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CityPlanningNews.com: Nathan Benderson Park Sarasota, FL
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Jul 28, 2015. Nathan Benderson Park Sarasota, FL. Small Gator at the bottom of the sun reflection. Nathan Benderson Park Sarasota, FL. Situated just west of Interstate 75 in tropically beautiful Sarasota, Florida, Nathan Benderson Park is a unique 600-acre community park providing the public access to a picturesque 500-acre lake and an exciting world of recreational pursuits. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Meeting Cities of Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland and Sarasota. Sister Cities Meeting August 2016.
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CityPlanningNews.com: April 2015
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Apr 13, 2015. Interesesting article in the Atlantic about aging workers. Interesesting article in the Atlantic about aging workers. Http:/ www.theatlantic.com/sponsored/raymond-james/the-end-of-retirement/290/? Links to this post. Apr 12, 2015. The White House—A History in Five Minutes. Very interesting information about the White House by:. Richard Nisley just posted a new article! Http:/ www.richardnisley.com/. Links to this post. Apr 9, 2015. Time Lapse Video of Chicago. Jul 1, 2011. Feb 3, 2011.
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CityPlanningNews.com: November 2014
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Nov 30, 2014. No dogs were washed while I was there. Sarasota, Florida. Links to this post. Merry Christmas Ho Ho Ho. Links to this post. Nov 29, 2014. Underwater tunnels are an interesting piece of infrastructure. The list provides the name of the tunnel, the year of completion in parenthesis, the city/nation Those tunnels where the length is not known are listed at the end. Solbakk (uc) – Stavanger, Norway = 46,904 feet. Harbour (prop) – Copenhagen, Denmark = 30-40,000 feet. Links to this post. With a ...
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CityPlanningNews.com: May 2015
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May 23, 2015. Click below for more photos of Sarasota Sunsets. Photo by Sarasota Sister City Member Betty Greenspan. Links to this post. Photo of a Small Drone at a Wedding in Split Croatia. Wedding in the courtyard in Split Croatia, as viewed from our apartment in the center of Diocletian's Palace in the Peristyle, the center courtyard of the Roman palace. They used a small drone to take aerial photos of the wedding. Links to this post. Interesting article on drone photos at:. Links to this post. I said...
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West Virginia Planning Association (WVPA)
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This page features links to important planning related sites. Planning Resources and Organizations. Article on "School Sprawl". Sept 1, 2004 Article on Planning Issues. Cyburbia: The Urban Planning Portal. Lincoln Institute of Land Use Policy. Ohio State Certification in Creative Placemaking. Planetzien: Planning and Development Network. Planners' Web: City and Regional Planning Resources. Sierra Club Webpage on Sprawl.
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CityPlanningNews.com: Chicago "L" Elevated - Steam Before They Became Electric
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Aug 8, 2015. Chicago "L" Elevated - Steam Before They Became Electric. Https:/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake Street Elevated Railroad. Chicago "L" - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Https:/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Chicago. Short for "elevated") is the rapid transit system serving the city of Chicago and some of its surrounding suburbs in the U.S. state of Illinois. 8206;: 102.8 mi (165.4 km). 8206;: 55 mph (89 km/h). Chicago ' L' .org - The Chicago rapid transit internet resource. 8206; Rolling Stock.
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CityPlanningNews.com: July 2015
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Jul 31, 2015. Interesting scoop from CityLab. Friday, July 31, 2015. San Francisco's Humble Request to Luxury Developers: Pitch in for Public Transit. A new impact fee asks residential towers to pay their fair share. LA's Bold Plan to Bring Car-Share to the Poor. A new electric vehicle pilot would provide access and savings to those who need it most. A New Yorker's Delightfully Stereotypical Map of America. Pretty much nothing exists outside Manhattan. Where Coyotes Are Thriving in Los Angeles. Situated ...
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CityPlanningNews.com: Raising Chicago
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Jul 27, 2015. The City of Chicago was raised from 4 to 14 feet. The homes were jacked up, and new basement foundations were built underneath. The streets and sidewalks were also raised. This massive effort was done not because of rising water levels but to get enough elevation to drain the city. Chicago was built on a swamp adjacent to Lake Michigan and the Chicago River. Poor drainage caused flooding and typhoid fever and dysentery were major problems. Streets often became impassable. Nothing," noted an...