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Roanoke plans for an extraordinary pedestrian street: The timing is right for pedestrian streets. While just a vision for
How to do a local blog for the creative class: Who are the hot new artists, bands, and merchants in the city?
Vancouver thrives by dispelling planning myths: Vancouver is often labeled as one of the most livable cities in
Bringing the ‘experience’ to downtown shoppers: Downtown independent retailers don’t have the financial muscle or exposure of the
Free wi-fi for all of San Francisco, courtesy of…: …Google. That’s the offer Google is providing the City of San Francisco,
Going out in pursuit of some trivial fun…: Connect Four, Trivial Pursuit, Backgammon… the games you played as a kid…
The busiest restaurant in town…: In yesterday’s entry, I questioned why rooftop dining was so rare, and
Rooftop dining – why so rare?: I was sitting next to a friend of mine whose girlfriend exclaimed,
Learning innovation from Gorillaz: Inspiring places have an energy, a vibe, a freshness that says you’re
The first internationally themed public market: It’s a global economy, so how can small businesses compete? They can
Contemporary public markets instead of Wal-marts?: That’s the theme of the Project for Public Spaces (PPS) Public Market
World car-free day is…. uh, was yesterday (Thursday): g src=”/images/carfreeday.jpg” alt=”Car Free Day” > There’s even a website dedicated to