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Ten dreamy planning lessons from cruising Michigan’s Woodward Corridor
The following are ten planning lessons from the quartet of amazing Detroit area suburban cities situated along the famous Woodward Corridor, home of the annual Dream Cruise each August. Those four Southeast Michigan cities are Birmingham, Ferndale, Pontiac, and Royal … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, advertising, Alternative transportation, architecture, art, bicycling, Biking, branding, Bus transportation, business, Cars, cities, civics, commerce, Cuisine, culture, density, diversity, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, engineering, entertainment, fun, geography, government, health, highways, historic preservation, history, Housing, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, Maps, marketing, new urbanism, parking, Passenger rail, pictures, placemaking, planning, rail, recreation, revitalization, skylines, social equity, Statistics, theaters, third places, tourism, traffic, transit, transportation, Travel, urban design, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged Brimingham, cities, Drag Queen Bingo, Ferndale, Ferndale Moves, Ferndale Patio Zone, land use, Michigan, planning, Pontiac, Royal Oak, Royal Oak Social District, Woodward Avenue, Woodward Corridor, Woodward Dream Cruise
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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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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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Islands of sanity amid sprawl schlock
Despite seas of commercial and residential sprawl in many parts of suburban Detroit, there are a few places of sane, sensible, and progressive planning that stand out as beacons of hope. Probably the most obvious of these dichotomies is just … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Advocacy, architecture, art, bicycling, Biking, branding, Bus transportation, Cars, cities, civics, civility, coffee shops/cafes, commerce, consumerism, Cuisine, culture, density, downtown, economic development, education, entertainment, entrepreneurship, environment, geography, government, health, historic preservation, history, Housing, humanity, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, new urbanism, pictures, placemaking, planning, revitalization, spatial design, sprawl, sustainability, third places, tourism, trails, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged Berkley, Birmingham, cities, community, Detroit, Ferndale, land use, planning, Royal Oak, spatial design, sprawl, urban planning, walkable, zoning
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Iconic tribute sculptures of Woodward Avenue
Of all the streets and roads in Michigan, none quite has the familiar ring, rhyme, and historic charm of Woodward Avenue. Stretching some 27 miles from the Detroit waterfront to Pontiac, Woodward Avenue (also known as M-1) is the main … Continue reading
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Tagged All-American Road, architecture, art, Detroit, Ferndale, heritage routes, Highland Park, land use, placemaking, Pontiac, Royal Oak, scenic byways, sculptures, Southeast Michigan, tourims, travel, tribute sculptures, Woodward Avenue
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