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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
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Tag Archives: schools
Roadside Americana: Quaint small college towns
For this list, I chose to keep the town’s size at approximately 15,000 residents or less. Otherwise, it’s increasingly difficult to affix the term “quaint” to a place larger than that population. Berea is the largest community with more than … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, cities, civics, colleges, culture, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, education, entertainment, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, land use, pictures, placemaking, planning, recreation, schools, spatial design, sustainability, third places, tourism, Travel, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged Americana, cities, College towns, colleges, education, land use, planning, roadside, schools, tourism, travel
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A vision of velo purgatory
I recently stopped by the Michigan State University (MSU) Surplus Store and had to take a couple of photos (above and below) of the many forlorn bicycles that are caught in what appears to be best described as “quasi-velo purgatory” – somewhere … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Advocacy, bicycling, Biking, civics, colleges, commerce, culture, economics, education, entrepreneurship, environment, historic preservation, history, humanity, pictures, product design, recreation, recycling, schools, sustainability, Trade, transportation, Travel
Tagged biccyles, bikes, colleges, cycling, education, environment, MSU, MSU surplus, recycling, schools, sustainability, universities, velos
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Celebrate the “love of bicycling” in May
There are many bicycling events coming up in the Month of May, as it is National Bike Month here in the United States. These include: National Bike to School Day – May 7th Cyclofemme – May 11th National Bike to Work … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, branding, charities, cities, civics, civility, climate change, culture, diversity, education, entertainment, environment, family, fitness, fun, health, history, humanity, inclusiveness, nature, peace, pictures, planning, politics, recreation, schools, Social media, sustainability, tourism, transportation, Travel, volunteerism, Women
Tagged bicycling, Bike to School Day, Bike to Work Day, bike to Work Month, Bike to Work Week, biking, culture, cycling, cyclofemme, education, Ride of Silence, schools, transportation, women
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Leading “Tree Campus USA” states
In honour of Arbor Day 2014 (tomorrow, Friday, April 25th), I thought it would be interesting to highlight the Tree Campus USA program conducted by the Arbor Day Foundation. Started in 2008 and similar to Tree City USA, this program recognizes those … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, charities, cities, civics, climate change, colleges, culture, education, environment, fun, geography, government, health, historic preservation, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, nature, North America, peace, pictures, placemaking, planning, recreation, schools, spatial design, Statistics, sustainability, tourism, Travel, urban planning
Tagged Arbor Day, Arbor Day Foundation, charities, cities, colleges, ecology, education, environment, forestry, land use, landscape architecture, natures, peace, planning, schools, trees, universities
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Duplicative college town/city names
Below is my list of duplicative (or repetitive) college city and town names. I was actually surprised how many there are, but the list is likely incomplete. If you know of any additions, please feel free to pass them along. … Continue reading
America’s most/least literate cities
For the most part, I will let these lists speak for themselves. Most literate cities in America: Washington, DC Seattle, Washington Minneapolis, Minnesota Atlanta, Georgia Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Least literate cities (all news is not so sunny from the Sunbelt): Bakersfield, … Continue reading
Posted in books, cities, colleges, Communications, Economy, education, geography, humanity, Language, literature, North America, poverty, reading, schools, Statistics, writing
Tagged books, cities, education, geography, literacy, literature, reading, schools
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Do our college communities pass the walkability test?
In a nutshell, the answer is largely a resounding NO. Below is a list of American college communities with their walkability score for 2014 as compiled by walkscore.com. The overall rating was used for each community as students tend to live, shop, … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, architecture, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, Bus transportation, Cars, cities, civics, civility, colleges, commerce, culture, downtown, education, fitness, fun, geography, health, Housing, humanity, infrastructure, land use, logistics, new urbanism, North America, placemaking, planning, product design, recreation, schools, spatial design, sprawl, States, Statistics, sustainability, third places, trails, transit, transportation, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged cities, colleges, education, exercise, fitness, geography, health, land use, planning, recreation, schools, spatial design, sustainability, universities, walkability
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Ten planning lessons from Boulder
I had the great pleasure of visiting Boulder, Colorado for the first time over an extended four-day weekend. As an urban planner, I was able to take away many useful lessons for many communities across the nation, including here in … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Advocacy, Alternative energy, architecture, art, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, branding, brewpubs, Bus transportation, cities, civics, civility, colleges, culture, density, diversity, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, Economy, education, entrepreneurship, environment, fitness, fun, geography, government, health, hiking, historic preservation, history, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, nature, new urbanism, North America, peace, placemaking, planning, revitalization, schools, spatial design, sprawl, sustainability, third places, tourism, trails, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, Wildlife, zoning
Tagged amenities, Boulder, cities, Colorado, diversity, economy, environment, geography, land use, nature, planning, schools, urban planning, zoning
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Where the Buffaloes roam
Here are some images of the University of Colorado (or CU in local jargon) taken over the past couple of days. I have long thought that Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Washington & Lee, and Stanford were the handsomest college campuses, … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, architecture, art, civics, colleges, Communications, education, fitness, geography, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, North America, placemaking, planning, schools, skylines, spatial design, States, tourism, Travel
Tagged Boulder, buffaloes, colleges, Colorado, CU, education, higher education, schools, universities, University of Colorado
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You know your community is suburban when…
Part two of this satirical series – rural communities were addressed over the past weekend. Enjoy! Dandelions are public enemy number one! Squirrels and groundhogs are public enemy number two and three respectively. There are more car-deer collisions than any … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, architecture, cities, civics, civility, Communications, consumerism, culture, environment, fun, geography, history, Housing, humanity, land use, nature, planning, politics, satire, schools, spatial design, sustainability, urban planning, zoning
Tagged cities, education, environment, fun, land use, Mcmansions, nature, planning, satire, schools, starter castles, suburbs, towns, zoning
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