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Tag Archives: parks
An Impressive Park Memorializes When Quilts Saved a Town
Frontier Towns, Part 7: Panguitch, Utah In city planning, as well as park and recreation circles, one of the most successful trends of the past decade or two has been the creation of pocket parks. These small oases help provide … Continue reading
Posted in art, cities, geography, historic preservation, history, land use, placemaking, planning, recreation, topography, tourism, Travel, urban planning
Tagged history, Panguitch, parks, pocket parks, sculpture, Utah
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From protective to active – repurposing historic city walls
When we think of city walls, some of the first images that come to mind are imposing structures erected as a protective or defensive barrier. More often than not, city walls were constructed from stone, masonry, brick, and/or concrete. Unfortunately, … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, archaeology, architecture, bicycling, Canada, cities, culture, economic development, entertainment, environment, Europe, fitness, geography, health, hiking, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, placemaking, planning, recreation, revitalization, spatial design, topography, tourism, transportation, Travel, walking
Tagged Canada, Duchess of Lucca, Fort Wayne, history, Italy, levee, Lucca, parks, planning, recreation, seawall, Vancouver, walls
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What a “smart park” idea!
According to the Daily Tribune newspaper, the City of Royal Oak, Michigan is in the process of establishing what is thought to be the nation’s first “Smart Park” in a pedestrian plaza within its trendy and vibrant downtown area. This … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Alternative transportation, art, bicycling, cities, civics, Communications, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, entrepreneurship, fun, government, infrastructure, land use, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, product design, recreation, Social media, spatial design, technology, third places, tourism, urban planning, walking
Tagged cities, downtown, Michigan, parks, planning, recreation, Royal Oak, smart park, technology, Third places, urban planning
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Ranking America’s urban forests
American Forests recently announced its ten best cities for urban forests for 2013. The top ten, out of the 50 largest cities in the nation are listed in alphabetical order below (weblinks to each winner’s results are provided): Austin Charlotte … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, cities, civics, climate change, energy, environment, geography, health, historic preservation, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, nature, new urbanism, North America, placemaking, planning, pollution, recreation, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, sustainability, tourism, Travel, urban planning, visual pollution, Wildlife
Tagged Austin, charlotte, cities, Denver, environment, green infrastructure, green space, land use, landscapes, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, nature, New York City, parks, Portland, Sacramento, Seattle, trees, urban forests, urban planning, Washington, wildlife
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How Liverpool shaped The Beatles
While I enjoy many songs by The Beatles, I tend to think of myself as more of a Rolling Stones man – music that is a little harder, edgier, and rugged. But, I too was (and still am) captivated by … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, Advocacy, architecture, art, book reviews, books, Bus transportation, Cars, cities, civics, civility, coffee shops/cafes, commerce, Communications, Cuisine, culture, diversity, downtown, economics, education, entertainment, environment, Europe, family, film, geography, government, health, historic preservation, history, Housing, humanity, infrastructure, Labor, land use, literature, Love, movies, music, music reviews, nature, new urbanism, Passenger rail, peace, pictures, placemaking, planning, politics, pollution, poverty, psychology, Radio, reading, Religion, revitalization, schools, skylines, spatial design, sprawl, sustainability, third places, tourism, transit, transportation, Travel, UK, unemployment, urban planning, visual pollution, walking, weather, writing
Tagged architecture, art, Beatle City, book reviews. music, books, British Invasion, cities, culture, David Lewis, design, England, entertainment, family, fun, George Harrison, history, humanity, John Lennon, Livderpool, love, music, parks, paul mcCatney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, The Cavern trams, transit, UK, urban planning
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The UK’s ten busiest national parks
Below is the list of the ten busiest (most visitors) national parks in the United Kingdom. This data would include national parks in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland (none currently designated there). 1. Lake District (designated in 1951) – 14.8 … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Animals, bicycling, Biking, entertainment, environment, Europe, fitness, fun, geography, Geology, government, health, hiking, historic preservation, history, holiday, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, nature, spatial design, Statistics, sustainability, tourism, trails, Travel, UK, walking, Wildlife
Tagged England, environment, hiking, land use, National Parks, nature, Northern Ireland, parks, Scotland, statistics, sustainability, tourism, travel, UK, United Kingdom, visitors, Wales, wildlife
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The scenic beauty of Detroit
Think Detroit is just an industrial wasteland? Think again, folks – here are a few photos that show the scenic (and softer) side of this great city. Enjoy!
Posted in Advocacy, architecture, art, bicycling, Biking, cities, civics, civility, downtown, environment, geography, historic preservation, history, land use, Nature, pictures, placemaking, planning, skylines, spatial design, tourism, Travel
Tagged architecture, art, Belle Isle, cities, Dequindre Cut, Detroit, environment, land use, Michigan, nature, parks, photos, planning, scenic views, skylines, tourism, travel
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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
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Tagged cities, civics, environment, green space, humanity, landscape architecture, open space, parks, Third places, vibe, vitality
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The magic of the night – International Dark-Sky Parks and Reserves
I will be honest with you. I am a dark-sky advocate, but until just a few weeks ago, I didn’t know these existed. International Dark-Sky Parks/Reserves are meant to be special places where one can enjoy the magic of the … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, architecture, Asia, Canada, charities, cities, climate change, culture, density, diversity, economics, education, energy, environment, Europe, geography, health, history, humanity, land use, light pollution, nature, North America, Oceania, peace, placemaking, planning, politics, pollution, Renewable Energy, Science, South America, States, sustainability, tourism, Travel, U.K., volunteerism
Tagged astronomy, dark-sky, environment, light pollution, Michigan, nature, parks, preserves, reserves, space
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Images from Yosemite National Park
Below are photos from our visit today (Monday, 8/13/12) to Yosemite National Park. Unfortunately, because of the extreme heat Yosemite Falls was dry as a bone and Bridal Veil Falls was nearly so. The park was still impressive, as were … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Environment, fun, history, pictures, seasons, weather, Wildlife
Tagged climate, environment, nature, parks, seasons, travel
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