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 cities make a comeback and Whole Foods is coming? Time to buy). Here are a few excerpts from the … Read more
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 both sites and I wanted to take some time to respond. The first comment: “this article had … Read more
Electric Vehicle Charging Station
It’s the thought that counts. Right? Well, if you find yourself in exurban Minneapolis, you can charge your electric vehicle here. It’s a Kwik Trip. This is it! Here you go … Kwik Trip is installing these at a number of their Midwestern locations. The most obvious problem here is that of voltage. “The family-owned … Read more
de Young Memorial Museum: A hard place to love …
San Francisco is probably my favorite American city. I love the human scale and the architecture. I love the culture, attitude, history and climate. It’s such a beautiful city in so many ways. In San Francisco, I don’t feel as if I’m in a city – but a collection of neighborhoods. Golden Gate Park is … Read more
Notes from CNU 20
I’m writing this on a plane. I’m flying back from West Palm Beach, Florida after visiting my first Congress of New Urbanism. The weekend was nothing short of amazing. I’m going to attempt to write, but after major fatigue I’m finding it difficult to think. The best way I can describe my experience at CNU … Read more
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 rightfully so, but books have been written about it and there really isn’t much room for me to expand. I do find … Read more
Avoiding the allure of “Entertainment Districts”
[I'll be giving a presentation at CNU 20 this upcoming weekend on this very topic. I would love to hear your input. So, if you have any thoughts. Please feel free to share them! Or, if you prefer to be private: click here to e-mail me. Best -Nate] Entertainment Districts, as they are referred to … Read more
Three Must Read Articles (5/3/2012)
Parking at the Pillsbury A Mill debated Financing and cost are issues, too, for Minneapolis’ Pillsbury A-Mill project Hiawatha struggles to become a destination, not a corridor
Do sport teams help a town’s image?
Is Minneapolis-St. Paul that much more liveable now than from 1993 to 2000? It’s a hard question to answer. I don’t remember 1993, and even 2000 is a bit hazy. I was all of 15 when the Wild arrived in Minnesota and the only thing I remember is that everyone was disappointed in the name. … Read more
In defense of “Kicking the can down the road”
“When a town can’t grow out, it must grow up.” I wrote this on the Strong Towns Blog about the inner-ring suburb of Roseville. This line was supposed to be taken literally and figuratively – as in, the city must literally grow upward (density) and “grow up” by shedding our past development history and accepting … Read more
