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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
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Tag Archives: arts
Three superb and fresh reads about Los Angeles
“These three books will certainly introduce readers to the width and breadth of mighty Los Angeles. If that entity, however you define it, resists a simple explanation, then so be it. For that may be one of the LA’s most endearing and enduring qualities.” Continue reading
Posted in art, book reviews, books, business, Cars, cities, culture, diversity, downtown, economics, entertainment, environment, fun, geography, government, Highway displacement, highways, hiking, historic preservation, history, homelessness, Housing, humanity, immigration, inclusiveness, industry, infrastructure, injustice, land use, literature, mountains, movies, Music, natural history, nature, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, pollution, racism, rail, recreation, Renewable Energy, revitalization, skylines, social equity, songs, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, sustainability, technology, Television, third places, topography, tourism, Trade, traffic, trails, transit, transportation, Travel, trucking, urban design, urban planning, walking, weather, Wildlife, writing, zoning
Tagged arts, book reviews, books, Califronia, fresh, LA, literature, Los Angeles, new publications, reading, writing
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Ten Planning Lessons from Bisbee, AZ
Current and former mining towns (as well as all declining post-industrial cities) can learn valuable lessons from Bisbee on how to survive and later begin to reverse the decline after its founding industry falters. Architectural gems from previous eras are … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, Cities, civics, culture, economic development, Environment, geography, health, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, Nature, placemaking, planning, pollution, revitalization, sustainability, third places, topography, tourism, Transportation, Travel, Uncategorized, urban planning, visual pollution, zoning
Tagged Arizona, arts, Bisbee, copper, historic preservation, mining, pollution, revitalization, tourism
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An artistic planning masterpiece
As an urban planner, I have seen some very well-written and thought-provoking master plans in the past 25+ years. But recently I stumbled across a specialized plan that I think may top them all – the Public Art Program … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, architecture, art, branding, Cities, civics, culture, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, education, entertainment, fun, geography, government, historic preservation, history, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, music, nature, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, spatial design, sustainability, tourism, Travel, Uncategorized, urban planning, writing
Tagged architecture, arts, charettes, cities, conversation cafe, history, land use, participation, planning, Traverse City, urban planning
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TC is “Totally Cool”
There are certain cities that immediately exude a cool or hip vibe the very moment you arrive. I call this the “it factor,” as in you just know it and feel it as soon as you get there. It may be … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Advocacy, Alternative transportation, architecture, art, beer, bicycling, branding, business, cities, civics, coffee shops/cafes, commerce, Cuisine, culture, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, entrepreneurship, environment, family, film, Food, fun, geography, health, hiking, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, movies, music, nature, peace, pictures, placemaking, planning, recreation, revitalization, sailing, seasons, skylines, spatial design, sports, sustainability, theaters, third places, topography, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, water trails, writing
Tagged A2, arts, biking, cities, culture, festivals, film, fun, geography, hiking, history, land use, Michigan, planning, recreation, sailing, skiing, TART, TC, topography, tourism, trails, transportation, travel, Traverse City, vibe
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Unofficial guide to the hipsterhoods of Dixie -UPDATED
As a continuation of this series on hipster neighborhoods in cities (see previous posts on the Rust Belt, Texas and the Great Plains, and Mountain West), below are those hipsterhoods which were identified in cities of the Southern states, including Alabama, … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Alternative transportation, architecture, art, beer, bicycling, branding, brewpubs, cities, civics, Communications, culture, diversity, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, entrepreneurship, environment, Food, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, Housing, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, music, new urbanism, North America, peace, placemaking, planning, revitalization, social equity, spatial design, sustainability, third places, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged arts, cities, culture, districts, diversity, Dixie, fun, geography, hipsterhoods, hipsters, history, humanity, land use, neighborhoods, sociology, South
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Fotos de San Antonio
I love San Antonio! We spent half of a long six-day weekend in this captivating city and fell in love with its beauty, charm, history, people, cuisine, diverse cultures, architecture, arts, and many, many other countless attributes. Needless to say, … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, cities, civics, commerce, Cuisine, culture, downtown, entertainment, Food, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, Language, pictures, placemaking, planning, recreation, rivers/watersheds, skylines, spatial design, third places, tourism, Travel, urban planning
Tagged arts, cities, culture, diversity, fun, historic preservation, history, land use, Mexico, missions, photographs, photos, pictures, planning, San Antonio, Spain, tourism, travel
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A capital city without a country
Depending on your definition and/or the resource(s) you cite, there are between 193 and 200 countries on Earth, each with its own capital city. There are also many individual states, provinces, and territories that contain capital cities. But to this … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, Advocacy, architecture, art, Asia, China, cities, civics, civility, commerce, Communications, culture, geography, government, historic preservation, history, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, India, infrastructure, land use, Love, Maps, peace, Religion, tourism, Trade, Travel
Tagged arts, capital, China, cities, culture, Dalai Lama, Dharamsala, exile, government, history, India, land use, Lhasa, maps, Mcleodranj, peace, Tibet, Tibetan New Year
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Where to become immersed in spa-town arts
Here’s a list of 15 towns in the US and Canada that were founded at the site of a mineral spring, a resort spa, or a hot water spring, and which now have also developed an active art community. They range from secluded mountain … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, bicycling, branding, cities, civics, commerce, culture, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, film, fun, geography, health, historic preservation, history, land use, music, North America, pictures, placemaking, planning, spatial design, sustainability, theaters, third places, tourism, Travel, urban planning
Tagged art towns, arts, cities, entertainment, fun, land use, performing arts, planning, resorts, spas, tourism, towns, travel, visual arts
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Europe’s largest indoor performance halls
While tabulating the data listed below, I was quite surprised at the famous cities and venues that are not included in the list. This may be partially due to the minimum 2,000 seat size chosen, but may also have to … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, cities, Communications, culture, downtown, entertainment, Europe, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, land use, movies, music, pictures, placemaking, revitalization, Statistics, theaters, tourism, Travel, UK, urban planning
Tagged architecture, arts, concert halls, drama, Europe, historic preservation, music, musicals, opera, performance halls, plays, theater, venues
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The magic of “Now You See Me”
Despite mediocre reviews, my two younger sons and I saw the recently released motion picture, Now You See Me last night. Boy, am I glad we did. the critics could not be more wrong. Fortunately, the average movie-goer has a … Continue reading
Posted in art, Communications, entertainment, film, fun, movies, pictures, technology, theaters
Tagged acting, action, arts, film, magic, motion pictures, movies, Now You See Me, scienc-fiction, Woody Harrelson
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