UrbanThoreau Critiques: from Street to World and Back Again
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Where’s Your Jesus Now?
Jesus H. Obama, that is.
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The Return of the Beloved 10
The Beloved 10 busline returns!
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Paris from Medieval to Military Modern: Photo Art exhibit
“Napoleon III and Paris” photo exhibit @ Met–Interesting look the development of Paris from a Medieval city to a modern one. The take home message: Haussmann redesigned Paris to make it easier for the military to sweep through the city; Moses opened New York to motor vehicles. Both men destroyed entire neighborhoods in the process.…
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Book: Urban Pioneers in Oakland
This looks to be a fun read about more urban pioneers!
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The “Best” & the “Brightest”
McNamara is dead. Can Jesus H. Obama learn the lesson?
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The MotorLESS City
NYT article “Bike Among the Ruins,” a re-imagining of Detroit as the MotorLESS City.
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Madison Fish Fry Website
Madison Fish Fries Ranked!
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The Long Emergency is Nigh (and Big Boxes are Going DOWN!)
Big boxes dying across the country, little boxes thriving in places that appreciate the local & long-lived.
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Mermaid Cafè, a Crown Jewel of the Eastside; Nay, of Madison; Better Yet, of Wisconsin
Mermaid Cafè’s supreme sandwiches & otherworldly espresso.
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Flat Flyover Country…INDEED! And How Bicycling Adds Juice to Any Economy
Flyover country ain’t so flat after all. And those wacky cyclist characters provide the turbo charge to any economic engine.
Got any book recommendations?