The Zoning Revisions Committee hosted a public forum on “Rezoning Northampton for a Sustainable Future” on March 17. Download a PDF of the presentation (2.6MB). We’ll provide a video of this forum within a few days. In the meantime, here are selected slides from the presentation:See also:As Hurricane Threat Builds, Has Complacency Set In about Flooding?Infill […]
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The Northampton Design Forum sponsored “An Introduction to Form-Based Zoning” on January 26. The A.P.E. Gallery on Main Street filled to hear Joel Russell’s presentation. Mr. Russell is a member of the Northampton Design Forum and chairs Northampton’s Zoning Revisions Committee. Here is a complete blip.tv video of the presentation, recorded by Adam Cohen. The […]
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The Northampton Design Forum invites the public to “An Introduction to Form-Based Zoning”:See also:Download Envisioning Sustainable Northampton – Final Notre Dame Studio Presentation Book Envisioning Sustainable Northampton: Notre Dame Urban Design Presentation – Video and HandoutVideo and Slides: Final Presentation of Design Northampton WeekAn old court house is contrasted with a new one:The old Post […]
The following petition is now being circulated: Let’s start anew on the hotel 01-07-10We are writing to enlist your support for a petition to the Mayor and the City Council regarding construction of a Hilton Garden Inn in the Pulaski Park/Round House area. Specifically, the petition asks the Mayor and the City Council for two […]
Here is a blip.tv video of a portion of the 11/12/09 meeting of Northampton’s Planning Board. This segment includes a “discussion about design issues with: West Street Design Committee, Northampton Design Forum, Zoning Revisions Committee.” This video was recorded by Adam Cohen and is 1 hour 33 minutes long. See also:Paradise City Forum: Smith College […]
Northampton Media posted a 26-minute video interview and statement from incumbent Ward 3 City Councilor Bob Reckman yesterday.Here is the text of Mr. Reckman’s statement:Dear Ward Three Neighbor:I’m writing to introduce myself and explain why I am running for re-election as the City Councilor who represents you.I have owned and lived in a home at […]
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The Northampton Design Forum and the Ward 3 Neighborhood Association hosted an urban design tour of Market and Hawley Streets last Sunday morning, August 9. Native son Aaron Helfand, recently graduated from the Notre Dame School of Architecture, led the tour. Participants learned about the historical features of several homes and discussed what makes for […]
The Ward 3 Neighborhood Association invites you to attend an urban design tour of Market and Hawley Streets on the morning of Sunday, August 9. This is a good time to identify good and not-so-good urban design as the Zoning Revisions Committee ponders how to implement the Sustainable Northampton Plan.Here are the tour details: WHO: […]
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Here is a complete blip.tv video of the general session of Northampton Design Forum‘s public forum at the Florence Civic Center on 7/27/09. As publicized in NDF’s flyer, “The purpose of the forum is to facilitate public dialogue about the principles of sustainability and neighborhood design, including the concepts presented by the Notre Dame Urban […]
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The Northampton Design Forum announces the following event. Download the full-size flyer (PDF, 27KB) and the excerpt from Envisioning Sustainable Northampton (PDF, 1.5MB): See also: Video: Pubic Forum on Planning and Sustainability, 3/11/09 Here are the “10 Principles of Good Neighborhood Design”, also available as a PDF (30 KB): Northampton Design Forum Form-Based Codes Institute […]
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