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Tag Archives: Chicago
Ten Planning Lessons from Chicago’s Northside Neighborhoods
Below is my list of top ten planning lessons garnered from visits to nearly all of Northside Chicago neighborhoods over the past few years, especially those located to the north and east of I-90/94 (The Kennedy Expressway). Even with … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, architecture, art, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, branding, cities, civics, civility, commerce, Cuisine, culture, demographics, density, diversity, entertainment, entrepreneurship, gentrification, geography, historic preservation, history, Housing, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, Maps, new urbanism, place names, placemaking, planning, Railroads, shopping, skylines, spatial design, third places, tourism, traffic, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged Chicago, commuter rail, neighborhoods, Northside, Southside, Terra Cotta Row, transit
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Magnificent Baha’i Faith continental Houses of Worship
SOUTH AMERICAN CONTINENT Just seven of these magnificent structures currently exist around the globe to serve the seven plus million members of the Baha’i Faith. An eighth for South America is under development near Santiago, Chile (see image above). Their … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, architecture, art, Asia, cities, culture, diversity, education, Europe, geography, historic preservation, history, inclusiveness, India, land use, North America, Oceania, pictures, placemaking, Religion, South America, Statistics, third places, tourism, Travel
Tagged architecture, art, Baha'i, buildings, Chicago, cities, Delhi, design, faith, Frankfurt, houses of worship, Kampala, land use, Panama City, religion, Samoa, Santiago, structures, Sydney, Wilmette
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California Zephyr dreamin’…on such a winter’s day
Greetings from Boulder, Colorado, everyone! This evening I will be boarding Amtrak’s California Zephyr in Denver for the trip back east into the polar vortex. Not to say it’s not plenty cold and snowy here, but in comparison to what … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, cities, commerce, culture, environment, fun, geography, history, infrastructure, Ireland, land use, Maps, music, Passenger rail, rail, seasons, sustainability, tourism, transportation, Travel, UK, weather
Tagged Alaska Railroad, AMTRAK, California Zephyr, Chicago, Denver, geography, history, maps, passenger rail, rail, railroads, tourism, trains, transportation, travel
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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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2013’s top album – “Soft Will” by Smith Westerns
I have got to admit that I discovered this album later in the calendar year even though it was released in the summer. Despite my tardiness, the crisp, melodic indie/alternative rock sounds and the fine lyrics of Soft Will make … Continue reading
Posted in art, Communications, entertainment, fun, music, music reviews, video, writing
Tagged albums, alternative, art, CDs, Chicago, entertainment, Indie Rock, lyrics, music, records, reviews, Smith Westerns, songs, videos, writing
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An outstanding book – “Nothing But Blue Skies”
It is difficult to describe how truly outstanding the book entitled Nothing But Blue Skies: The Heyday, Hard Times, and Hopes of America’s Industrial Heartland is to read. As a nearly lifelong Rust Belt resident, I can attest to the fact that Edward … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Alternative energy, architecture, art, book reviews, books, Cars, cities, civics, civility, culture, deregulation, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, Economy, entrepreneurship, environment, geography, globalization, government, health, history, humanity, inclusiveness, Labor, land use, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, politics, pollution, poverty, Privatization, racism, Renewable Energy, revitalization, Small business, spatial design, sprawl, States, sustainability, tourism, Trade, transportation, unemployment, urban planning, writing
Tagged book reviews, books, cars, Chicago, cities, Cleveland, Decatur, Detroit, Edward McClelland, Flint, labor, labor strife, Lansing, literature, non-fiction, Nothing But Blue Skies, Syracuse, Ted McClelland, writing
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A dreaming planner’s “tunnel vision”
Recently I wrote a post about the idea of developing an intermodal freight bypass of the Chicago railway bottleneck by developing container ports on both the Michigan and Wisconsin sides of Lake Michigan. That post received a lot of commentary, … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, architecture, Asia, China, civics, commerce, Communications, economic development, entrepreneurship, Europe, geography, government, history, infrastructure, land use, logistics, North America, planning, product design, Statistics, technology, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel
Tagged Chicago, commerce, infrastructure, Lake Michigan, Michigan, Milwaukee, Muskegon, planning, railroads, railways, transportation, tunnels, urban planning, Wisconsin
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Are we missing a golden opportunity?
I’ve been thinking about the topic of logistics since reading the book Aerotropolis several months ago. One logistical issue that comes up on a regular basis is the congestion and delays that take place in and around Chicago. Being a … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, books, Canada, cities, commerce, Communications, economic development, economic gardening, economics, entrepreneurship, geography, globalization, history, infrastructure, land use, logistics, marketing, North America, placemaking, planning, Small business, technology, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged business, Chicago, cities, commerce, container ports, freight, Lake Michigan, logistics, Michigan, rail, shipping, trade, transportation, travel, trucking, Wisconsin
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Skyscraper envy? – the rise of the “super-scraper”
Last night while surfing the net I stumbled across a story I had not known before. A 3,445 foot tall, 189 story skyscraper (Azerbaijan Tower) is planned in the Central Asian city of Baku, Azerbaijan. Needless to say, it would be … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, airports, architecture, Asia, China, cities, civics, commerce, culture, density, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, economics, Economy, entrepreneurship, geography, history, humanity, India, infrastructure, land use, movies, new urbanism, North America, placemaking, planning, politics, skylines, spatial design, Statistics, sustainability, technology, third places, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged architecture, Azerbaijan, Baku, Burj Dubai, Chicago, cities, design, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, New York City, planning, skylines, skyscrapers, super-scrapers, Taipei
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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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