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Arlington County = Smart Growth

Posted by calwinston in calwinston's Blog, in Business, Virginia 19 May 2010 -

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urban, virginia, mass transit and 6 more...

Arlington County, Virginia! The county that so many municipalities should emulate. Arlington was the one that defied the odds when it was growing back in the 1960's and 1970's by incorporating Smart Growth(a bad word back then). During this time Americas love for the automobile trumpeted more than the expansion of mass transit into the suburbs....

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From: Downtown Master Plan & Urban Code

Posted by Spartan in The Spartan Blog, 01 February 2010 -

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urban design, street, pedestrian

Context: My stance is that the urban environment requires that the pedestrian be treated as king. All building projects should be oriented towards the street, and all streets should be built for people. Skyscrapers are an inherent part of any city- however, in this case, Spartanburg wants to establish a height restriction. The problem is that some people...

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What's new in the June 2nd, 2010 update...

Posted by Neo in Neo's Corner, 03 June 2010 -

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There are times when we upgrade UrbanPlanet.org and the changes are apparent, but other times the changes are hidden unless you're looking for them. To assist you in utilizing our newest features that were rolled out yesterday (June 2nd, 2010), here is a general changelog:

Link sharing has been altered to be easier and quicker to use. This...

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Virginia and High Speed Rail

Posted by calwinston in calwinston's Blog, 13 May 2010 -

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high speed rail, virginia and 9 more...

Virginia High Speed Rail

I'll begin by saying the proposals out currently for Virginia are not high speed rail. A train traveling at 110mph I repeat is not high speed! Maybe back in the 1950's it would have been considered as high speed!?

Today state officials are trying to start a line from DC to Hampton Roads. Instead of using 1940's...

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I heart foursquare

Posted by GRGridGirl in Grid Girl's Blog, 01 February 2010 -

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grandrapids, foursquare, check-in

As an avid Foursquare user, I thought I would post some suggestions for other users:

1. No checking in to your house. People, stop adding your homes as venues.
1a. No checking in to different rooms in your house, this is not cool.
1b. You can add a shout that you're home, without checking in. Simply say, "I'm home & off the grid."

2....

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What the HP, more development news in Benton Harbor

Posted by mgman in MG Man's Blog, 29 November 2008 -

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Well, this will be the last in a string of Benton Harbor related development posts. This post concerns three different renovations that add loft and apartments to downtown Benton Harbor. I will give a run down of the three conversions covered by a local newspaper article and then, surprise, will actually give a link to the newspaper article so everyone can...

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Still in full on wiki mode!

Posted by RON-E in RON-E's Blog, 14 March 2008 -

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General News

so, i have been editing the wiki like crazy with the help of jice here at UP. i have to say it is coming along great, and right now, nashville has the largest wiki here so far. i want to encourage other cities to do the same so we can have the argest wiki database for urban development out there!

go help!

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Gateway Park

Posted by Front_Range_Guy in Colorado Springs City Limits , 20 May 2007 -

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just the facts
PUEBLO - Preliminary details of the next phase of The Historic Arkansas River Walk Project (HARP) in Downtown Pueblo, have been made public. Earlier this week, The Pueblo Chieftain reported that Grand Gardens LLC will take charge of the planned development of the riverwalk's Gateway Park. The Chieftain reports the development will...

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The Noise Tube is on the air!

Posted by tamias6 in Tamias6's Noise Tube, 26 January 2007 -

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Welcome to the Noise Tube, boys and girls, I am your host Tamias6, a Digital Artist and Illustrator from Grand Rapids, MI, at your service. Here on the Noise Tube, I'm going to stuff you eyes and ears, with thoughts, ideas, rants, and an artist's prospective of the urban jungle and the world. Being the artist that I am, you will most certainly see...

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Is Va. Beach anti-people?

Posted by vdogg in vdogg's Blog, 29 June 2006 -

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I must admit, i'm usually full square behind our council due to their pro-urban development stance. Recently however they've come out with 2 of the most asinine policies i've seen in years. First, they are closing down the municipal lots at midnight on the oceanfront. This is both counterproductive and counterintuitive. The bars and clubs will...

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