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Entertainment Districts: What not to do
Feeding off yesterday’s post, I thought I’d share an example of what not to do … I hate giving Phoenix too much grief. It already receives enough commentary from the urban planning collective, and...
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Answering a few comments on “Entertainment Districts”
My last Strong Towns post was cross-posted in Better! Cities and Towns (formerly New Urban News). This is great, and I’m happy that I was able to get the article out there. There were a few comments on...
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Urban entertainment districts @ Salon.com
You can read a few quotes from myself over at Salon.com in a great piece by Will Doig. Will writes about cities in Salon and has some really stellar pieces (e.g.: Rust Belt chic: Declining Midwest...
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Here’s an obvious one: Is It Time to Stop Building Convention Centers?
The following post was hammered out on the Strong Towns Network. Here’s an obvious one: Is It Time to Stop Building Convention Centers? Over the last 20 years, convention space in the United States has...
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Everything you need to know about failed economic development policy
This photo, taken in 2009, should tell you everything you need to know about failed economic development policy in the United States. The stadium construction, parking lots, pedestrian overpass,...
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Who doesn’t love a good tailgate?
“All of the concept drawings of the now-approved Vikings stadium proposal include large swaths of dedicated tailgating lots near the stadium. If Minneapolis builds these lots, the new facility will...
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Our Economic and Environmental Disconnect
I was reading through the Star Tribune comments section on an article about LED lights. It was a good article, if you happen to be into that, and in all fairness, it does deal with issues outside the...
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