Photos of Amtrak Station, Milwaukee WI
Uploaded to Flickr: Photoset of the Amtrak Train Station in Milwaukee, WI
Resources:
Amtrak's page on the MKE station
The MKE station receives a score of 7 from restroomratings.com
Milwaukee Journal Sentinal article on planned renovations to the station
State of WI's DOT page on the station renovation plans
Architectural review of the station on the site ArchitectureChicagoPlus blog
Who Really Lives in Washington DC?
If there's one major metro area (in the US) I have trouble unraveling/defining/loving, it's probably Washington DC. I typically visit Washington each year, and I always come back less convinced I understand exactly what type of urban place DC really is.
The city provides a fabulous urban experience - it has fine restaurants, architecture, museums, and […]
Photo: Public Displays of Affection on a Metro Train
Washington Metro Transit Train
Tour Community Gardens in Minneapolis/Saint Paul
The Green Institute's Gardenworks program has organized a (self-guided) tour of community gardens in the Minneapolis / St. Paul (and surrounding suburbs) area.
Join the "Parade of Community Gardens" tomorrow (Aug. 19th, 10AM-2PM) to check out the cool gardens around the metro area.
Click here for the full tour brochure / map
Click here for descriptions of the gardens on […]
Twin Cities News Links
Developer presents two different plans for boutique hotel in Uptown. One is 4 stories, the other is 6 stories; neither addresses neighborhood concerns about auto traffic (SW Journal: Detailed plans presented for proposed Uptown hotel)
Planning Commission approves plan for Whole Foods / Condo tower in dowtown Minneapolis. Project will be 33 stories with 290 units, […]
How to Build a City of 200,000. From Scratch. In the Desert.
Via Planetizen is a link to LA Times article on Coyote Spring, NV.
Never heard of Coyote Springs? It's because it's just a desert area now (about 1 hour northeast of Las Vegas). But plans are well underway to develop the area into a new city of 200,000 inhabitants, making it the second largest city in Nevada.
Yes, add water, gain […]
MSN's Top Tourist Traps
MSN Travel has published a list of their Top 15 places to avoid / tourist traps. Remember, it's their list (not mine!).
Fisherman's Wharf: San Francisco, US
Sears Tower: Chicago, IL
International Spy Museum: Washington DC, US
Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay: Las Vegas, US
Times's Square: New York City, US
Buckingham Palace (Changing of the Guard): London, UK
Experience Music Project: […]
The Cul-de-Sac… Under Attack!
The best place to start with the recent NY Times article, Why Some Towns Place Roadblocks on Cul-de-Sacs, is at the end. Or, as Brent Ryan (associate professor, urban planning, University of Illinois at Chicago) puts it, “The thing you can say most about cul-de-sacs, is what goes around comes around.”
Article: Why Some Towns Place […]
Link: The Gross Report on What Makes a Place a Public Space?
There are so many good urban-related sites (blogs?) out there - it's impossible to give them all the credit they deserve.
One that should be on your list is the Gross Report. Stephen primarily writes about urban issues, with a focus on Cleveland.
His latest post - Cul-de-sac Nation - examines key dimensions of "public spaces"… or… what makes a […]