Is Living High Living Better?
My very nice friend at work invited me out to join them and their friends at a swanky Chicago bar tonight. I was late - and by the time I found the bar there was a ling of about 40 people long waiting to get in…… so I thought forget this and went for a […]
Article Links: Pac-NW Economy, TEA-21, Gavin on Moses, Tolls, and Neighborhood Diversity
Well, the New Economy in the NW post is on hold until I can put some more complete thoughts together… I guess I'm not sure where I was going except…. that I wanted to make the usual point that states like WA and OR are only going to remain competitive if they invest in their […]
The (NEW) ECONOMY IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
(Note: I started this post a few days ago but I couldn't quite finish it or figure out where I was going with it… but then KT asked, "where'd it go?" and magically, here it is again) Well, this post is sort of starting out as a notion… which, if I can pick up the […]
Abandoned Industrial Yards and Brownfields
Today's NY Times, "On Top of Mt. Slag, Homes Sprout" (Brownfields and New - Luxury - Residential Development)…
… and I've found 2 new community groups I want to join:
Chicago Urban Exploration and The Action Square (Minnesota Urban Adventurers)
Resources:
Photographs tagged with abandoned and urban blight
Trip to the Chicago Tribune and 3 Easy Photography Tips
It's been an adventurous last few days in and around the IL / WI area. The two biggest highlights of the last few days have been:
- Last Thursday, Ma Gritz got me into the editorial board meeting of one the Chicago Tribune. Wow, this was great. I mean it was just a dream.
Imagine taking elevator […]
Another Level to be Added to the Terror Alert Scale?
I wonder if our leaders should spend more time thinking of international diplomacy, catchy pharses like operation liberty shield, or what the proper color should be if they added another level to the terror alert scale.
What could come between orange and red??? This is a tough one, but I'd suggest pink.
The Continuing Importance of Land Use in Urban Areas
I think a city's second most valuable resource is its land (its residents and workers are obviously the No. 1 resource).
You can have the best schools, museums, social services, bars, theaters, jobs, magazine shops, sports stadiums, public transit and freeways… but the trick is, they all have to be somewhere. The all have a physical […]
Going Down? (Below-Grade Development)
Wired has published a very interesting article on developing land under the ground, entitled: "Sub-Urban Renewal: Thanks to new tunneling technologies, real estate trends are down. Way down"
The article presents an informative description tunneling has become (apparently a lot) easier to due to new machinery.
When I think about things being built underground, I tend to […]
Article: Welcome to Minneapolis, the next Toledo
Doug Grow's column: Welcome to Minneapolis, the next Toledo
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CHICAGO PHOTOJOURNAL, PT. 1
The 63rd/Ashland page of my Chicago photojournal is online here. This page primarily covers the southside of Chicago.
Of course, I'm would love to hear any thoughts, reactions, comments etc… Thanks!