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- States and provinces with the most limited access tollway mileage
- Working list: World’s deepest open pit mines past and present
- Biggest baddest bottlenecks for truck traffic in the USA
- Scaling one the last remaining fire lookout towers in Illinois
- A living art museum amid ghost town ruins
- Frozen fun: The ascent of ice climbing parks
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Tag Archives: redevelopment
Cities joining, nearing, or falling from the 100,000 resident club
The following three lists identify those cities in the United States that reached a population of 100,000; are growing and nearing 100,000 residents; and who have fallen below 100,000 residents based on the 2020 Census. Five (5) cities that were … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, cities, civics, commerce, demographics, density, diversity, downtown, economic development, geography, health, history, humanity, immigration, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, revitalization, spatial design, sprawl, States, Statistics, urban design, urban planning
Tagged census, cities, demographics, geography, growth, history, land use, planning, population, redevelopment, revitalization, zoning
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Geography of Target’s Smaller/Flexible Urban Store Format
While visiting Chicago earlier this month, one could hardly miss seeing the influx of major retailers into urban areas. Particularly noticeable was Target with its trending urban and collegiate smaller/flexible format stores popping up over much of the city and … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, architecture, bicycling, Biking, business, cities, commerce, downtown, economic development, gentrification, geography, historic preservation, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Maps, new urbanism, Passenger rail, placemaking, planning, rail, revitalization, shopping, spatial design, Statistics, Trade, transit, transportation, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged cities, flexible store format, geography, land use, planning, redevelopment, Target, transit oriented development, urban economics, urban planning
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The Motor City soars to new heights
Yesterday, it was announced that Dan Gilbert, owner of Quicken Loans will be constructing the tallest building in the State of Michigan on the site of the former Hudson’s Department store in downtown Detroit. The tower is proposed to contain … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, cities, downtown, economic development, entertainment, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, Housing, infrastructure, land use, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, revitalization, skylines, skyscrapers, spatial design, third places, urban planning, zoning
Tagged cities, Detroit, redevelopment, skylines, skyscrapers
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Bay City, Michigan – in the sweet spot of new urbanism
From what this urban planner can tell, downtown Bay City, Michigan is, or is on the verge of becoming one of the hottest redevelopment markets in the state. The list of on-going and already accomplished projects is impressive for a … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, cities, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, fun, gentrification, geography, historic preservation, history, Housing, land use, new urbanism, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, revitalization, skylines, spatial design, sustainability, third places, tourism, Travel, urban planning, zoning
Tagged adaptive reuse, Bay City, cities, downtown, entertainment, festivals, land use, Michigan, planning, redevelopment
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Rebounding core cities
Below is a list of core cities in the United States that have seen their populations rebound following several decades of decline. In some instances, such as Denver, Des Moines, San Francisco, and Seattle, the core city is now attained … Continue reading
Posted in cities, demographics, economic development, Economy, gentrification, geography, history, Housing, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, new urbanism, North America, placemaking, planning, revitalization, spatial design, Statistics, sustainability, urban planning
Tagged cities, demographics, development, economics, geography, land use, planning, population, redevelopment, statistics, urban land, urban planning
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Unofficial guide to hipsterhoods of the Mountain West
For this post, my definition of Mountain West includes the states of Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. College towns that are largely hipster havens are listed without specific neighborhoods unless they have been identified during … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, beer, bicycling, Biking, branding, brewpubs, cities, coffee shops/cafes, colleges, commerce, Cuisine, culture, diversity, downtown, economic development, entertainment, entrepreneurship, Food, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, Housing, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, revitalization, Small business, social equity, sustainability, third places, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged cities, diversity, geography, hipsters, housing, land use, neighborhoods, planning, redevelopment, revitalization, urban planning
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Unofficial guide to hipsterhoods of Texas and the Great Plains
With the exception of Texas, much of the Great Plains is often overlooked by the national media when citing hipster-cool city neighborhoods and districts. Similar to the Rust Belt, what is actually considered Great Plains is somewhat fluid, depending on whom you ask. For … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, bicycling, branding, cities, Cuisine, culture, diversity, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, entrepreneurship, geography, historic preservation, history, Housing, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, new urbanism, North America, placemaking, planning, revitalization, social equity, spatial design, sustainability, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged bohemian, cities, cool, culture, districts, diversity, entertainment, fun, Great Plains, hipsters, history, land use, lifestyles, neighborhoods, planning, redevelopment, revitalization, Texas, urban, urban planning
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Unofficial guide to “hipsterhoods” of the Rust Belt UPDATE #2
UPDATED on 10/13/15 to include Rust Belt cities of all sizes. UPDATED on 8/5/23 to add more hipsterhoods. The term “hipster” stirs up a myriad of images and connotations including but not limited to hippie. modern yuppie, bohemian, urban bohemian, … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, beer, branding, brewpubs, cities, civility, coffee shops/cafes, culture, economic development, economic gardening, economics, entrepreneurship, historic preservation, history, humanity, inclusiveness, land use, placemaking, planning, revitalization, Small business, social equity, Social media, spatial design, technology, third places, urban planning, zoning
Tagged bohemian, cities, culture, economy, hipsters, land use, neighborhoods, planning, redevelopment, revitalization, Rust Belt, social equity, urban planning, zoning
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Eerie winter images of an abandoned mall
Check out this weblink to wintry post-apocalyptic images of an abandoned shopping mall (Rolling Acres Mall) near Akron, Ohio. The photos were taken by photographer Johnny Joo. The mall opened in 1975 and the last stores closed in 2013. It … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, cities, civics, consumerism, economic development, economic gardening, film, geography, history, infrastructure, land use, movies, pictures, planning, spatial design, urban planning, visual pollution, zoning
Tagged adaptive reuse, Akron, civics, conditions, Dr. Zhivago, film, history, land use, movies, permits, photos, planning, redevelopment, retail, Rolling Acres Malls, shopping malls, urban planning, zoning
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Reenergizing first-tier suburbs
While there is generally more press about the decline of many of our post-industrial cities, there are a number of first-tier suburbs that struggle economically as well. In fact, as many older inner cities have seen a millennial generation revival, … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Advocacy, architecture, art, bicycling, Biking, branding, brewpubs, Bus transportation, Cars, cities, civics, civility, coffee shops/cafes, commerce, culture, density, economic development, economic gardening, Economy, entertainment, environment, geography, historic preservation, history, Housing, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, logistics, Maps, new urbanism, Passenger rail, placemaking, planning, politics, recreation, revitalization, schools, spatial design, sprawl, sustainability, third places, tourism, trails, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged Camden, cities, Evanston, Ferndale, first-tier, geography, Oak Park, planning, redevelopment, revitalization, Royal Oak, spatial design, sprawl, suburbs, urban planning
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