August Website of the Month: The New York City Streets Renaissance
Perhaps I did a little foreshadowing in my previous post on which site would be chosen for the August Site of the Month. The selection for this month is The New York City Streets Renaissance. The NYCSR is a “coalition of community groups, elected officials, business leaders, and concerned citizens from across the five boroughs who are working together to bring long-overdue, common sense...
Read MoreBogotá, Colombia Hooked on a New Kind of Crack
A few months ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Jaime Lerner, the former mayor of Curitiba, Brasil, and governor of Paraná. I had heard many good things about Curitiba, like how he had helped to turn the city around with a superb bus rapid transit system and high density development along transit corridors. His presentations were fantastic. Then, I saw a presentation on Bogotá, Colombia...
Read MoreWalkableNeighborhoods.com is One Year Old!
This page is now out of date. Please update our site address as neighborhoods.org. Thanks! *** WalkableNeighborhoods.com is one year old today! What an exciting year it has been in many ways. I have “virtually” met dozens of people from all walks of life and career fields through this site. I really appreciate everyone’s comments and feedback. We are trying our best to incorporate as many...
Read MoreProgressive California Planning Evident in the Book of Lists
California is known for being on the cutting edge of progressive planning policies, and this is evident in the recently published 2006 California Planners’ Book of Lists. The Book of Lists is published annually by the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research. Hundreds of cities and counties were surveyed for the publication on a wide-range of planning issues. Some of the more...
Read MoreETE: On GERMAN Hauptbahnhofen…
We arrived in Berlin’s new and AMAZING Hauptbahnhof (central train station), which cost 900 million euros to construct. This station was absolutely incredible. It was basically a massive shopping mall/transport hub…..how fun that you can go shoe shopping while waiting for the train! This picture shows just a few of the 5 levels in the building to accomodate the various integration of...
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