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- Timeless Portraits of the Oklahoma Panhandle
- Cities with a lengthy formal, original, or ceremonial name
- Applying facets of Vastu Shastra to address climate change
- Favorite canyons and gorges visited
- A single sidewalk can make a huge difference
- Add “The Planning Commission” podcast to your agenda
- 15 years after the tornado – Planning lessons from Greensburg, Kansas
- The planning profession could use some anarchy!
- Is Burning Man making a mistake at Fly Ranch?
- Incorporating mass timber in airport terminal design
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Tag Archives: vacation
Historic beaches opened for Black Americans during Jim Crow
Back in November of 2019, I posted a list of the beach wade-in protests that took place during the Civil Rights Era. These protests demanded that public beaches be opened up to all people, instead of being limited to … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, cities, civics, Civil Rights, civility, culture, demographics, diversity, entertainment, entrepreneurship, geography, health, historic preservation, history, human rights, inclusiveness, injustice, land use, Maps, pictures, placemaking, racism, recreation, Small business, social equity, third places, tourism, Travel
Tagged beaches, bigotry, Civil Rights, discrimination, Jim Crow, racism, recreation, segregation, shore, shorelines, shores, tourism, travel, vacation
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Roadside Americana – Motel memories
I am probably going to date myself yet again with this post, but to this urban planner, one of the most memorable images of the American highway system in the 1960s and 70s was the motel or motor court. Often … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, branding, Cars, commerce, Communications, culture, entertainment, family, Food, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, holiday, land use, logistics, Maps, music, North America, planning, product design, signs, spatial design, sprawl, tourism, transportation, Travel, Uncategorized, urban planning, video, zoning
Tagged fun, geography, historic preservation, history, holidays, hotels, inns, lodges, lodging, maps, Memory Motel, motels, motor courts, motor inns, roadside Americana, The Rolling Stones, tourism, travel, vacation
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Europe’s busiest passenger seaports
The Eurostat data below from 2011 includes both ferry and cruise ship passenger data. It is interesting to note that despite completion of the Chunnel between the United Kingdom and France, Dover remains the busiest passenger seaport in Europe and … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Cars, cities, commerce, Communications, economic development, Europe, fun, geography, globalization, holiday, infrastructure, Ireland, land use, logistics, planning, recreation, Statistics, tourism, transportation, Travel, UK, urban planning
Tagged boats, cities, cruise ships, Europe, ferries, harbors, holiday, ports, seaports, shipping, ships, tourism, transportation, travel, vacation
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A 33 foot wide slice of heaven
I am sitting in the front patio of our cottage on Lake Wawasee, Indiana as I am writing this post, listing to the birds sing their morning serenade, the soft breeze blow through the trees, blue lake waters gently lapping … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, civility, culture, entertainment, environment, family, fun, geography, health, land use, Love, nature, peace, pictures, seasons, Travel, weather, writing
Tagged family, fun, Indiana, Lake Wawasee, recreation, travel, vacation
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Beachcomber nightmares
Just in time for another fun-filled summer weekend – this weblink to the Natural Resources Defense Council website provides a detailed and comprehensive report on the 200 cleanest (yay!) and dirtiest (boo!) beaches in the United States. Nothing like a little … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, civics, climate change, culture, density, economic development, entertainment, environment, geography, health, infrastructure, land use, nature, placemaking, planning, pollution, sustainability, tourism, walking
Tagged beaches, health, pollution, summer, swimming, tourism, travel, vacation
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