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Tag Archives: resorts
America’s original bicycling paradise
Numerous reports, stories, and studies tout Portland, Oregon; Boulder, Colorado; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Davis, California; and other communities in the United States as the most bikeable or bike-friendly. What they often overlook is the one and only community in the country … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, architecture, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, cities, civics, commerce, culture, economic development, environment, fitness, fun, geography, health, hiking, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, North America, pictures, placemaking, planning, sailing, spatial design, States, Statistics, sustainability, third places, topography, tourism, traffic, trails, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged bicycling, bikeable, cities, cycling, hiking, Lake Huron, M-185, mackinac Island, Mackinac Straits, Michigan, planning, resorts, tourism, trael, transportation, walkable, walking
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Where to become immersed in spa-town arts
Here’s a list of 15 towns in the US and Canada that were founded at the site of a mineral spring, a resort spa, or a hot water spring, and which now have also developed an active art community. They range from secluded mountain … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, bicycling, branding, cities, civics, commerce, culture, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, film, fun, geography, health, historic preservation, history, land use, music, North America, pictures, placemaking, planning, spatial design, sustainability, theaters, third places, tourism, Travel, urban planning
Tagged art towns, arts, cities, entertainment, fun, land use, performing arts, planning, resorts, spas, tourism, towns, travel, visual arts
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Your community is a resort town when…
Lodging chains that have long-since disappeared everywhere else still have an operating location here. People will “resort” to almost anything. Golf cart racing is a favorite sport. Sandals outsell shoes. The seasons are “peak” and “off-peak.” The locals start … Continue reading
Posted in air travel, airports, Canada, Cars, cities, civics, civility, commerce, Communications, consumerism, Cuisine, culture, economic development, entertainment, Food, fun, geography, history, Housing, humanity, infrastructure, land use, placemaking, planning, satire, seasons, spatial design, sports, tourism, transportation, Travel, zoning
Tagged airports, cities, fun, geography, hotels, resorts, satire, The Eagles, tourism, travel
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