Get Urban - The Complete Guide to City Living by Kyle Ezell The best and most complete book on Urban Living I have ever heard of! This is a new book designed to teach Americans about the benefits of city living, and an upcoming revolution...A coast-to-coast interest in choosing to live, love, and...REGROW America's cities. Inspires young people and old who are tired of the suburbs and ready for the glittering lights of city living to "Get Urban!" and move back to the city for community and cultural action. Helps people "Get Urban" by discovering their urban lifestyle in the kind of neighbor- hood that fits their tastes, attitudes, and preferred environment. Order through Amazon.com! You can also visit the Get Urban website.

If you like Get Urban, or you are considering retirement or a second home, you'll love Kyle Ezell's new book: Retire Downtown: The Lifestyle Destination for Active Retirees and Empty Nesters. Ruppies-Retired Urban People-are cropping up all over the country. The populations of city downtowns are exploding nationwide. Also known as "active retirees," Ruppies are quickly becoming a big part of that population. Downtown living can help them stay active both physically and mentally while keeping them entertained in the process. Retire Downtown lists the top 20 cities for Ruppies across the nation, with a wealth of facts on each area and a breakdown of each environment.

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WalkScore - Find a walkable neighborhood or rate your neighborhood on its walkability. With gas at $4 a gallon, there's never been a better time to live in a walkable neighborhood. Walk Score ranks 2,508 neighborhoods in the largest 40 U.S. cities to help you find a walkable place to live. Read 138 Walkers' Paradises or What Makes A City Walkable.

USA Today: Gentrification - A Boost for Everyone. Everyone knows gentrification uproots the urban poor with higher rents, higher taxes and $4 lattes. It's the lament of community organizers, the theme of the 2004 film Barbershop 2 and the guilty assumption of the yuppies moving in. But everyone may be wrong, according to Lance Freeman, an assistant professor of urban planning at Columbia University.

An Urban Dweller Writes a Guide on Living the Metro Life - San Diego Tribune - If Kyle Ezell's vision comes true, Americans are on the verge of a mass movement back to the cities, and San Diegans are already leading the way.

Urban Lofts Rise to New Heights - Merriam-Webster defines “lofty” as “elevated in character and spirit”; “noble”; “elevated in status”; “superior” and “rising to a great height. Today’s urban loft dwellers would agree with all those definitions as they embrace new-age metropolitan living in all its glory.

Smart Homes Enter the Mainstream - Article by freelance writer Shelley Seale.

New Kids on the Block - Seven San Francisco buildings that go beyond SF's live/work boom.

Downtown Homes Come With Value And Verve- That's a wrap for cocooning. Hanging out is in. Hot on the heels of a head-for-the-hills trend among home buyers seeking the security of remote locales, a back-to-the-city movement is growing among young professionals and empty nesters looking for a different kind of action.

Lofts, the New Trend, Catch on in Arizona's Valley - High-end lofts are catching on in the Valley, an area known for its affordable fringe subdivisions.The urban living trend readily found in other large U.S. metropolitan areas is finally gaining popularity in downtown Phoenix and Scottsdale. Hip, industrial-looking lofts are becoming a hot investment for baby boomers and young urbanites.

Living better instead of bigger - A San Francisco family rethinks a remodel after a stay in a grass hut and aboard a boat.

Choosing the Right Builder - San Antonio Exress-News article by freelance writer Shelley Seale.

Downtown Houston Is Hot, Hot, Hot - Downtown Houston is alive, not just with the sound of music, but also restaurants, sports venues and, best of all, people.

Are You Moving Into A Healthy Neighborhood? - The problems associated with urban sprawl are getting a lot of attention these days as cities deal with increased pollution, traffic gridlock and an aging infrastructure. How urban and suburban areas deal with increased population growth was a major issue in the last federal election, and it's not a problem that will go away soon.

Mansions in the sky-Dallas Business Journal 2/1998 - High-rise living offers residents all the amenities with none of the hassles of conventional housing.  High-rise condominiums and apartments in Dallas are enjoying a 97% occupancy rate in today's market, said Judy Pittman.  "There's something about this lifestyle that makes you feel good," she said. "I don't know if it's the activity of the sky, the sunrises and sunsets, seeing all the action, or the cozy days when it's storming, but there's something uplifting about it."

Highland Park: The Beverly Hills of Dallas - When you tour Beverly Drive, the look of Highland Park is reminiscent of the more well-known Beverly Hills, with its majestic, sprawling residences, many hinting at Spanish heritage through tile roofs, stucco walls, stained glass windows and romantic open balconies....

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