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- Is Soul City’s dream being realized in Illinois?
- World’s largest cities with three (3) letter names
- The Pumpkins return with a “Smashing” good record
- City/town names in USA/Canada that end with matching letters
- The High Desert bursts forth in a symphony of colors
- Scaling peaks of stone despite achy bones: A memoir and and an aspiration
- Ten favorite and least favorite state capital cities
- Los destinos divinos de Latinoamérica: Ciudades con nombres religiosos más allá de San/o, o Santa/o [Latin America’s divine destinations: Cities with religious names beyond San/o, or Santa/o]
- Ten dreamy planning lessons from cruising Michigan’s Woodward Corridor
- Cities and towns on the go –> Go –> GO!
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Category Archives: Administration
Native American seats of government, past and present
This post identifies the former capitol buildings and present day seats of government for a number of Native American Tribal nations here in the United States. Prior to Oklahoma statehood in 1907, the larger Tribal nations located in what was … Continue reading
Posted in Administration, architecture, cities, culture, geography, government, historic preservation, history, Native Americans, placemaking, planning, politics, tourism, Travel
Tagged Apache, capitol, Cheyenne, Chickasaw, Chippewa, Choctaw, Colville, council, Creek, government, Indian, Native America, Navajo, Osage, Seminole, Sioux, Ute
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Planners should not be just paper pushers and processors!
In the planning profession, there is an inherent risk of urban planners becoming solely mundane paper pushers and permit processors. That is due to several factors, including: The variety of requests being processed – rezonings, special use permits, variances, plats, planned unit developments, site … Continue reading
Posted in Administration, cities, civics, civility, Communications, government, land use, logistics, planning, politics, urban planning, zoning
Tagged cities, city planning, civics, civility, government, land use, leadership, planning, urban planning, zoning
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Teaching the old guard some new tricks
I don’t know if this scenario applies universally, but in some places there is an unfortunate problem of the old guard of the planning and economic development hierarchy literally standing in the way of innovative ideas and programs. It may be employing alternative … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Administration, Advocacy, Alternative energy, architecture, bicycling, Biking, cities, civics, civility, Communications, culture, economic development, entrepreneurship, environment, government, history, humanity, inclusiveness, land use, planning, politics, urban planning, zoning
Tagged administration, cities, economic development, government, land use, planning, politics, zoning
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Update
Hi everyone, Sorry about the quiet period on the blog over the past weekend. I was adopting a dog from out of state and getting to know him. Should have some new posts ready soon. Thanks, Rick
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