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Recap of Final San Antonio Better Block for 2012 – Case Study:Transportation...
The final better block of 2012 and 3rd in San Antonio, TX occurred this past weekend (Dec. 8th). The City of San Antonio’s City Center Development Office contracted Team Better Block of Dallas...
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2012 Better Block Year in Review
The Better Block went from a small community block project in Southern Dallas to an international movement in 2012. It’s been a whirlwind year and heartening to see so many neighborhoods, non-profit...
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Better Block Camp Training Workshop Rescheduled for Fall 2013
UPDATE: This class has been rescheduled from the Spring of 2013, to the Fall. We will post updates “>here on the full schedule. Ready to learn the ins and outs of developing a Better Block project?...
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Better Block at Melbourne Sustainable Living Festival
Team Better Block is working with the Sustainable Living Festival in Melbourne Australia over the coming week to explore how better block can advance sustainable living and putting to work many of the...
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Better Block in Grand Rapids
Photo Chris Clark, with mLive.com Grand Rapids, Michigan, is launching its first Better Block project which is being led by Tyler Doornbos, Lynee Wells and Josh Leffingwell. The effort will take place...
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Chattanooga Better Block in the works for Feb. 23rd
Check out this post from Our Chattanooga to learn more details on a Better Block project planned for Glass Street on February 23rd. A ton of great activities and pop-up shops are planned for the...
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Baton Rouge Better Block set for April
Government Street in Baton Rouge will be transformed with lane reductions and an upgraded streetscape as part of a Better Block project planned for April 13th and 14th. Check out full details on the...
View ArticleSaint Paul, Minnesota and Norfolk, Virginia Better Blocks being prepared
Both Norfolk, and Saint Paul have Better Blocks planned for spring and summer respectively. Each city will be working directly with Team Better Block out of Dallas to help pull these projects together....
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Denver’s second Better Block to occur on May 11th
Denver is once again working on a Better Block project, but this time in the 5 points area at Welton Street. Check out complete details on their facebook page here.
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Better Block Tehran!
This has been the year that we’ve seen the Better Block go international with efforts beginning in Australia, Canada, and now Iran! Ali Tayebi was a student in Arlington, Texas and wrote a portion of...
View ArticleNorfolk Better Block
A better block is hard to describe in words. It is best when experienced and felt, but if you have not made it out to a better block, check out the videos, stories and pictures below from a recent...
View ArticleTeam Better Block returning to Australia
Team Better Block will be returning to Australia for a lecture series in Sydney, and Melbourne. First up will be Sydney on June 20, 2013. The Department of Planning and Infrastructure is holding a...
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Community Plaza Project
Building on the work of the Winnetka Heights Neighborhood Association, the city of Dallas and Team Better Block led a planning and design process to permanently close an unneeded section of West 7th...
View ArticleTeam Better Block returns to Australia!
Better Block – Australian Tour 2013 from SLF on Vimeo. After the last successful tour of Australia in February of this year, Team Better Block was overwhelmed by the response of attendees who were...
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Marfa Better Block
The town of Marfa, Texas will be holding its first Better Block project on September 21st. Information has just been posted on the Design Marfa website here. Sign up today to volunteer and help bring...
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Australia Better Blocks Recap
Earlier in the year, Team Better Block of Dallas, Texas was brought to Australia by a collaborative of the National Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, New South Wales Departments of...
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Norfolk’s Second Better Block set for November 8 and 9
Photo by Rebecca Disbrow Team Better Block identified three site last year in Norfolk, VA that were ripe for Better Block. Norfolk’s first project was a great success and acted as a training session...
View ArticleSydney’s First Better Block Community Meeting
Check out this great video produced by Elin Bandmann. Phil Stubbs, co-ordinator of Sydney’s first Better Block, met with Andrew Howard and Jason Roberts of Team Better Block on recent Better Block...
View ArticleThink Small, and Perfection is Boring – Quick tips for a successful Better...
We were just asked the question, “Is there any advice you can give to help me pull together a Better Block Project in my neighborhood?” by Avital Berman in Australia. Here’s some important things we’ve...
View ArticleThe Fragile Block: How to Kill a Good Thing
Warren Buffet has some great insight regarding the natural progression of good ideas that he refers to as “the Three I’s,” which I feel applies directly to the classic gentrification curve. Here it is...
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