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Question of the Week: How Can I Pitch Allowing Limited Commerce in Residential Areas? -- Strong Towns

Question of the Week: How Can I Pitch Allowing Limited Commerce in Residential Areas? -- Strong Towns "Studies show profound latent demand in America for walkable urban neighborhoods (again, allowing some local businesses is an essential part of walkability). One...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 1, 2019 4:26 PM

Safeway remodels its Berkeley, Oakland stores

Safeway has extensively remodeled its store near Berkeley's Gourmet Ghetto, but managed to maintain the store's footprint and most of its structure. Click this link for a Google Maps view of the Berkeley Safeway before and after -- the aerial...

Posted by Michael Bates on December 21, 2012 5:22 PM

Urban Review STL » Blog Archive » Growth of auto related structures

Urban Review STL: Growth of auto related structures Steve Patterson shows with photographs how pre-war auto-oriented development accommodated cars while maintaining a pedestrian-friendly environment....

Posted by Michael Bates on December 28, 2009 12:41 PM

news from me: Arnold Stang, R.I.P.

news from me: Arnold Stang, R.I.P. The voice of Top Cat and Herman the Mouse has fallen silent at age 91. Mark Evanier shares some memories, including Stang's response to the offer of a limo ride to a New York...

Posted by Michael Bates on December 22, 2009 12:36 PM

imagiNATIVEamerica » Living a Walkable Lifestyle in OKC

imagiNATIVEamerica » Living a Walkable Lifestyle in OKC Blair Humphreys identifies and describes pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods in Oklahoma City. Where are the equivalent neighborhoods in Tulsa?...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 12, 2009 11:46 PM