"First Ring" Suburbs Reading List

Suggestions on "first ring suburb" readings from Charlene Meeker, Principal, YU:ME Community Intelligence
www.yumecommunity.com

First Suburbs Coalition--Mid-America Regional Council (truly a leader in the subject)

       http://www.marc.org/firstsuburbs/
       Idea Book http://www.marc.org/firstsuburbs/planbook.htm
       Green Idea Book http://www.marc.org/greenideabook/

       Michigan Suburbs Alliance
       http://www.michigansuburbsalliance.org/

       Ohio First Suburbs Consortium
       http://www.firstsuburbs.org/

       Brookings Institution (many papers/presentations)
       *Note: Bruce Katz is a strong leader on the subject of First Ring Suburbs>
       http://www.brookings.edu/search.aspx?doQuery=1&q=first%20suburbs

       Book Recommendations
       "Halfway to Everywhere" Hudnut
       "Suburban Nation: The Rise and Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream" Duany
       "Retrofitting Suburbia" Dunham-Jones
       "The Death and Life of Great American Cities" Jacobs

       Financing Ideas 
       http://www.marc.org/firstsuburbs/financingoptions.htm

       Community Reinvestment Act
       http://www.policylink.org/site/c.lkIXLbMNJrE/b.5136939/k.8577/Community_Reinvestment_Act.htm

       Case Studies
       http://www.marc.org/firstsuburbs/assets/handbook.pdf