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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
- New Mexico’s protected wildlife areas along the Rio Grande
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Tag Archives: urban design
America’s most charming walkable neighborhood is in…
Los Angeles! Yes, you read that correctly. The city known for miles of freeways and lengthy traffic jams is also home to what this retired urban planner feels is the most charming walkable neighborhood in the United States. In fact, … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Alternative transportation, architecture, art, books, Cars, cities, civics, culture, density, engineering, entertainment, environment, fitness, fun, geography, health, hiking, historic preservation, history, Housing, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, Maps, mountains, nature, new urbanism, parking, pictures, place names, placemaking, planning, product design, recreation, skylines, spatial design, technology, third places, topography, tourism, traffic, trails, transportation, Travel, urban design, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged architecture, California, cities, design, High Tower Elevator, history, Hollywood Heights, LA, Los Angeles, neighborhoods, planning, stairways, urban design, walkability, walking, walkways
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Ten+1 planning lessons from Maharishi Vedic City
The Vedic/Vastu planned and designed community of Maharishi Vedic City in southeast Iowa offers a number of interesting and insightful lessons for planners. Here are the ten primary lessons from researching and visiting this unique sustainable city: 10/7/22 Addendum – … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, Alternative energy, Alternative transportation, architecture, cities, civics, civility, climate change, culture, ecosystems, environment, geography, health, history, Housing, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, natural history, nature, placemaking, planning, product design, recreation, Renewable Energy, social equity, solar, spatial design, sustainability, urban design, urban planning, water conservation, zoning
Tagged architecture, cities, garden cities, Iowa, land use, LULUs, Maharishi Vedic City, Mandala, nature, neighborhoods, open space, planning, spatial design, sustainable, transitional zoning, urban design
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American “Hydrograds” – Cities built for hydroelectric projects
Two recent posts I’ve written on the Atomgrads (nuclear cities) of the former Soviet Union that were developed to both construct and support both nuclear weapons and energy plants led me to explore similar government built community for hydroelectric … Continue reading
Posted in archaeology, architecture, cities, downtown, economic development, environment, geography, Geology, Health care, Housing, infrastructure, land use, Maps, nature, pictures, place names, placemaking, planning, rivers/watersheds, spatial design, theaters, third places, topography, toponymy, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban design, urban planning, zoning
Tagged Atomgrads, dams, hydroelectric power, hydroelectric projects, Hydrograds, town planning, urban design
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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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Eccentri’city’ of place – celebrate whimsy!
“Get rid of the strict grid” may sound like fighting words to many urban planners and engineers, but please let me first explain. I don’t necessarily have a problem with a gridiron street pattern when it is employed in the appropriate context. In any area … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, Cars, cities, civics, commerce, culture, density, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, entrepreneurship, geography, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, product design, skylines, spatial design, sustainability, tourism, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, zoning
Tagged adaptive reuse, cities, eccentricities, geography, historic preservation, history, land use, spatial design, street layout, transportation, urban design, urban planning, whimsy
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Creating “Active Cities,” part two
First, I would like to thank everyone who read and/or responded to the November 13th post on creating Active Cities. The feedback was kind, supportive, and very much appreciated. While many cities around the world are “active” in the sense … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, bicycling, cities, culture, density, diversity, economic development, fun, history, land use, new urbanism, planning, spatial design, transportation
Tagged Active Cities, urban design, urban planning
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The one time I wish Mr. Wright had been wrong
I thoroughly enjoy the magnificence and elegance of Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture and design. A tour I tour took of the Robie House in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood this summer highlighted many innovative and artistic features that make him America’s premiere architect. … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, cities, climate change, density, energy, environment, food systems, health, history, land use, new urbanism, planning, transportation
Tagged Frank Lloyd Wright, urban design, urban planning
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