Real Towns: Making Your Neighborhoods work

Just as home owners can learn to improve their homes, citizens can learn to take active part in the improvement of their communities. That’s the philosophy behind Real Towns: Making Your Neighborhood Work, written by Harrison Bright Rue and published by the Citizen Planner Institute and the Local Government Commission. For ordinary citizens who want a say in the way their communities grow and change, this handbook provides an clear introduction to the basic principles of building neighborhoods and fixing degraded streets and corridors. Contact: (888) 445-8998 or www.citizenplanner.com. A full- chapter excerpt from the book is available at www.terrain.org/articles/rue.htm.