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Tag Archives: government
Native American seats of government, past and present
This post identifies the former capitol buildings and present day seats of government for a number of Native American Tribal nations here in the United States. Prior to Oklahoma statehood in 1907, the larger Tribal nations located in what was … Continue reading
Posted in Administration, architecture, cities, culture, geography, government, historic preservation, history, Native Americans, placemaking, planning, politics, tourism, Travel
Tagged Apache, capitol, Cheyenne, Chickasaw, Chippewa, Choctaw, Colville, council, Creek, government, Indian, Native America, Navajo, Osage, Seminole, Sioux, Ute
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Problems with Charter Townships
If you are not from Michigan you may have never heard of the term “charter township.” They are different from standard “general law” townships, in that: “Charter township status is a special township classification created by the Michigan Legislature in … Continue reading
Posted in cities, civics, commerce, demographics, diversity, economic development, geography, government, history, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, planning, racism, social equity, spatial design, sprawl, States, Statistics, urban planning
Tagged Charter Township Act of 1947, charter townships, government, Michigan, segregation, townships
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Can a city’s name harm its future?
The subject of this post could be considered by some to be quite controversial. Most, if not all cities take great pride in their name and the history surrounding it. But, are there times when the name takes on such … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, branding, business, cities, civics, civility, commerce, Communications, culture, economic development, futurism, geography, government, historic preservation, history, land use, marketing, place names, placemaking, planning, revitalization, technology, tourism, Trade, Travel
Tagged advertising, branding, cities, government, marketing, place names, planning, policy
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America’s “Coast Guard Cities”
Provided below is a list of the 16 American communities which have been designated by Congress as Coast Guard Cities. T 15 cities and one county have been recognized because “they have extended so many considerations to the Coast Guard family and … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, airports, aviation, branding, cities, civics, civility, culture, economic development, geography, government, history, military, North America, recreation, sailing, shipping, transportation
Tagged air station, aviation, base, cities, civics, Coast Guard, communities, government, history, military, naval station, transportation, USCG
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A capital city without a country
Depending on your definition and/or the resource(s) you cite, there are between 193 and 200 countries on Earth, each with its own capital city. There are also many individual states, provinces, and territories that contain capital cities. But to this … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, Advocacy, architecture, art, Asia, China, cities, civics, civility, commerce, Communications, culture, geography, government, historic preservation, history, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, India, infrastructure, land use, Love, Maps, peace, Religion, tourism, Trade, Travel
Tagged arts, capital, China, cities, culture, Dalai Lama, Dharamsala, exile, government, history, India, land use, Lhasa, maps, Mcleodranj, peace, Tibet, Tibetan New Year
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The sins of suburban stadium sprawl
The following blogpost seemed timely and appropriate with the Super Bowl coming up this weekend in Glendale, Arizona, a large suburb of Phoenix. More on Glendale at the conclusion of this post. Quite often among the planning world there are debates on … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Alternative transportation, bicycling, Biking, Bus transportation, Cars, cities, density, downtown, economic development, entertainment, environment, geography, government, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, Maps, Passenger rail, placemaking, planning, social equity, spatial design, sports, sprawl, sustainability, third places, tourism, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged baseball, equity, football, geography, government, infrastructure, land use, planning, soccer, social equity, sprawl, stadiums, transportation
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An image of human-made Earth acne
The image below is a satellite photograph of the Cananea Copper Mine in the northern Mexico state of Sonora. As the old adage states, “a picture says a thousand words.” In this case, most of those words would be negative. … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, aerospace, cities, environment, geography, Geology, globalization, government, health, history, Labor, land use, Maps, Mining, nature, North America, pictures, politics, pollution, visual pollution
Tagged Cananea, copper, ecology, environment, geography, geology, government, health, inaction, labor, land use, Mexico, mining, photos, politics, pollution, safety
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Planners should not be just paper pushers and processors!
In the planning profession, there is an inherent risk of urban planners becoming solely mundane paper pushers and permit processors. That is due to several factors, including: The variety of requests being processed – rezonings, special use permits, variances, plats, planned unit developments, site … Continue reading
Posted in Administration, cities, civics, civility, Communications, government, land use, logistics, planning, politics, urban planning, zoning
Tagged cities, city planning, civics, civility, government, land use, leadership, planning, urban planning, zoning
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Blight bred by an outdated zoning map
As urban planners, one of our primary responsibilities is to advise the Planning Commission and the elected body on zoning and land use matters. Among these issues are situations where a zoning designation on a parcel or parcels is out … Continue reading
Posted in cities, economic development, Economy, geography, government, history, Housing, land use, Maps, planning, spatial design, urban planning, zoning
Tagged blight, cities, government, history, land use, planning, towns, urban planning, villages, zoning, zoning map
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PROVOking the birth of bike sharing
Near the conclusion of his outstanding book, entitled In the City of Bikes; The Story of the Amsterdam Cyclist, author Pete Jordan reveals an unknown [at least to me], yet significant part of bicycling history – the birth of the bike … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, book reviews, books, branding, cities, civics, civility, Communications, culture, education, environment, Europe, fitness, geography, government, health, historic preservation, history, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, literature, marketing, new urbanism, planning, politics, product design, recreation, recycling, spatial design, sustainability, transportation, Travel, urban planning, volunteerism, writing
Tagged activism, advocacy, Amsterdam, anarchists, bicycles, bike sharing, cities, civics, civil disobedience, counterculture, Critical Mass, cycling, ghost bike, government, police brutality, politics, protests, PROVO, Ride of Silence, spirited anarchism, transportation, Yellow Bike Project
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