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Tag Archives: Greater Lansing
An art deco masterpiece reawakens
There are many fine examples of art deco or art moderne design. But to this planner, one the most impressive art deco structures anywhere is the former Knapp’s Department Store, which adorns south Washington Square in downtown Lansing, Michigan. Completed in … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, branding, cities, civility, commerce, downtown, economic development, historic preservation, history, land use, new urbanism, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, revitalization, spatial design, tourism, Travel, urban planning, zoning
Tagged art deco, art moderne, cites, commerce, department stores, downtown, economic development revitalization, Greater Lansing, historic preservation, history, Knapp's, planning, retailing
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Greater Lansing’s 2014 Chinese New Year celebration
Below are a series of images from today’s Greater Lansing 2014 Chinese New Year celebration held inside a local mall. A large crowd attended the festive event which included music, a dragon parade, dancing, a fashion show, martial arts, booths … Continue reading
Posted in art, Asia, China, cities, civics, Communications, culture, economic development, economic gardening, education, entertainment, fun, globalization, history, holiday, humanity, inclusiveness, North America, pictures, placemaking, planning, recreation, third places, tourism, Travel
Tagged China, Chinese New Year, cities holiday, civics, culture, economic development history, Greater Lansing, inclusiveness, Michigan
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Ice ice baby
We had a nasty ice storm overnight here in Greater Lansing, Michigan. Approximately one-half inch of ice covers just about everything this morning. Many trees, branches, and power lines are down and thousands are without power in the metropolitan area. … Continue reading
Posted in environment, history, infrastructure, land use, nature, pictures, planning, seasons, spatial design, weather
Tagged climate, Greater Lansing, Ice, ice storm, Michigan, seasons, weather, winter
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Powerful, peaceful, poignant, pedal parade
Yesterday evening, I had the great honor to take part in my first Greater Lansing Ride of Silence. One of more than 350 such events being held in all 50 states and 21 countries on May 15th, the Ride of … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, bicycling, Biking, Cars, charities, cities, civics, civility, Communications, culture, education, entertainment, environment, fitness, fun, geography, health, history, humanity, inclusiveness, placemaking, planning, politics, spatial design, States, sustainability, transit, transportation, Travel, walking
Tagged advocacy, bicycling, biking, charities, cities, cycling, fitness, Greater Lansing, health, MSU, Ride of Silence, safety, transportation
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Implementing your “Complete Streets” policy
Last night I had the opportunity to attend a regional transportation forum in Greater Lansing which dealt with how you go about implementing “Complete Streets” once your community has adopted a resolution, policy, and/or ordinance. Since eight communities in Mid-Michigan … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, Bus transportation, Cars, cities, civics, climate change, commerce, culture, downtown, economic development, environment, fitness, geography, government, health, infrastructure, land use, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, politics, revitalization, spatial design, sustainability, third places, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged bicycling, cars, cities, complete streets, Greater Lansing, infrastructure, land use, planning, sustainatbility, transit, transportation, urban planning, walking
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Coalescing regional active transportation
Greater Lansing’s second regional active transportation forum was held last night at the Michigan Fitness Foundation’s headquarters in Old Town. The initial event had been held in November, 2011. Both events have been well attended (approximately 25 last night), depict a … Continue reading
Posted in bicycling, cities, civics, climate change, culture, density, diversity, economic gardening, energy, environment, fitness, geography, health, infrastructure, land use, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, revitalization, spatial design, sprawl, sustainability, tourism, trails, transit, transportation, urban planning, volunteerism, walking
Tagged active transportation, bicycling, exercise, fitness, Greater Lansing, health, land use, placememaking, planning, transit, transportation, walking
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Great stuff in your backyard
Here are a few photographs taken during my three-hour stint of volunteering today at the MSU Bikes Service Center on the Michigan State University campus. Today was “Be a Tourist in Your Own Town” (BATYOT) day in Greater Lansing. A … Continue reading
Posted in bicycling, cities, civics, culture, diversity, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, environment, fun, history, placemaking, planning, tourism, transportation, volunteerism
Tagged cycling, fun, Greater Lansing, MSU, MSU Bikes, sports, tourism, travel
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Making sustainable attainable in Greater Lansing
Monday evening I had the honor to join approximately 100 fellow participants, planners, partners, and/or stakeholders from throughout Greater Lansing at a kick-off meeting for the Mid-Michigan Program for Greater Sustainability at East Lansing’s Hannah Community Center. Partners in the program include the Tri-County Regional Planning … Continue reading
Posted in bicycling, cities, civics, climate change, culture, density, diversity, economic development, economic gardening, energy, entrepreneurship, environment, food systems, health, land use, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, poverty, revitalization, spatial design, sustainability, transit, transportation, urban planning, volunteerism
Tagged economic development, Greater Lansing, HUD, land use, Mid-Michigan, planning, sustainability, Tri-County
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