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Tag Archives: Ferndale
Reenergizing first-tier suburbs
While there is generally more press about the decline of many of our post-industrial cities, there are a number of first-tier suburbs that struggle economically as well. In fact, as many older inner cities have seen a millennial generation revival, … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Advocacy, architecture, art, bicycling, Biking, branding, brewpubs, Bus transportation, Cars, cities, civics, civility, coffee shops/cafes, commerce, culture, density, economic development, economic gardening, Economy, entertainment, environment, geography, historic preservation, history, Housing, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, logistics, Maps, new urbanism, Passenger rail, placemaking, planning, politics, recreation, revitalization, schools, spatial design, sprawl, sustainability, third places, tourism, trails, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged Camden, cities, Evanston, Ferndale, first-tier, geography, Oak Park, planning, redevelopment, revitalization, Royal Oak, spatial design, sprawl, suburbs, urban planning
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Islands of sanity amid sprawl schlock
Despite seas of commercial and residential sprawl in many parts of suburban Detroit, there are a few places of sane, sensible, and progressive planning that stand out as beacons of hope. Probably the most obvious of these dichotomies is just … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Advocacy, architecture, art, bicycling, Biking, branding, Bus transportation, Cars, cities, civics, civility, coffee shops/cafes, commerce, consumerism, Cuisine, culture, density, downtown, economic development, education, entertainment, entrepreneurship, environment, geography, government, health, historic preservation, history, Housing, humanity, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, new urbanism, pictures, placemaking, planning, revitalization, spatial design, sprawl, sustainability, third places, tourism, trails, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged Berkley, Birmingham, cities, community, Detroit, Ferndale, land use, planning, Royal Oak, spatial design, sprawl, urban planning, walkable, zoning
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Iconic tribute sculptures of Woodward Avenue
Of all the streets and roads in Michigan, none quite has the familiar ring, rhyme, and historic charm of Woodward Avenue. Stretching some 27 miles from the Detroit waterfront to Pontiac, Woodward Avenue (also known as M-1) is the main … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, architecture, art, branding, Cars, cities, civics, civility, Communications, culture, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, placemaking, planning, product design, revitalization, spatial design, sustainability, technology, third places, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged All-American Road, architecture, art, Detroit, Ferndale, heritage routes, Highland Park, land use, placemaking, Pontiac, Royal Oak, scenic byways, sculptures, Southeast Michigan, tourims, travel, tribute sculptures, Woodward Avenue
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