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- The First Great Hub of the Northern Plains
- Two Towns and Two Death Tales of Billy the Kid
- Cities/Towns Named for Native American Indian Chiefs
- Hell’s Worth of Wickedness in One Cowtown
- A Town that was Born Through a Scam!
- Best and Worst Live Concerts Seen
- The Old West Personified in a Town’s Iconic Name
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- The Town That Was Moved Four Times!
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Tag Archives: Manchester
Issues of tall (sky) sprawl
I have asked myself at times whether in some places around the globe we humans are simply exchanging horizontal land sprawl with a tall (or sky) sprawl? Don’t get me wrong, I love to admire an impressive skyline just as … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, Advocacy, Animals, architecture, art, Canada, charities, China, cities, civics, civility, commerce, Communications, downtown, environment, geography, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, nature, new urbanism, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, skylines, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, sustainability, technology, tourism, Travel, UK, urban planning, visual pollution, zoning
Tagged architecture, art, birds, cities, context sensitive, design, Detroit, Dubai, environment, FLAP, Hong Kong, land use, Manchester, nature, skylines, spatial design, sprawl, tall buildings, tall sprawl, Toronto
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Ten lessons from Dublin, Glasgow, and Manchester
The following post is a variation of a post written for rustwire.com, which was published earlier this week. I’ve had the distinct privilege and honor of visiting the great cities of Dublin, Ireland; Glasgow, Scotland; and Manchester, England over the … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, architecture, art, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, branding, Cars, cities, civics, civility, commerce, culture, density, diversity, downtown, economic development, Economy, entrepreneurship, environment, Europe, geography, government, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, Passenger rail, placemaking, planning, revitalization, skylines, spatial design, sustainability, technology, third places, tourism, transit, transportation, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged cities, Dublin, economy, Europe, geography, Glasgow, land use, Manchester, planning, revitalization, transit, transportation
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Is Manchester’s music scene in my genes?
I have occasionally wondered why I am so into rock ‘n’ roll and its various incarnations, trends, and adaptations. Several people have remarked to me something to the effect of, “how (or why) do you keep up with the latest … Continue reading
Posted in art, entertainment, Music, U.K.
Tagged Madchester, Manchester, music, Rock 'n' Roll, U.K.
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