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- Solar energy production in the USA on former surface mines
- Monikers/nicknames for film and movie-making hubs
- Albuquerque – A city at the convergence of unparalleled geophysical landforms
- Strict planning & zoning destroys eclectic, offbeat, and funky
- Madrid, NM – Coal mining ghost town to eclectic art colony
- The many moods of the Sandia Mountains in a single day
- The “unity of drought” must supersede myths and self interest
- Gnarly Native American art on skateboard decks
- North American cities with toll beltways and bypasses
- 25 Largest American core cities without a limited access beltway or bypass
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Tag Archives: streetscapes
Shifting from bland to “GRAND!”
As the following photos will demonstrate, when it comes to mixed-use development there can be bland designs and there can be “GRAND” designs. The first two mixed-use buildings (see below) are located in East Lansing and tend to come across as … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, architecture, art, cities, civics, commerce, Communications, culture, diversity, downtown, economic development, entertainment, entrepreneurship, fun, Housing, humanity, land use, new urbanism, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, revitalization, skylines, spatial design, sustainability, third places, tourism, Travel, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged architecture, art, buildings, cities, design, economic development, fun, land use, mixed use developments, pedestrians, planning, streetscapes, urban design, urban planning, walking
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Adding grace to place
Below are listed sixteen sweet ideas for adding grace to a place. Some of these ideas may sound like simple steps, but I am always amazed how few American communities actually employ them on a regular basis as a way of gracing … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, bicycling, cities, civics, climate change, Cuisine, culture, density, diversity, economic development, economic gardening, economics, entertainment, entrepreneurship, environment, Europe, fun, historic preservation, history, land use, nature, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, psychology, revitalization, spatial design, sustainability, third places, tourism, trails, urban planning, walking
Tagged art, bicycles, flowers, gardens, landscaping, parks, placemaking, planning, streetscapes, Third places, trees, walking
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