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Tag Archives: APA
This is what great planning is all about!
Anyone remotely interested in urban planning, revitalization, hiking, kayaking, bicycling, history, civics, urban design, community spirit, canals, economic development, the environment, or cities in general should download and listen to the November 19, 2013 podcast and powerpoint presentation of Tuesdays … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Advocacy, architecture, art, bicycling, Biking, branding, cities, civics, civility, commerce, culture, diversity, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, environment, fitness, fun, geography, government, health, hiking, historic preservation, history, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, marketing, nature, new urbanism, North America, Passenger rail, placemaking, planning, rail, recreation, revitalization, Small business, spatial design, sustainability, third places, tourism, trails, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged APA, architecture, art, bicycling, Blue Island, canals, Chicago, cities, Daniel Burnham, design, economic development, fitness, geography, health, hiking, history, Illinois, kayaking, land use, podcasts, recreation, revitalization, rowing, trails, transportation, Tuesdays at APA, urban planning, walking, water, water trails
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Shared responsibility for Detroit’s plight
As a Michigander for the past 21 years, I have heard my share of Detroit criticisms, jokes, and put downs, both from within and outside the Great Lakes State. While fingers can be and have been correctly pointed at the … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, Advocacy, architecture, art, Cars, cities, civics, commerce, culture, diversity, downtown, economic development, Economy, entrepreneurship, geography, globalization, government, historic preservation, history, homelessness, Housing, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, politics, poverty, racism, revitalization, spatial design, sports, sprawl, States, sustainability, transit, transportation, urban planning, zoning
Tagged APA, cities, Detroit, government, land use, media, Michigan, news, planning, policy, politics, sprawl, suburbs, transit, transportation, USA
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The price we pay for our disposable ways
If you are an urban planner and have not listened to the Tuesdays at APA podcasts, you really should. A number of these have been superb presentations that provide valuable insights. The podcast I listened to over the past Easter … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, cities, civics, climate change, commerce, culture, density, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, economics, energy, entrepreneurship, environment, geography, health, historic preservation, history, Housing, humanity, infrastructure, land use, nature, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, pollution, product design, recycling, revitalization, Science, skylines, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, sustainability, technology, urban planning, zoning
Tagged adaptive reuse, APA, buildings, carbon footprint, cities, climate change, construction, demolition, historic preservation, history, land use, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Patrice Frey, planning, revitalization, sprawl, sustainability, Tuesdays at APA, urban planning
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How about pro-rating APA conference costs?
With the American Planning Association’s (APA) National Conference being held in the great city of Chicago this spring, I was hoping to attend the weekend portion of the event. Many of the programs, lectures and events sound very interesting. Unfortunately, … Continue reading
Posted in cities, civics, commerce, Communications, economic development, Economy, education, fun, government, land use, marketing, new urbanism, planning, Travel, urban planning, zoning
Tagged APA, Chicago, conferences, land use, marketing, planning, zoning
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Great, good stuff for planners
If you have not had a chance to read the May/June 2012 issue of Planning magazine, please do. It contains a terrific series of articles on Transportation topics. In particular, I highly recommend the stories entitled: “Power to the (Bike) … Continue reading
Posted in bicycling, cities, climate change, energy, environment, geography, infrastructure, land use, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, revitalization, spatial design, sprawl, sustainability, tourism, transit, transportation, urban planning
Tagged APA, articles, bicycling, magazines, news. urban planning, planning, rail
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