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Tag Archives: gentrification
America’s hottest hipsterhoods in 2017
The following list developed by hotspotrentals.com identifies the hottest inner city neighborhoods around the country in 2017. Having been to Midtown Detroit back in late August and seen how exciting it is, one can only imagine the vibrancy and hipness of the … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Alternative transportation, art, Biking, branding, Cities, civics, coffee shops/cafes, commerce, culture, density, diversity, economic gardening, fun, gentrification, geography, Housing, land use, new urbanism, place names, placemaking, planning, revitalization, spatial design, Statistics, third places, urban planning, walking
Tagged cities, gentrification, hipsterhoods, hipsters, neighborhoods, placemaking, revitalization, urban
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Unofficial guide to hipsterhoods of the Mid-Atlantic Region
This unofficial hipsterhood guide for the Mid-Atlantic Region covers the states of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, the Southeastern portion of Pennsylvania, Virginia, as well as the District of Columbia. It is fifth in the series – Rust Belt, Texas and … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Alternative transportation, architecture, art, bicycling, branding, cities, Cuisine, culture, diversity, downtown, economic development, entertainment, entrepreneurship, Food, fun, gentrification, geography, historic preservation, history, Housing, humanity, infrastructure, land use, marketing, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, revitalization, social equity, spatial design, sustainability, third places, tourism, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged cities, culture, gentrification, geography, hipsters, land use, planning, revitalization, sociology, urban
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Do bike lanes cause gentrification?
While listening to a Tuesdays at APA podcast entitled “Just Green Enough: Contesting Environmental Gentrification” on New Years Eve, I was dismayed to hear the presenter say that bike lanes are now seen by many lower-income Americans as the ultimate symbol … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Advocacy, architecture, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, charities, cities, civics, civility, commerce, Communications, culture, downtown, economic development, environment, fitness, geography, health, history, homelessness, Housing, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, Maps, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, poverty, product design, spatial design, sustainability, third places, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged bicycling, bike commuting, bike lanes, biking, class, cycling, demographics, displacement, gentrification, infrastructure, land use, planning, poverty, social equity, social justice, urban planning
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Book Review of “Neo-Bohemia” by Richard Lloyd
Neo-Bohemia, Art and Commerce in the Postindustrial City by Richard Lloyd is a very informative and introspective read about the factors that lead to certain urban neighborhoods becoming the “in” or “hip” place to be for artists and others living a … Continue reading
Posted in art, book reviews, cities, culture, diversity, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, entrepreneurship, land use, planning, poverty, revitalization
Tagged art, bohemian, book reviews, Chicago, cities, gentrification, Wicker Park
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