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- Ten Planning Lessons from Traverse City
- Temples of Jazz – The Ballrooms
- It all ends up in the lake…or the bay…or the stream
- Geography of the Jazz Age in North America
- Ten Planning Lessons from Detroit’s Corktown Neighborhood
- Crafting a Perfect Brewery Name, Logo, and Slogan
- Mapping America’s Dumping Grounds
- Food Truck Names Based on Musicians or Songs
- Smaller Cities with Taller Skylines
- “Bu-tte-ful” Town Names
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Category Archives: Poem
Stand Up for Avra Valley!
Stand Up for Avra Valley! Midst a scenic desert valley a freeway is planned to flow more useless sprawl and chaos whose outcome we all know This Sonoran panorama is a treat for jaded eyes seducing all who view her … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, art, charities, cities, civics, civility, deserts, environment, geography, historic preservation, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, nature, peace, pictures, placemaking, planning, Poem, politics, pollution, recreation, spatial design, sprawl, sustainability, topography, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban planning, writing
Tagged Arizona, Ava Valley, charities, Interstate 11, Pima County, transportation, Tucson
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Poets of the pavement – local places with Poet Laureates
The list below identifies those cities, towns, villages, townships, shires, and counties which have a designated or appointed poet laureate. It is meant to include only those with an active poet laureate position or which are searching for someone to … Continue reading
Posted in art, cities, culture, entertainment, geography, humanity, literature, place names, Poem, writing
Tagged cities, counties, parishes, poetry, shires, towns, townships, villages
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Urban planning portrayed through art
As urban planners we most often tend to think of our profession being depicted to the outside world in fairly basic textual and geographic terms. Either it is the written word in somewhat legalistic prose, or it is maps representing … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, books, cartoons, cities, civics, Communications, culture, film, history, humanity, inclusiveness, land use, literature, movies, music, new urbanism, pictures, placemaking, planning, Poem, spatial design, sustainability, Television, theaters, tourism, Travel, urban planning, writing
Tagged architecture, art, books, cartoons, cities, film, land use, music, painting, planning, poetry, sculpting, television, urbanism, writing
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Blue Waters: An ode to Lake Michigan
BLUE WATERS (An ode to Lake Michigan) by Rick Brown ____________ Sacred blue waters Beckon to me Wherever you are Come to the sea * Crystal blue waters Welcoming me Marvelous vistas For reflective retreat * Blessed blue waters Smile … Continue reading
Poem – “At a crossroads”
At a crossroads This way, or that That way, or this Forward or back Which way to go North or south East or west Everything in between On the compass Turn left or right Answer yes or no Decisions, … Continue reading
Posted in art, geography, humanity, literature, Poem, writing
Tagged compass, directions, poems, poetry, writing
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The poetry of a spring bike commute
Spring Morning Commute By Rick Brown Wheels spin round and round Traversing the paved terrain They roll in cadent unison Along the paved bike lane Fresh air breezes past me As fragrances abound Spring charms once dulled senses … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, art, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, civics, civility, climate change, Communications, culture, environment, fitness, fun, geography, health, humanity, infrastructure, land use, nature, new urbanism, peace, placemaking, planning, Poem, product design, recreation, seasons, spatial design, sustainability, third places, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, weather, writing
Tagged bicycling, bike commuting, cycling, environment, fitness, fun, health, poems, poetry, riding, transportation
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The joy of celestial cycling
One of the most pleasant aspects of bicycle commuting is the opportunity for riding in the pre-dawn hours during the fall, winter, and spring. Granted, one has to keep their eyes on the road, trail, path, or whatever you are riding upon … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, art, Astronomy, bicycling, Biking, climate change, culture, entertainment, environment, fitness, fun, health, Love, nature, Outer Space, peace, Poem, seasons, sustainability, trails, transportation, writing
Tagged astronomy, bicycling, commuting, fun, outer space, peace, recreation, space, star gazing
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Guiding lights of the night
I had a breathtaking view of the stars at 6:15 this morning while walking my dog, Relay, including a marvelous shooting star. Shortly afterwards, I jotted down these poetic verses. Enjoy! Guiding Lights Evening star At dusk’s fading light Guide us … Continue reading
Posted in art, Astronomy, Communications, culture, entertainment, fun, humanity, nature, Outer Space, peace, Poem, skylines, writing
Tagged astronomy, fun, maps, nature, night sky, outer space, poems, poetry, sky, stars, writing
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The “grand” prize for fusing art and economic development
This is a slightly revised post from the same story I wrote for Rust Wire, that was published earlier today. Enjoy! I had my first opportunity to attend ArtPrize in Grand Rapids on September 29th. My oh my, have they ever hit … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, advertising, architecture, art, bicycling, charities, cities, civics, Communications, Cuisine, culture, diversity, economic development, economic gardening, economics, Economy, education, entertainment, entrepreneurship, film, fun, geography, historic preservation, land use, movies, music, new urbanism, North America, placemaking, planning, Poem, revitalization, skylines, spatial design, Statistics, third places, tourism, transportation, Travel, walking, writing
Tagged ArtPrize, arts, cities, culture, design, diversity, economic development, fun, Grand Rapids, Michigan, music, painting, poetry, sculpture, writing
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“Timepiece of the heartland”
A poem I wrote in 1996 about one visual, but disappearing aspect of the Great Plains – the farm windmills. Timepiece of the Heartland Time is an abstract wonder Both cyclical and seasonal But in our nation’s heartland It’s measured … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, climate change, culture, energy, environment, geography, historic preservation, history, land use, North America, placemaking, Poem, tourism, Travel
Tagged Great Plains, poems, water, weather, wind, windmills
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