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Category Archives: Privatization
Ten planning lessons they didn’t teach you in school
The following insights are not covered sufficiently in planning school. The planning community should work with accredited schools to assure that future graduates are aware of these issues and are better equipped to handle/address them. These are presented in no … Continue reading
Posted in civics, Civil Rights, civility, colleges, Communications, culture, feminism, gentrification, health, Highway displacement, homelessness, inclusiveness, injustice, land use, opinion, planning, politics, Privatization, racism, Sexism, social equity, urban planning, zoning
Tagged employment, equity, job, justice, planner, planning, work, zoning
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Reestablishing “true community”
In far too many aspects of our modern lives, there is no longer “true community,” as more and more people have physically and socially walled themselves off from one another through a variety of means. Physically, these may include dead-end … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Cities, civics, civility, Communications, culture, diversity, education, family, geography, globalization, Housing, human rights, humanity, land use, politics, Privatization, social equity, Social media, spatial design
Tagged common good, commonism
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An unreliable power grid is unacceptable!
The continuing repairs to the grid across unlucky parts of Michigan, Ontario, New York and Maine clearly shows the weaknesses in our electrical grid and how susceptible it can be to the whimsy of Mother Nature. One sort of expects a power grid to … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Alternative energy, commerce, Communications, consumerism, culture, deregulation, economic development, economics, energy, environment, geography, government, health, history, Housing, humanity, infrastructure, land use, nature, North America, planning, politics, Privatization, product design, Renewable Energy, seasons, sustainability, technology, weather
Tagged advocacy, business, commerce, economics, electric, electricity, energy, geography, health, infrastructure, land use, opinion, outages, planning, power, power grid, the grid, Toronot, utilities
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An outstanding book – “Nothing But Blue Skies”
It is difficult to describe how truly outstanding the book entitled Nothing But Blue Skies: The Heyday, Hard Times, and Hopes of America’s Industrial Heartland is to read. As a nearly lifelong Rust Belt resident, I can attest to the fact that Edward … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Alternative energy, architecture, art, book reviews, books, Cars, cities, civics, civility, culture, deregulation, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, Economy, entrepreneurship, environment, geography, globalization, government, health, history, humanity, inclusiveness, Labor, land use, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, politics, pollution, poverty, Privatization, racism, Renewable Energy, revitalization, Small business, spatial design, sprawl, States, sustainability, tourism, Trade, transportation, unemployment, urban planning, writing
Tagged book reviews, books, cars, Chicago, cities, Cleveland, Decatur, Detroit, Edward McClelland, Flint, labor, labor strife, Lansing, literature, non-fiction, Nothing But Blue Skies, Syracuse, Ted McClelland, writing
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Cities in the race to outer space
One of the buzz terms of planning and economic development in recent years has been “aerotropolis” or cities developed and/or centered around airports. As air travel, overnight delivery, and air freight have become increasingly important, the role of airports has grown … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, air travel, airport planning, airports, Alternative energy, Asia, Astronomy, China, cities, Communications, economic development, economic gardening, Economy, energy, entrepreneurship, Europe, geography, globalization, government, humanity, India, infrastructure, land use, military, North America, Outer Space, planning, politics, Privatization, product design, Science, South America, States, technology, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged aerospace, astronomy, aviation, land use planning, outer space, rockets, Science, space, space exploration, space travel, spaceports, technology, transportation, transportation planning, travel, urban planning
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Hiding from the “D” word
When exactly does our “Great Recession” become a “depression?” While I know there are certain indicators to track and measure this economic stuff, I have been wondering for some time if we are just lying to ourselves to avoid using … Continue reading
Posted in civics, civility, Communications, deregulation, economics, Economy, Europe, government, humanity, Labor, politics, poverty, Privatization, Trade, unemployment
Tagged depression, economics, economy, labor, recession, under employment, unemployment
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More disappearing acts to depart soon
Here are eleven more items that I believe will all but disappear within the next decade – some a little more controversial than the previous list: The Euro – good idea, but not everyone came to the party with the … Continue reading
Posted in civics, civility, Communications, consumerism, economics, Economy, entertainment, general, history, humanity, land use, politics, Privatization, product design, technology, Television, Trade, Travel
Tagged BCS, business cards, Europe, Facebook, history, maps, news
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The pungent odor of GOP brain farts
Oh, isn’t it quaint how republicans and fiscal conservatives so conveniently forget which party is principally responsible for the national debt. Being an election year, the pungent odor of hot air being expelled by them reeks across he airwaves on … Continue reading
Posted in censorship, civics, civility, consumerism, deregulation, diversity, economics, Economy, Environment, feminism, government, health, human rights, humanity, military, politics, poverty, Privatization, Sexism, unemployment, writing
Tagged budget, budget deficit, democrats, economy, election, fiscal conservatives, GOP, government, politics, republicans
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Happy May Day!
Happy May Day to all our friends out there in the blogosphere. If you have the day off as a holiday, congratulations. Unfortunately, for the vast majority of us in the United States, it is just another work day to … Continue reading
Posted in civics, civility, diversity, economics, Europe, government, holiday, human rights, humanity, Labor, politics, poverty, Privatization
Tagged holidays, labor, May, Rights, workers
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Holiday gift ideas for Wall Street banksters
Below is my holiday gift list for the Wall Street banksters. Free lifetime retirement lodging at the nearest prison. Enough rocks to break for constructing their own prison cell. A new toothbrush for cleaning animal cages at the zoo. An all expense paid work … Continue reading
Posted in consumerism, deregulation, economics, Economy, government, holiday, politics, poverty, Privatization, unemployment
Tagged banksters, gifts, Wall street
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