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problogic
- Twelve planning lessons from Taos and the Taos Pueblo
- Solar energy production in the USA on former surface mines
- Monikers/nicknames for film and movie-making hubs
- Albuquerque – A city at the convergence of unparalleled geophysical landforms
- Strict planning & zoning destroys eclectic, offbeat, and funky
- Madrid, NM – Coal mining ghost town to eclectic art colony
- The many moods of the Sandia Mountains in a single day
- The “unity of drought” must supersede myths and self interest
- Gnarly Native American art on skateboard decks
- North American cities with toll beltways and bypasses
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Tag Archives: College towns
Roadside Americana: Quaint small college towns
For this list, I chose to keep the town’s size at approximately 15,000 residents or less. Otherwise, it’s increasingly difficult to affix the term “quaint” to a place larger than that population. Berea is the largest community with more than … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, cities, civics, colleges, culture, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, education, entertainment, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, land use, pictures, placemaking, planning, recreation, schools, spatial design, sustainability, third places, tourism, Travel, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged Americana, cities, College towns, colleges, education, land use, planning, roadside, schools, tourism, travel
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Collegiate cuisine entrepreneurship
There is probably no better way to try out a new restaurant concept than to test it in a college town. For some reason, college students are interested exploring a wide variety of cuisines and are willing to try new … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, cities, coffee shops/cafes, consumerism, Cuisine, culture, diversity, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, entrepreneurship, Food, food systems, fun, geography, globalization, placemaking, product design, Small business, third places
Tagged College towns, cuisine, dining, food, restaurants, universities
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The 25 smartest college towns in the USA
The following is a list compiled by The Daily Beast of the 25 smartest college towns in the USA. The list identifies the community in its order of ranking in 2011 and then also provides its previous ranking from 2009 … Continue reading
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