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Tag Archives: homelessness
Driving and striving to survive a broken ‘Merica
I will never, ever look at a recreational vehicle, van, motor home, or campground the same way again. Not since reading Jessica Bruder’s engrossing, informative, and heartbreaking new book entitled Nomadland. I have long imagined, envied, and eagerly anticipated my … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, ageism, art, book reviews, books, Cars, civics, civility, consumerism, culture, demographics, economics, Economy, family, geography, health, Health care, history, homelessness, Housing, human rights, humanity, Labor, literature, logistics, minimalism, politics, poverty, product design, reading, shopping, social equity, Statistics, transportation, Travel, unemployment, Women, writing
Tagged book reviews, books, homelessness, houseless, Jessica Bruder, literature, Nomad land, nomads, van dwelling, workamping, writing
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Is this America’s future?
A landscape of homeless sleeping on the streets beneath the ever-watchful eyes of their wealthy “benevolent” dictator. It doesn’t have to be this way, folks, provided we stand up, speak out, and skillfully and peacefully combat the evil forces of … Continue reading
Posted in futurism, government
Tagged homelessness, humanity, politics, poverty, wealth
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Homelessness in paradise
Since moving to Traverse City approximately six months ago we have observed a number of political and planning issues that are fairly common in larger cities, but which have percolated to the surface here more recently as the region has … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, Advocacy, cities, civics, civility, demographics, economics, health, homelessness, Housing, human rights, humanity, infrastructure, land use, Love, planning, politics, poverty, social equity, Statistics, unemployment, urban planning
Tagged cities, homelessness, housing, land use, poverty
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Where the seeds of Steinbeck’s “wrath” were sown
Below is a letter I have penned to the Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winning author, John Steinbeck. During my recent vacation, I had the distinct pleasure of visiting the National Steinbeck Center and his childhood home in Salinas, California. The … Continue reading
Posted in art, book reviews, books, civics, culture, diversity, economics, environment, food systems, geography, health, history, homelessness, human rights, inclusiveness, land use, North America, placemaking, planning, poverty, revitalization, spatial design, sustainability, tourism
Tagged agriculture, authors, books, cities, history, homelessness, John Steinbeck, poverty, Salinas, The Grapes of Wrath, writing
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Are we becoming a scavenger society?
Last night, I stopped by Michigan State University’s state-of-the art Public Recycling Center to drop off my recyclables. While there, I happened to notice a woman was carrying a metal object with three-prongs at the end of it. As I … Continue reading
Posted in charities, civility, consumerism, economics, Economy, Environment, health, homelessness, humanity, politics, poverty, Recycling, unemployment
Tagged homeless, homelessness, landfills, MSU, poor, poverty, recycling, rubbish, society, trash
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Subtle indicators of economic distress
While certain aspects of the overall economy have been improving, there are still far too many Americans who have not seen (or found) the light at the end of the Great Recession’s long, dark tunnel. For them, the economy and … Continue reading
Posted in civility, economics, Economy, Food, government, holiday, homelessness, land use, Love, politics, poverty, unemployment
Tagged economic distress, economy, homelessness, poverty, unemployment
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It’s time for all of us to wake up and take notice
Camp Take Notice is an unsanctioned, organized tent city located in one of Michigan’s most prosperous and vibrant communities, Ann Arbor. According to researcher Andrew Heben’s article in the most recent edition of Planning magazine, “More than two dozen tent cities were … Continue reading
Posted in cities, homelessness, land use, planning, poverty
Tagged cities, homelessness, land use, poverty, tent cities, urban planning
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We are the same…
If there ever was a candidate for theme song of our new blog, my vote would go to “Underneath the Sycamore” by Death Cab for Cutie (DCFC). Off their masterful new album Codes and Keys, it is a hopeful and … Continue reading
Posted in diversity, homelessness, music, poverty
Tagged DCFC, homelessness, music, poverty
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