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Homes for Artists
In New York, gentrification has often occurred due to creative professionals and artists moving into neighborhoods that have been neglected by real estate interests and making them attractive due to their sweat investments and cultural programming of the area. Usually … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Community Development
Tagged affordable housing, Art, artists, economic development
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Walkers (the living non-zombie ones): part 3
Walkers: part 1 part 2 part 3 part 4 Here we are back to Sam and his no-nonsense, telic walking style. In the first post of this series I came up with 3 questions that Sam needed answers to in his … Continue reading
Posted in Transportation
Tagged Map, pathways, Pedestrian, persona, signage, streetscape, walking, wayfinding
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Volunteer Opportunity: The Honeycomb Project
In light of the recent Buell Hypothesis post, this group might be of interest… The Honeycomb Project It is a non-profit group (created by two lovely moms) that arranges family volunteer events where parents can participate with their children. Unfortunately … Continue reading
Beyond Zuccotti Park
New York City has these strange beasts called Privately Owned Public Spaces (or POPS) which were put to some significant tests for the first time in recent history during the Occupy Wall Street protests. Many planners were watching the protests … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews & Recommendations
Tagged Activism, Books, community, conflict, NYC Open Data, Open Space, POPS, public realm
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Shootings Mapped
Due to the recent shooting in Colorado, it seemed appropriate to look at an older post from the Atlantic on the Geography of Gun Deaths by Richard Florida. These emotional moments are often points when people rally for policy changes, … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews & Recommendations
Tagged analysis, cartography, gun control, mapping, policy development, Richard Florida, statistics
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Disaster Management & Public Libraries
Recently I watched Spotlight on: The Massachusetts Public Library Construction Program on US Building Digest‘s website. It is about the construction program for libraries in Massachusetts, which is a state program, as opposed to New York’s more local systems. New … Continue reading
Posted in Disaster Management
Tagged disaster, emergency, FEMA, Library, Massachusetts, OEM
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High Speed Hope
High Speed Hope
60 minutes DC to NYC on a train?
Yes, please!
That is less time than it takes me to get to an airport.
Fingers are crossed, but I am prepared for disappointment.
EVENT: Greater and Greener 7/13/12-7/17/12
This international conference on urban parkland is going on already, but there is still time to partake! Here is the full schedule. It goes through Tuesday and if you happen to have some time off, it looks like there will … Continue reading
Economics and Affordable Housing
Do urban planners know enough about urban economics? Just mentioning economics is often enough to cause most eyes to glaze over. Why should planners’ eyes be any different? One reason that urban planners don’t tend to study economics too much … Continue reading
Walkers (the living non-zombie ones): part 2
Walkers: part 1 part 2 part 3 part 4 Apologies for the delay in this follow up to my previous Walker post… I have been mulling over what I learned in the Walking & the Life of the City Symposium and trying to … Continue reading
Posted in Transportation
Tagged accessibility, Dogma, Pedestrian, persona, safety, TOD, walking
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