Cincinnati's Tract 16 is the neighborhood deemed hardest to count in Ohio by census takers. As the Enquirer puts it, "high numbers of abandoned buildings, low literacy rates and urban poverty make it a people-counting quagmire."
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Human-Scale Neighborhoods
Posts in this category are about Human-scale Neighborhoods. This means that the neighborhood is the central building block of towns and cities. Neighborhoods should be safe for pedestrians, with a vibrant mix of activities within a five to fifteen minute walk. Providing a gradient of density, from parks to commercial centers, will ensure effective transit access and create opportunities for informal gathering places. Creating such neighborhoods will keep the community thriving and sustainable.
(Adapted from ConservationEconomy.net)
Census a Challenge in Abandoned Neighborhoods
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(0)Poverty Heads to the Suburbs
The migration of America's low income population is spreading to the suburbs. But the suburbs aren't ready to handle the influx, according to this piece.
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Sustainability Through Schools
Efforts to desegregate schools in the 1970s weakened neighborhood ties. Now, a return to school assignments based on where children live could make communities stronger.
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