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Frozen Baltimore

If these pictures could talk, they would tell you it is very cold.

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More Philly Architecture

More Philadelphia architecture.

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Smaller City Blocks

I’m back from Philadelphia and during my time exploring the city I noticed something really neat about the city blocks in south-eastern Center City. Most of the blocks have alleyways or dividing streets making them significantly smaller than the other…

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The Cape Fear Skyway

The Cape Fear Skyway is a proposed 9.5 mile roadway/ 165-187 foot cable-stayed bridge that would connect New Hanover and Brunswick Counties. It would also be the region's first toll roadway. This project has already gone through countless changes, but as I understand it now, the Skyway would connect U.S. 17 in Brunswick County to the intersection of Carolina Beach Road and Independence Boulevard in Wilmington. The precise route will be determined later in the planning process. According to news station WWAY, "Previous plans for the bridge would cut directly in to the Brunswick County subdivision, Snee Farm. Wednesday, two new ideas were proposed. They would bypass residential areas, and go north of the Brunswick Forest subdivision. Brunswick County officials are generally in favor of those plans." (Read More)
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Cities and transportation: a brief essay

Here's a thought: If you want me to visit your city or downtown, provide a public way for me to get there. I believe every downtown city advocate should celebrate the power and creative potential of urban density and of connecting people by putting them on sidewalks together and having them share ideas and physical space. This doesn’t cost as much as you think. In fact, it’s probably cheaper than your current “I’ll fix the problem by covering it up with a new streetscape” campaign. Ask Jaime Lerner, he knows. (Read More)
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Sketches

Venturing back to my previous dreams of being an urban designer, I’ve decided to take these old sketches and digitize them using my new pen tablet.
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