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- Tuesday Tunes: Out-of-this-world rock band names
- Riding the rails of interstellar discovery at the Very Large Array
- Majestic “mesa” cities and towns around the globe
- Canada’s next supergroup – A Short Walk to Pluto
- Two migration tales of strength, hardship, and tenacity
- An out-of-this-world visit to the Very Large Array (VLA)
- Albuquerque is a national leader in water conservation
- The buzz about America’s “bee-friendly” cities
- Tallest buildings of Greater Washington, DC
- New Mexico’s protected wildlife areas along the Rio Grande
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Tag Archives: Place
“Place” as defined by the graphic artist “Tetsuro”
Currently on exhibit at 516 Arts in downtown Albuquerque are a collection of amazing photographs taken by Nathaniel Tetsuro Paolinelli. Known on social media by the name of “Tetsuro,” his defining images of place depict the spirited residents of downtown … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, Cars, cities, commerce, culture, diversity, downtown, entertainment, fun, history, humanity, Love, Native Americans, pictures, placemaking, Religion, Social media, Women
Tagged Albuquerque, art, cars, downtown, family, lowriders, Nathaniel Tetsuro Paolinelli, New Mexico, people, photography, Place, street culture
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America’s earliest example of destructive urban renewal
Like most people, when asked where America’s first urban renewal project was undertaken, I would have probably guessed cities like New York City, Philadelphia, Chicago, or Boston. These are all logical guesses, but the first urban renewal (or redevelopment) project … Continue reading
Posted in archaeology, architecture, branding, cities, civics, civility, culture, diversity, downtown, economic development, geography, government, historic preservation, history, Housing, inclusiveness, infrastructure, injustice, land use, Maps, Native Americans, pictures, place names, placemaking, planning, politics, product design, revitalization, spatial design, sprawl, third places, topography, toponymy, tourism, Trade, traffic, transportation, Travel, urban design, urban planning, visual pollution
Tagged American exceptionalism, Circleville, Hopewell Culture, Native American earthworks, Ohio, Place, place names, placebreaking, placemaking
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The macro and micro of place
“Placemaking” is a popular catch-phrase among politicians, planners, and economic development experts these days. Generally, everyone knows what they like in certain places and they would like to see such amenities replicated, particularly in those locations that may be lacking them. However, … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, cities, civics, coffee shops/cafes, Communications, Cuisine, culture, diversity, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, entrepreneurship, environment, Food, fun, geography, historic preservation, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, music, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, product design, revitalization, Social media, spatial design, sustainability, technology, third places, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged cities, downtown, economic development, entrepreneurship, land use, Place, placemaking, planning, revitalization, theory, Third places, urban, urban planning
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Sights that personify place
To date, each of the other four senses (smell, sound, taste, and touch) have been considered for how they personify place. In addition, the principles of Feng Shui have been incorporated into the discussion. This final post in the series looks at … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, cities, culture, diversity, economic development, environment, Europe, geography, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, placemaking, planning, psychology, revitalization, sustainability, third places, tourism, urban planning
Tagged cities, land use, Place, placemaking, sense, sights, urban planning
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Places of the heart – touch which personifies place
To date, posts on panethos have discussed how sound, smell, and taste can personify places. At first thought, touch might seem like the most difficult sense embody the personification of place. But, the more I thought about it, touch is actually … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, Canada, cities, culture, diversity, economic development, economic gardening, environment, Europe, geography, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, psychology, spatial design, third places, tourism, UK, urban planning
Tagged cities, colleges, heart, Place, placemaking, psychology, senses, touch
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Be a YIMBY!
Attended a fantastic collaborative meeting of local advocacy groups this morning. During the conversation, a positive term was coined, YIMBY or Yes In My Back Yard. Given the number of links to the term on the net, apparently this was … Continue reading
Posted in Biking, Cities, civics, civility, Climate Change, diversity, economics, Environment, land use, Love, Passenger rail, politics, pollution, poverty, Transportation
Tagged community, cycling, land use, NIMBY, Place, transportation, walking
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