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June 22, 2010 : Sustainable Commerce SmartCode Module The Sustainable Commerce Module for the SmartCode, written by Seth Harry & Associates, Inc. is now available for incorporation into the SmartCode. The PDF file is available from the link on the left and downloadable files in PDF and InDesign format for editing are available at the Center for Applied Transect Studies website.April 16-17, 2010 : Seth Harry Speaking in Fort Myers, FL on TOD Seth Harry will be speaking on the topic of Transit-Oriented Development in Fort Myers, Florida on April 16th and 17th, 2010. Mr. Harry will be the featured speaker at the Reconnecting Lee County Planning Symposium at the Lee County Courthouse in downtown Fort Myerson Friday, April 16th. On Saturday, April 17th, Mr. Harry will be leading a day long seminar, Designing Compact Communities, Transit-Oriented Development and Place Making, at Florida Gulf Coast University. Both the symposium and seminar will focus on the successful tranist-focused planning strategies that SHA has employed in numerous domestic and international projects. March 2010 : Seth Harry Quoted in Washington Post Article Seth Harry was quoted in a Washington Post article about retail in new sub-urban town centers titled "It Takes More Than Stores to Build a Winning Town Center." Read the article at washingtonpost.com. February 2010 : Draft of SmartCode Retail Module Seth Harry & Associates is currently working on the preliminary draft version of a retail module for the SmartCode. This module will provide a coherent regional framework for incremental retail allocations consistent with traditional land-use settlement patterns, generating a system that is locationally efficient and largely self-regulating. January 2010 : Seth Harry Featured in "Drawing Shortcuts"Seth Harry is featured in the 2nd Edition of Jim Leggitt's book, "Drawing Shortcuts, Developing Quick Drawing Skills Using Today's Technology." Mr. Harry's wide range of drawing techniques are explored in this resourceful book which emphasizes that hand drawing is still relevant in the practice of architecture. For more information visit drawingshortcuts.com.November 2009: Enloe Medical Center and Avenues Neighborhood Subsequent to a neighborhood planning charrette in Chico, CA intended to reconcile the expansion of Enloe Medical Center with the vision of the surrounding Avenues Neighborhood, construction has progressed respecting the plan proposed by Seth Harry & Associates, Inc.  For more information visit the Enloe Medical Center Century Project Page.July 2009: SHA Hired as Consultant for City of SeaTac, WA Seth Harry & Associates has been hired by the City of SeaTac, WA at the recommendation of Assistant City Manager Todd Cutts to provide planning and design services for the SeaTac Airport Light Rail Station Area redevelopment. SHA's responsibilities, in addition to design services, inlcude capacity analysis, alternative plan and implementation evaluation, and the task of maintaining the intent and value of the strategic vision for the Station Area. April 2009: SHA Joins Enterprise's Green Communities Technical Assistance ProvidersSeth Harry & Associates, as a consultant to the Cloudburst Group, was selected as part of a team headed by the Federal Practices Group as an Enterprise Green Communities Technical Assistance Provider. Green Communities promotes smart growth and sustainable building practices in affordable housing design. For more information see the Green Communities website.