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- What If We Built Our Cities Around Places?
- Great Waterfronts of the World
- Pride of Place
Governing Magazine - Placemaker Profile: Allan Jacobs
Assess and Address Your Building's Security
- Establishing Attractive Security and Pedestrian Areas
This how-to guide focuses on Lower Manhattan - but the basic principles and methods apply to any number of situations.
Transportation Alternatives - Real Estate Survey Finds Few Major Security Changes
The overriding post-Sept. 11 security trends, according to 202 building owners, managers, developers, and real-estate professionals surveyed by BOMA and the Urban Land Institute.
- Before the Jersey Barrier: Public Access and Public Safety in Federal Buildings
How federal buildings in Syracuse, N.Y., and Washington, D.C., are employing management techniques to balance concerns about security and public accessibility.
- Designing for Building Security
Two federal, in-depth guides to using design and landscape architecture elements to create a secure building perimeter. The reports -- written by a coalition of federal agencies, professional planners, and civic groups -- also includes streetscape, traffic, and parking ideas, plus over a dozen case studies.
- Building Security Through Design: A Resource Center
A collection of catalogs, guidelines, articles, and links intended to help architects, engineers, and building owners create safer (and more secure) structures.
The American Institute of Architects - Streamlining Security
A list of quick-fix and high-impact security solutions.
General Services Adminstration, First Impressions program - Denver’s Federal Plaza: Placemaking in Progress
Aesthetic touches and community outreach help Denver federal buildings change their image from "fortress" to "friendly" -- without compromising security.
