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Road construction. Just the thought of it drives most of us a little batty. What route will I take? How much longer will it take me? Can I time it just right so I don’t get stuck? Sadly, for those of us in the field of urban planning, or its related disciplines, road construction is [...]
I’ve written before about how we can take better advantage of our pavement space (http://newurbanismblog.com/manage-pavement-space-fun/) , and how even our alleys and lanes can become fun and interesting places. A recent blog post from Sightline Daily does an excellent job of detailing this phenomenon in the Pacific Northwest. All of our cities have [...]
On a recent trip to northern Minnesota with my brother (otherwise known as the Mississippi Valley Traveler – http://mississippivalleytraveler.com), I had a chance to visit Camp Rabideau – one of a handful of remaining CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) camps left standing in the US. The camp is six miles south [...]
Occasionally I come across a blog post from another source that is so well done that it must be shared. This week’s piece on the blog Strong Towns is such an example. Charles Marohn does a great job not just in skewering a typically lazy report by ASCE, but also tying it back to our [...]
Well, this has been quite a year full of change, hasn’t it? Everywhere I go, it seems that anyone involved in the world of real estate, whether it be design, building, marketing or otherwise is either contemplating big changes, or undertaking them. Nothing like an historic recession (depression?) to shake up your world.
At any [...]
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