Archive for December, 2008

A Holiday Card from Sustainable Springfield Inc.

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

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Comments & Questions About Building Hunter Lake

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

 
Large areas of mud flats in the summer months are a real possibility for Hunter Lake if it is built.
 
 
 
IEPA Public Hearing Regarding  the Proposed Hunter Lake & Dam, December 4, 2008
Comments & Questions from Jim Johnston, President
Sustainable Springfield Inc.
Comments:
Sustainable springfield Inc. is a grass roots not for profit corporation that acts as an information [...]

Sustainable Urbanism, Urban Design with Nature

Monday, December 1st, 2008

Recently I began reading Doug Farr’s book Sustainable Urbanism, Urban Design with Nature (Pub. John Wiley & Sons, © 2008 Farr Associates). I first met Doug in while working for the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency and having been introduced by my boss at the time, Mike Jackson, when we visited his office in the historic [...]