but follow with great interest what’s going on in the US economy right now. For us planners, things like land consumption, taxes, cost of housing,...Bill Shutkinaffordable housingcommunitycomprehensive planconservationCurrent Affairse-participationenvironmentgreen buildinggreen designgrowthland trustsland use planningnew englandplacepreservationrenewable energyrockiesrocky mountain westruralsmall townssmart growthWeb/TechWeblogszoninghttp://orton.typepad.com/perspectives/2006/08/detroit_hollywo.htmlPaint Me a Picturetag:typepad.com,2003:post-119174302006-07-28T14:21:39-04:002006-07-28T18:21:39Z2006-07-28T18:21:39ZEverywhere I turn these days, contemporary artists are taking on land use and changing patterns of place as core themes for some very powerful social commentary. Of course, artists have been constructing and deconstructing visions of the land since the...Orton Family Foundationaffordable housingcommunitycomprehensive planconservationCurrent Affairse-participationenvironmentgreen buildinggreen designgrowthland trustsland use planningnew englandplacepreservationrenewable energyrockiesrocky mountain westruralsmall townssmart growthWeb/TechWeblogszoninghttp://orton.typepad.com/perspectives/2006/07/paint_me_a_pict.htmlShopping Wherever, Living Wherevertag:typepad.com,2003:post-110069632006-06-12T15:17:30-04:002006-06-12T19:17:30Z2006-06-12T19:17:30ZA recent Boston Globe piece claims that "shopping's social value fading for those online". . . . Think about this new data alongside (a) the Manitowoc, WI example I looked at in this blog last December (rust belt downtown revitalized...Bill Shutkinaffordable housingcommunitycomprehensive planconservationCurrent Affairse-participationenvironmentgreen buildinggreen designgrowthland trustsland use planningnew englandplacepreservationrenewable energyrockiesrocky mountain westruralsmall townssmart growthWeb/TechWeblogszoninghttp://orton.typepad.com/perspectives/2006/06/shopping_wherev.htmlWildlife on the Movetag:typepad.com,2003:post-108908032006-06-05T12:59:24-04:002006-06-05T16:59:24Z2006-06-05T16:59:24ZIn Unto the City the Wildlife Did Journey, Andy Newman writes in the New York Times that “Bears, a moose, a coyote and other animals have visited the New York area, and a fair degree of chaos has ensued. Another...Bill Shutkinaffordable housingcommunitycomprehensive planconservationCurrent Affairse-participationenvironmentgreen buildinggreen designgrowthland trustsland use planningnew englandplacepreservationrenewable energyrockiesrocky mountain westruralsmall townssmart growthWeb/TechWeblogszoninghttp://orton.typepad.com/perspectives/2006/06/wildlife_on_the.htmlCelebrating Jane Jacobstag:typepad.com,2003:post-101701742006-04-25T16:17:17-04:002006-04-25T20:17:17Z2006-04-25T20:17:17ZApril is truly the cruelest month. Or at least, with the news of Jane Jacobs’ death, the saddest. I had the great pleasure of getting to know Jane back in 2000 via a conference in her honor I helped organize...Bill Shutkinaffordable housingcommunitycomprehensive planconservationCurrent Affairse-participationenvironmentgreen buildinggreen designgrowthland trustsland use planningnew englandplacepreservationrenewable energyrockiesrocky mountain westruralsmall townssmart growthWeb/TechWeblogszoninghttp://orton.typepad.com/perspectives/2006/04/celebrating_jan.htmlGoing Home Againtag:typepad.com,2003:post-98259262006-04-04T18:15:38-04:002006-04-04T22:15:38Z2006-04-04T22:15:38ZMy tenth high school reunion is coming up in June and my friends and I have decided to go. In general, I’m looking forward to going and doing some reminiscing, but mostly getting to know people anew. For better or...jhittleaffordable housingcommunitycomprehensive planconservationCurrent Affairse-participationenvironmentgreen buildinggreen designgrowthland trustsland use planningnew englandplacepreservationrenewable energyrockiesrocky mountain westruralsmall townssmart growthWeb/TechWeblogszoninghttp://orton.typepad.com/perspectives/2006/04/going_home_agai.html