Failing Infrastructure Takes a Toll on Communities
I write on infrastructure. I have highlighted its importance to creating and maintaining great cities. And I have bemoaned the job that the state of Michigan does as the main steward of roads, bridges,...
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Economics of Place book now available electronically
The groundbreaking book on placemaking, Economics of Place: The Value of Building Communities Around People, is now available to everyone as an e-book. First published in 2011, the book gained huge...
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Take a walk in a city. What do you see?
The Guardian is publishing a series on people walking in cities. What do they see? How do they feel? Does the experience open the mind? Their first installment was Six of the best city walks from...
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Inspiration this morning comes in the form of some great quotes about city life, compliments of placemakingvideo. Check out their site. “There is no lack of space in cities. It’s just that most of it...
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Ten Years of Placemaking In Michigan. A Story of Achievements and Successes
My colleague Shanna Draheim authored an important report detailing the successes of placemaking efforts over the last ten years by the Michigan Municipal League and its partners- A Decade of...
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How do you put a Price Tag on a Smile?
Heard last week from an American expert doing work in the U.S. and abroad… “You have to understand, when evaluating placemaking in the United States you can’t use common metrics to measure outcomes...
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The Urban-Darwin Effect
When we ignore our cities, we short change humanity. Let’s go back. Way back. About 12,000 years. In Mesopotamia. Charles Darwin, dapper urban gentleman Merchants, farmers, clerics and others came...
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