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- Solar energy production in the USA on former surface mines
- Monikers/nicknames for film and movie-making hubs
- Albuquerque – A city at the convergence of unparalleled geophysical landforms
- Strict planning & zoning destroys eclectic, offbeat, and funky
- Madrid, NM – Coal mining ghost town to eclectic art colony
- The many moods of the Sandia Mountains in a single day
- The “unity of drought” must supersede myths and self interest
- Gnarly Native American art on skateboard decks
- North American cities with toll beltways and bypasses
- 25 Largest American core cities without a limited access beltway or bypass
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Tag Archives: land uses
Slang and synonyms for “suburban”
Lastly, after lists of slang and synonyms for “rural” and “urban,” below is the list for “suburban.” Once again, any additions are most welcome. Dullsville Edge City(ies) Environs Fringes Levittown Low-density development Nowhere Outskirts Sprawl Strip commercial Suburb Suburbia Suburgatory … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, cities, civics, density, environment, geography, history, land use, planning, spatial design, sprawl, urban planning, zoning
Tagged land use, land uses, planning, suburbia, suburbs, Suburgatory, the burbs, urban planning
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More signs are not a cure for a bad business model
As an urban planner, I find it amazing how sign companies can routinely convince business owners that large, flashy, expensive, and abundant signage will be an instant solution to their business woes. In some very rare cases this might be … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, branding, cities, civics, commerce, Communications, consumerism, government, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, planning, product design, signs, transportation, urban planning, visual pollution, zoning
Tagged business, business plan, cities, clutter, land uses, planning, sign pollution, signage, signs, visual pollution, zoning
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Nonconforming (or unsustainable) cities
The article by Craig Pittman in the August/September issue of Planning magazine entitled “Water War. Southern Style” was a fascinating read. My only quibble with the story is it never addressed the toughest question – should cities be allowed to outgrow … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Alternative energy, architecture, cities, civics, civility, climate change, consumerism, culture, density, diversity, economic gardening, economics, environment, food systems, geography, Geology, government, health, historic preservation, history, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, minimalism, Nature, new urbanism, peace, placemaking, planning, politics, pollution, recycling, Renewable Energy, revitalization, spatial design, sprawl, sustainability, Transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged cities, climate, culture, decline, geography, history, land uses, lost cities, nonconforming uses, sustainability, urban
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Designer mailboxes on steroids
I was wondering if anybody else has noticed the trend over the past decade or so of extravagant mailboxes becoming a statement of wealth in well-to-do residential neighborhoods? They are most often built out of brick or stone and even at … Continue reading
Posted in cities, land use, planning, transportation, urban planning, zoning
Tagged accessory uses, land uses, mail, mailboxes, planning, zoning
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