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- The High Desert bursts forth in a symphony of colors
- Scaling peaks of stone despite achy bones: A memoir and and an aspiration
- Ten favorite and least favorite state capital cities
- Los destinos divinos de Latinoamérica: Ciudades con nombres religiosos más allá de San/o, o Santa/o [Latin America’s divine destinations: Cities with religious names beyond San/o, or Santa/o]
- Ten dreamy planning lessons from cruising Michigan’s Woodward Corridor
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Tag Archives: open space
Ten+1 planning lessons from Maharishi Vedic City
The Vedic/Vastu planned and designed community of Maharishi Vedic City in southeast Iowa offers a number of interesting and insightful lessons for planners. Here are the ten primary lessons from researching and visiting this unique sustainable city: 10/7/22 Addendum – … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, Alternative energy, Alternative transportation, architecture, cities, civics, civility, climate change, culture, ecosystems, environment, geography, health, history, Housing, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, natural history, nature, placemaking, planning, product design, recreation, Renewable Energy, social equity, solar, spatial design, sustainability, urban design, urban planning, water conservation, zoning
Tagged architecture, cities, garden cities, Iowa, land use, LULUs, Maharishi Vedic City, Mandala, nature, neighborhoods, open space, planning, spatial design, sustainable, transitional zoning, urban design
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Fertile places versus sterile spaces
The two photos below were taken by me on Friday afternoon as I wandered the streets of historic and Boston, Massachusetts. The first one shows the beauty and fertile vitality of the Boston Common. Meanwhile, the second, just mere blocks … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, cities, civics, civility, Communications, culture, economic development, entertainment, environment, fun, geography, health, historic preservation, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, nature, peace, placemaking, planning, product design, revitalization, skylines, spatial design, sprawl, sustainability, third places, tourism, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged cities, civics, environment, green space, humanity, landscape architecture, open space, parks, Third places, vibe, vitality
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“Open zones” for preserving community and wilderness
Reposted here with permission by daydreamemporium. Some terrific ideas are presented in this post. Open Zone by daydreamemporium Community and Wilderness Preservation Through Zoning There is a constant conversation that has been taking place between the country and the city about how … Continue reading
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Tagged cities, community gardens, land use, open space, planning, zoning
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