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- Tuesday Tunes: Out-of-this-world rock band names
- Riding the rails of interstellar discovery at the Very Large Array
- Majestic “mesa” cities and towns around the globe
- Canada’s next supergroup – A Short Walk to Pluto
- Two migration tales of strength, hardship, and tenacity
- An out-of-this-world visit to the Very Large Array (VLA)
- Albuquerque is a national leader in water conservation
- The buzz about America’s “bee-friendly” cities
- Tallest buildings of Greater Washington, DC
- New Mexico’s protected wildlife areas along the Rio Grande
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Tag Archives: Forgotten Cities
Forgotten, But Not Gone
Places without a healthy core Are like a human with no heart Soulless, empty, and shallow Painfully fracturing apart – Stark buildings sit derelict Houses are no longer homes Each a testament to waste Now referred to just in poems … Continue reading
Posted in Cities, homelessness, land use, Poem, poverty
Tagged Forgotten Cities, land use, poem, poverty
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Looking for America: Forgotten Cities
Unfortunately, the United States has a lengthy history of being a throw-away society. During the colonial era, residents simply tossed the trash out their windows. Today, we abandon last year’s gadget for this year’s gizmo, we design products for short-term use, we … Continue reading
Posted in Cities, civics, economics, land use, poverty
Tagged decay, Forgotten Cities, Hillary Clinton, It Takes a Village, land use, MIT, urban planning
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Looking for America
Please click on one of the links highlighted in blue to read this sad story from NPR’s “All Things Considered.” It is about the Simon and Garfunkel song, (Looking for) America and Saginaw, Michigan. The story and song are excellent lead-ins … Continue reading
Posted in civics, economics, land use, Music, poverty
Tagged cities, Forgotten Cities, Saginaw, Simon and Garfunkel
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