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Tag Archives: humanity
Metro areas most impacted by the new immigration ban
Interesting data from the Brookings Institutionis provided below which is related to existing immigrant residents in the United States from the recently banned seven (7) Muslim nations. The data in the first chart shows those cities where these immigrant populations … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, cities, civics, civility, culture, demographics, diversity, geography, human rights, humanity, immigration, inclusiveness, planning, politics, Statistics, urban planning
Tagged demographics, humanity, immigration, inclusiveness, peace, planning, refugees, statistics
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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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Even paradise has cloudy days
Over the past few months my praise and love for the Traverse City area has been expressed in many posts here on Panethos, on Facebook, or in conversations with family and friends. But even paradise on Earth can have cloudy … Continue reading
Posted in bicycling, Biking, books, brewpubs, cities, civics, civility, Communications, environment, family, geography, health, history, holiday, humanity, Love, movies, nature, pictures, placemaking, reading, seasons, tourism, Travel, weather
Tagged cities, climate, family, friends, geography, humanity, introspection, love, Miracle on 34th Street, movies, Northern Michigan, quotes, seasons, Traverse City, Up North, weather
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A national cemetery to honor Peace Corps volunteers
On this Flag Day 2015, I think the time is long past overdue for our nation to honor those who have stood strong for the cause of peace through volunteering with the Peace Corps and other similar organizations. Their minimum … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, charities, civics, civility, culture, diversity, economic development, education, entrepreneurship, environment, geography, government, health, history, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, land use, Maps, peace, planning, politics, poverty, revitalization, Small business, social equity, Statistics, sustainability, Trade, Travel
Tagged culture, foreign policy, friendship, geography, goodwill, humanity, peace, Peace Corps, peacekeepers, peacemakers, volunteerism
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Who will be today’s counterculture heroes?
We live in a very tumultuous world. Both similar to and different from the dangers faced by the Beat Generation at the dawn of the Cold War or by the Civil Rights and Anti-War movements of the 1960s. Activists of … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, ageism, art, books, civics, civility, Communications, culture, diversity, education, globalization, history, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, internet, literature, Love, military, music, peace, politics, poverty, psychology, racism, Religion, Sexism, social equity, Social media, Women
Tagged activists, advocacy, counterculture, culture, diversity, humanity, literature, love, music, peace, politics, protests, truth, writing
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Unofficial guide to the hipsterhoods of Dixie -UPDATED
As a continuation of this series on hipster neighborhoods in cities (see previous posts on the Rust Belt, Texas and the Great Plains, and Mountain West), below are those hipsterhoods which were identified in cities of the Southern states, including Alabama, … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Alternative transportation, architecture, art, beer, bicycling, branding, brewpubs, cities, civics, Communications, culture, diversity, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, entrepreneurship, environment, Food, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, Housing, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, music, new urbanism, North America, peace, placemaking, planning, revitalization, social equity, spatial design, sustainability, third places, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged arts, cities, culture, districts, diversity, Dixie, fun, geography, hipsterhoods, hipsters, history, humanity, land use, neighborhoods, sociology, South
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Seeking admission into the realm of hipsterdom
Does the realm of hipsterdom have a maximum age limit? That’s a question I have often asked myself. Can someone like me, who soon will be facing the 40th high school reunion squarely in the face, really be considered a … Continue reading
Posted in art, beer, bicycling, branding, brewpubs, civics, civility, coffee shops/cafes, Communications, culture, diversity, history, humanity, inclusiveness, peace, politics, reading, writing
Tagged advocacy, branding, communications, counter-culture, culture, fashion, hipster, history, humanity, identity, inclusiveness, peace
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Ten planning lessons made in Detroit
Here are my ten planning lessons from Detroit. It’s a great city that I have seen change dramatically, both for the positive and the negative, over the past 22 years as a resident of Michigan. Beneath this downtrodden city was a sleeping giant … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, Advocacy, architecture, branding, Canada, cities, civics, civility, Communications, culture, diversity, geography, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, North America, placemaking, planning, revitalization, social equity, spatial design, sprawl, sustainability, urban planning
Tagged architecture, cities, Detroit, humanity, inclusiveness, land use, Michigan, planning, revitalization, social equity, spatial design, sprawl
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“Planning should be aspirational”
“Planning should be aspirational.” Those four words sum up in a nutshell what the planning profession should be all about. They were stated by a friend of mine recently at a meeting and no truer statement was ever said about … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, cities, civics, civility, Communications, culture, diversity, education, government, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, land use, planning, social equity, urban planning, zoning
Tagged AICP, civics, ethics, goals, humanity, land use, planning, principles, social equity, social justice, urban planning
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When land use planning turns EVIL
As professional planners, we like to think of land use planning as a fairly benign occupation that may stir controversy and discourse every now and then. I doubt many of us would consider the profession as being evil. But, as … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, book reviews, books, China, cities, civility, Europe, geography, government, history, human rights, humanity, infrastructure, Labor, land use, Maps, military, North America, Oceania, peace, planning, South America, transportation, UK, urban planning, writing
Tagged apartheid, books, China, Dalai Lama, history, human rights, humanity, In Exile from the Land of Snows, infrastructure, land use, land use planning, peace, planning, Tibet, urban planning
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