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Category Archives: Social media
The planning profession could use some anarchy!
Just before the climatic car race scene in the movie Grease, John Travolta’s opponent turns to him and says the following: Well, in the urban planning field, one can definitely NOT say “there ain’t no rules.” And that’s a problem. … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, cities, civics, Civil Rights, civility, Communications, culture, demographics, digital communications, diversity, education, government, history, homelessness, Housing, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, Labor, land use, movies, Native Americans, opinion, peace, pictures, planning, poverty, Religion, social equity, Social media, spatial design, sustainability, urban design, urban planning, video, Welcome, Women, zoning
Tagged anarchy, Burning Man, charettes, forums, hearings, inclusiveness, planning, principles, public, rules, zoning
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“Place” as defined by the graphic artist “Tetsuro”
Currently on exhibit at 516 Arts in downtown Albuquerque are a collection of amazing photographs taken by Nathaniel Tetsuro Paolinelli. Known on social media by the name of “Tetsuro,” his defining images of place depict the spirited residents of downtown … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, Cars, cities, commerce, culture, diversity, downtown, entertainment, fun, history, humanity, Love, Native Americans, pictures, placemaking, Religion, Social media, Women
Tagged Albuquerque, art, cars, downtown, family, lowriders, Nathaniel Tetsuro Paolinelli, New Mexico, people, photography, Place, street culture
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Amazing Songs from the First Half of 2019
The first half of 2019 has burst forth with some amazing new music. Especially exciting is the amount and quality of guitar-driven rock. Here’s a list of my favorite tracks so far this year, with links provided to youtube: Shine … Continue reading
Posted in art, culture, fun, music, music reviews, Radio, Social media, songs, video, writing
Tagged Joywave, Of Monsters and Men, Silversun Pickups, The Balck Keys, The Raconteurs, Thom Yorke
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Ten Best and Worst City/Town Slogans
Here’s a fun list of the ten (10) best and ten (10) worst city or town slogans from across the United States. If you think there are better or worse ones, please send them along and we will judge them … Continue reading
Posted in branding, business, cities, civics, Communications, fun, history, marketing, place names, placemaking, psychology, Social media, tourism, Travel, Welcome
Tagged slogans
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“Brainbelt” cities
I recently completed reading an interested and insightful book entitled The Smartest Places on Earth. Written by Antoine Van Agtmael and Fred Bakker, the book identifies and concentrates on those Rustbelt cities in the North America and Europe that have … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, aerospace, aviation, book reviews, books, branding, business, Canada, Cars, cities, commerce, Communications, culture, economic development, economic gardening, economics, education, energy, environment, Europe, EVs and hybrids, geography, government, health, Health care, history, infrastructure, internet, land use, literature, Maps, Mexico, North America, planning, product design, Renewable Energy, revitalization, schools, Science, Small business, Social media, spatial design, States, technology, Trade, transportation, UK, urban planning
Tagged books, Brainbelts, monikers, Science, smart places, technology
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The next land use/technology dinosaur will be…
Certain technologies and their related land uses have come and gone throughout history. In the past fifty years, examples include phone booths/pay phones, the Fotomat, or automated stamp dispensers – all victims of technological advancements and consumer choice. Another technology/land … Continue reading
Posted in commerce, Communications, consumerism, culture, digital payment systems, futurism, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, planning, Social media, Statistics, technology, Trade, urban planning
Tagged Apple, ATM, automated teller machines, Bitcoin, communications, culture, digital payment, Fotomat, futurism, Google, history, land use, PayPal, phones, planning, Samsung, Square, statistics, Swish, technology
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“Bloom County” is back on the map!
This week, after a 25 year absence, the world has been treated to the revival of the Bloom County comic strip. What a wonderful surprise. The zany and irreverent world of Opus (the penguin), Milo, Steve, and Bill the Cat has … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, art, cartoons, civics, Communications, culture, fun, humanity, inclusiveness, Love, pictures, politics, Social media
Tagged art, Berke Breathed, Bloom County, cartoons, comic strips, fun, humors, pictures
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Who will be today’s counterculture heroes?
We live in a very tumultuous world. Both similar to and different from the dangers faced by the Beat Generation at the dawn of the Cold War or by the Civil Rights and Anti-War movements of the 1960s. Activists of … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, ageism, art, books, civics, civility, Communications, culture, diversity, education, globalization, history, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, internet, literature, Love, military, music, peace, politics, poverty, psychology, racism, Religion, Sexism, social equity, Social media, Women
Tagged activists, advocacy, counterculture, culture, diversity, humanity, literature, love, music, peace, politics, protests, truth, writing
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Unofficial guide to “hipsterhoods” of the Rust Belt (UPDATED)
UPDATED on 10/13/15 to include Rust Belt cities of all sizes. The term “hipster” stirs up a myriad of images and connotations including but not limited to hippie. modern yuppie, bohemian, urban bohemian, counter-culture, geek, etc. Here is a condensed … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, beer, branding, brewpubs, cities, civility, coffee shops/cafes, culture, economic development, economic gardening, economics, entrepreneurship, historic preservation, history, humanity, inclusiveness, land use, placemaking, planning, revitalization, Small business, social equity, Social media, spatial design, technology, third places, urban planning, zoning
Tagged bohemian, cities, culture, economy, hipsters, land use, neighborhoods, planning, redevelopment, revitalization, Rust Belt, social equity, urban planning, zoning
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