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Category Archives: walking
Explorer cities of North America
Below is a list of cities across North America known to be named for famous land and sea explorers. Frankly, I’m rather surprised there are not more. Please feel free to pass along any corrections or additions. Peace! – Vasco … Continue reading
Posted in cities, geography, hiking, history, North America, place names, sailing, topography, transportation, Travel, walking
Tagged cities, explorers
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Two downtown pedestrian malls that work and work very well
I have now had the pleasure of recently visiting two American cities with hugely successful pedestrian malls in their downtown core – St. Augustine, Florida and Boulder, Colorado. During the 1960s and 70s, pedestrian malls were seen as a possible … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, Advocacy, architecture, art, bicycling, Biking, branding, cities, civics, coffee shops/cafes, colleges, commerce, Cuisine, culture, density, downtown, economic development, entertainment, Food, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, Housing, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, Maps, pictures, placemaking, planning, shopping, spatial design, third places, tourism, traffic, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged bikeable, Boulder, Pearl Street, pedestrian malls, St. Augustine, St. George Street, walkable
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America’s most beautiful downtown – my vote is St. Augustine
I have had the great pleasure of visiting many communities across America ranging in size from hamlet to town to major city. This includes visits to parts of 49 states. Until this past week’s visit to St. Augustine, Florida I … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, Advocacy, architecture, art, bridges, cities, civics, civility, Cuisine, culture, diversity, downtown, geography, government, historic preservation, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, Maps, North America, pictures, placemaking, planning, skylines, spatial design, tourism, Travel, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged Florida, scenic, St. Augustine, visual beauty
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Michigan’s ‘skyscraper’ coastal sand dunes
Michigan is blessed with some of the most beautiful and tallest coastal sand dunes on the planet. Below is a list of the tallest dunes as measured about the level of the adjoining lake elevation, many of these freshwater dunes … Continue reading
Posted in environment, geography, Geology, hiking, historic preservation, history, Maps, nature, place names, planning, Statistics, topography, tourism, trails, Travel, walking, weather, Wildlife
Tagged coastlines, dunes, Michigan, preservation, sand dunes
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From protective to active – repurposing historic city walls
When we think of city walls, some of the first images that come to mind are imposing structures erected as a protective or defensive barrier. More often than not, city walls were constructed from stone, masonry, brick, and/or concrete. Unfortunately, … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, bicycling, Canada, cities, culture, economic development, entertainment, environment, Europe, fitness, geography, health, hiking, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, placemaking, planning, recreation, revitalization, spatial design, topography, tourism, transportation, Travel, walking
Tagged Canada, Duchess of Lucca, Fort Wayne, history, Italy, levee, Lucca, parks, planning, recreation, seawall, Vancouver, walls
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This is why you want street trees
A picture says a thousand words – need I say more?
Posted in Advocacy, Cities, climate change, environment, infrastructure, land use, nature, pictures, placemaking, planning, spatial design, sustainability, tourism, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged street trees
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