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Category Archives: placemaking
Best brewed mobile coffee shop names
Some more fun with coffee shop names, except this time it’s ones that are mobile instead of fixed/stationary. The mobile hops are broken down into three categories – bikes or carts/trucks, cars, or vans/trailers. My personal favorite names are shown … Continue reading
Posted in business, Cities, coffee shops/cafes, Cuisine, culture, economic gardening, Food, food systems, fun, geography, land use, placemaking, planning, shopping, third places, tourism, Travel, Uncategorized, urban planning
Tagged coffee, food
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A BOLD transit-oriented development plan
There are transit-oriented developments and then there are BOLD transit-oriented developments. Here is Traverse City, we are fortunate to have a transit agency with a bold vision for a better tomorrow – the Bay Area Transportation Authority or BATA. Being … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, Alternative transportation, Bus transportation, cities, climate change, economic development, environment, government, health, Housing, infrastructure, land use, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, social equity, spatial design, sustainability, transit, transportation, urban planning
Tagged affordable housing, BATA, Bayline, TOD, transit oriented development, Traverse City, Traverse City Housing Commission
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Best brewed coffee shop names from around the globe
The following is a list of my favorite coffee shop names that have creative, catchy, edgy, and fun names from across the world. Part of the success in any business is a memorable name. That being said, a great name … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, branding, cities, coffee shops/cafes, Cuisine, culture, economic gardening, entertainment, fair trade, Food, food systems, fun, geography, land use, marketing, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, Small business, tourism, Travel
Tagged brews, cafes, cappuccino, coffee, coffee shops, espresso, java, joe, latte
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India’s five colorful cities as an urban art form
Five cities in India are famous for their mesmerizing colorful images. Depending on the city, natural and/or human-made forces helped create their artistic and elegant appearance upon Earth’s canvas. These lovely cities are presented in alphabetical order. All of them … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, cities, culture, environment, geography, historic preservation, history, India, land use, Maps, nature, pictures, place names, placemaking, planning, skylines, spatial design, topography, tourism, Travel, urban planning
Tagged blue city, colors, design, evergreen city, golden city, hues, India, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, pink city, Trivandrum, Udaipur, white city
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Fictional cities of television commercials
While writing this post, I’ve been trying to recall past examples of where imaginary cities were created as a part of a product’s television advertising campaign. Thus far, I have struck out – any help or suggestions would be appreciated. … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, branding, cities, civics, commerce, consumerism, culture, entertainment, geography, history, marketing, place names, placemaking, planning, spatial design, technology, Television, toponymy, urban planning
Tagged advertising, branding, cities, marketing, television
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World’s largest “burg,” “burgh,” or “bourg” suffix cities
By far the longest and most geographically diverse list to date identifies cities and towns of 10,000 residents or more whose name contains the suffix of “burg,” “burgh,” or “bourg.” Cities/towns for four (4) continents are represented – Europe, … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, branding, Canada, cities, Communications, culture, Europe, geography, history, North America, place names, placemaking, Statistics, toponymy, Travel
Tagged bourg, burg, burgh, cities, etymology, history, place names, toponymy, towns
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Largest exclusively Esports gaming arenas
Zhongxian E-Sports Stadium – Chongqing, China = 7,000 seats (2018) Fusion Arena – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania = 3.500 seats (2021) Esports Stadium – Arlington, Texas = 2,500 seats (2019) Esports Arena – Santa Ana, California = 1,400 seats (2015) Esports Arena … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, cities, Communications, culture, economic development, entertainment, esports, fun, geography, land use, placemaking, planning, sports, technology, urban planning
Tagged arenas, computers, esports, gaming, technology, venues, video games
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Ten Planning Lessons from Chicago’s Northside Neighborhoods
Below is my list of top ten planning lessons garnered from visits to nearly all of Northside Chicago neighborhoods over the past few years, especially those located to the north and east of I-90/94 (The Kennedy Expressway). Even with … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, architecture, art, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, branding, cities, civics, civility, commerce, Cuisine, culture, demographics, density, diversity, entertainment, entrepreneurship, gentrification, geography, historic preservation, history, Housing, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, Maps, new urbanism, place names, placemaking, planning, Railroads, shopping, skylines, spatial design, third places, tourism, traffic, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged Chicago, commuter rail, neighborhoods, Northside, Southside, Terra Cotta Row, transit
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Ten Planning Lessons from Ancient Pueblos & Cliff Dwellings
After visiting numerous pueblos, cliff dwellings, and ancient ruins in the Southwestern United States, it is clear to this retired urban planner that the Native Americans were the first great community planners in North America. The sites visited thus far … Continue reading
Posted in archaeology, architecture, cities, culture, density, environment, geography, Geology, historic preservation, history, Housing, humanity, infrastructure, land use, Native Americans, nature, placemaking, planning, spatial design, sustainability, topography, tourism, Travel, urban planning
Tagged ancient, cliff dwelling, CO2, kiva, pueblo, ruin, ruins
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Proposed City Theme Songs
The following are my choices for the song(s) that should be used as the theme song or anthem for the selected cities listed below. Some are familiar, some historic, some new, some inspirational, some witty, and some are even … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, branding, Canada, cities, civics, commerce, Communications, culture, entertainment, fun, geography, government, history, marketing, music, place names, placemaking, satire, songs, Travel, Welcome, writing
Tagged advertising, anthems, branding, marketing, promotion, songs, theme songs, tunes
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