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- 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!
- Twelve planning lessons from the Interstate Highway System
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Category Archives: volunteerism
15 years after the tornado – Planning lessons from Greensburg, Kansas
May 4, 2007, will always remain a pivotal day in the history of Greensburg, Kansas. On that day, much of the city of Greensburg was obliterated by a EF5 category tornado. Thankfully, most residents survived the tragedy due early and … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Advocacy, Alternative energy, Alternative transportation, architecture, art, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, book reviews, books, branding, business, charities, cities, civics, civility, climate, commerce, culture, downtown, economic development, Economy, ecosystems, education, energy, environment, geography, government, health, Health care, history, Housing, humanity, infrastructure, land use, literature, nature, pictures, placemaking, planning, politics, recycling, Renewable Energy, revitalization, Small business, solar, spatial design, Statistics, sustainability, technology, topography, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel, Uncategorized, urban planning, volunteerism, walking, water, water conservation, weather, writing, zoning
Tagged books, cities, Green Town USA, Greensburg, Kansas, rebuilding, restoring, sustainability, tornadoes, weather
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Restoring the AT&SF’s mighty 2926 Steam Locomotive
We had the privilege this weekend to visit the New Mexico Steam Locomotive & Railroad Historical Society’s workshop near Old Town Albuquerque, to tour the ongoing restoration efforts on the immense 1944 Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Steam Locomotive … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, charities, cities, commerce, culture, economic development, education, engineering, entertainment, fun, historic preservation, history, industry, infrastructure, Passenger rail, pictures, placemaking, product design, rail, Railroads, Statistics, technology, tourism, transportation, Travel, volunteerism
Tagged 2926, Albuquerque, AT&SF, Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe, locomotives, New Mexico, New Mexico Steam Locomotive & Railroad Historical Society, Santa Fe Railroad, steam locomotives
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Ten Planning Lessons from Traverse City
Now that we have lived in Traverse City for almost four years, it is time to list the ten top planning lessons learned from our hometown. Sometimes, evaluation of the places closest to you are the toughest. Smaller cities and … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Advocacy, air travel, branding, cities, civics, civility, commerce, Communications, culture, demographics, diversity, downtown, economic development, education, entertainment, environment, family, gay rights, geography, government, health, historic preservation, history, homelessness, Housing, human rights, humanity, immigration, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, placemaking, planning, politics, poverty, racism, Sexism, social equity, spatial design, sustainability, third places, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban planning, volunteerism, Welcome
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Designate I-85 the “Civil Rights Freedomway”
It is my suggestion that Interstate 85 (I-85) Between Virginia and Alabama should be named the Civil Rights Freedomway. I make this suggestion because of the large number of important historical sites of the Civil Rights era located along or … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, Advocacy, Bus transportation, charities, cities, civics, Civil Rights, civility, culture, diversity, geography, historic preservation, history, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, land use, Maps, peace, placemaking, planning, politics, poverty, social equity, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, volunteerism
Tagged Civil Rights, historic markers, historic sites, I-85, Interstate 85, non-violence, peace, protest
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Kudos to the kayak protesters of Seattle!
What an absolutely amazing photograph of the last weekend’s kayak protests in Seattle over Royal Dutch/Shell’s plan to begin Arctic Ocean oil drilling. If you cannot see or read the signs they say “Shell no.” While some have already argued that the activists … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Cars, cities, civics, civility, climate change, Communications, consumerism, culture, energy, environment, globalization, history, humanity, nature, peace, politics, pollution, Renewable Energy, Science, social equity, sustainability, technology, transportation, volunteerism, Wildlife
Tagged activists, advocacy, Arctic Ocean, cities, climate change, environment, global warming, kayaks, nature, oil, oil drilling, petroleum, pollution, protests, Seattle, Shell
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Celebrate the “love of bicycling” in May
There are many bicycling events coming up in the Month of May, as it is National Bike Month here in the United States. These include: National Bike to School Day – May 7th Cyclofemme – May 11th National Bike to Work … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, branding, charities, cities, civics, civility, climate change, culture, diversity, education, entertainment, environment, family, fitness, fun, health, history, humanity, inclusiveness, nature, peace, pictures, planning, politics, recreation, schools, Social media, sustainability, tourism, transportation, Travel, volunteerism, Women
Tagged bicycling, Bike to School Day, Bike to Work Day, bike to Work Month, Bike to Work Week, biking, culture, cycling, cyclofemme, education, Ride of Silence, schools, transportation, women
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PROVOking the birth of bike sharing
Near the conclusion of his outstanding book, entitled In the City of Bikes; The Story of the Amsterdam Cyclist, author Pete Jordan reveals an unknown [at least to me], yet significant part of bicycling history – the birth of the bike … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, book reviews, books, branding, cities, civics, civility, Communications, culture, education, environment, Europe, fitness, geography, government, health, historic preservation, history, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, literature, marketing, new urbanism, planning, politics, product design, recreation, recycling, spatial design, sustainability, transportation, Travel, urban planning, volunteerism, writing
Tagged activism, advocacy, Amsterdam, anarchists, bicycles, bike sharing, cities, civics, civil disobedience, counterculture, Critical Mass, cycling, ghost bike, government, police brutality, politics, protests, PROVO, Ride of Silence, spirited anarchism, transportation, Yellow Bike Project
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Images of Quiet Waters so grand
Yesterday, I had the honor of volunteering once again at the 19th Annual Quiet Waters Symposium (QWS) held at the Michigan State University Pavilion. This year I helped staff the Michigan Trails and Greenways Alliance booth for several hours. Even … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, art, bicycling, Biking, civics, climate change, Communications, culture, economic development, entertainment, environment, fitness, fun, geography, health, hiking, history, humanity, inclusiveness, land use, Maps, nature, placemaking, planning, recreation, sailing, sustainability, third places, tourism, trails, Travel, volunteerism, walking, Wildlife
Tagged biking, canoeing, cycling, ecology, environment, geography, hiking, kayaking, MSU, nature, Quiet Waters Symposium, QWS, recreation, sailing, skiing, sustainability, tourism, trails. water trails, travel
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Why not a midwinter Smart Commute?
I cannot think of a better way to demonstrate the powerful benefits of Smart Commute, than to highlight its potential during the winter months as well as during fair weather. Most, if not all Smart Commute events seem to be … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, advertising, Advocacy, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, branding, Bus transportation, Cars, cities, civics, commerce, culture, environment, fitness, fun, geography, health, Health care, hiking, humanity, infrastructure, logistics, new urbanism, Passenger rail, planning, pollution, psychology, rail, recreation, seasons, spatial design, sustainability, trails, transit, transportation, urban planning, volunteerism, walking, weather, writing
Tagged active transportation, bicycling, cross-country skiiing, exercise, fitness, fun, health, hiking, ice skating, Ottawa, Rideau Canal, seasons, skating, skiing, Smart Commute, walking, weather, winter
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Turning bold visions into reality
Kudos to Planning magazine for an insightful and interesting article in the January 2014 edition on the Atlanta BeltLine. Entitled, “Emerald Necklace, Southern Style,” author Alexander Garvin provides a terrific summary of this project by means of an excerpt from … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Advocacy, architecture, art, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, books, branding, charities, cities, civics, climate change, commerce, culture, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, environment, fitness, fun, geography, government, health, hiking, historic preservation, history, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, Maps, nature, new urbanism, Passenger rail, pictures, placemaking, planning, politics, product design, recreation, revitalization, spatial design, sustainability, third places, tourism, trails, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, volunteerism, walking, zoning
Tagged active transportation, Atlanta, BeltLine, biking, Blue Island, Cal-Sag Trail, cities, Cultural Trail, Dequindre Cut Greenway, Detroit, environment, fitness, geography, health, High Line, hiking, history, Indy, land use, maps, New York City, planning, rail, recreation, spatial design, trails, transportation, walking
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