by zdehondt | Oct 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
Touring cities and towns ultimately leads to the uncovering of unique and interesting findings. A week ago, I visited a very interesting small “town” in western New York State, the Chautauqua Institution. I was asked to present and participate in a conference on urban...
by zdehondt | Oct 15, 2012 | Uncategorized, Urban Insights, Urban Research
Globalization and Its Effect on Urban Design- Part 1 In this post we will attempt to place the city within its current global context by looking at current factors shaping cities as well as the historical elements that have defined urban form. Global Icons outside of...
by zdehondt | Oct 8, 2012 | Civic Leadership, Placemaking, Uncategorized, Urban Insights
Alternative Approaches to the Working City This past week I had an opportunity to visit one of the most pleasant small towns in North America, Mackinac Island, where I participated in the annual conference for the Michigan Municipal League. Even though I have traveled...
by zdehondt | Oct 1, 2012 | Uncategorized, Walkability and Non-Motorized Systems
In a previous post we looked at a non-motorized masterplan at the scale of the major city. In this post we turn our attention to the small town. For the Non-Motorized masterplan in the town of Lapeer, Michigan, population 8,800, we looked at issues that were more...
by zdehondt | Sep 24, 2012 | Uncategorized, Urban Insights
Cities are organic, they are always changing, evolving, growing, contracting and generally moving toward another place from the present. One of the drivers of change, at least for short periods, is the seasons of a year. Specifically, cities where the four seasons are...
