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Tag Archives: Des Moines
The great Iowa landmark foot/bike bridge competition
They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Well, in the State of Iowa, there appears to be a friendly flattery competition going on between cities in the Hawkeye State to construct the most iconic foot or bicycle … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Alternative transportation, architecture, art, bicycling, Biking, bridges, cities, civics, commerce, downtown, economic development, geography, health, hiking, infrastructure, land use, placemaking, planning, recreation, Statistics, third places, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged biking, bridges, Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Charles City, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, footbridges, hiking, Iowa, pedestrian bridges, Sioux City, walking, West Des Moines
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Successful placemaking with an iconic new foot/bike bridge
It’s not often that communities have a chance to create something new that is truly iconic which also has the chance to become the very symbol of the community. The fact that doing so can also be a placemaking opportunity … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, architecture, art, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, branding, bridges, cities, civics, culture, downtown, economic development, entertainment, fun, geography, government, health, hiking, infrastructure, land use, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, recreation, revitalization, rivers/watersheds, skylines, Statistics, technology, third places, topography, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, urban design, urban planning, walking
Tagged Amsterdam, biking, bridges, cities, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Dublin Ohio, footbridges, Great Plains, Greenville, Milwaukee, multi-purpose trails, Oklahoma City, Omaha, pedestrian, pueblo, Redding, walking, Wichita
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Des Moines in the 1950s and 60s as seen through “The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid”
You might wonder, “what the heck does a book entitled “The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid“ have to do with urban planning or cities and why is it being reviewed under Urbanography?” Good question. Actually, Bill Bryson’s hilarious childhood … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, book reviews, cities, culture, diversity, education, history, land use, planning, transportation
Tagged Bill Bryson, cities, Des Moines, Iowa
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