Why do people love spending time in downtowns around the world? It’s simple. The narrow streets are designed for walking. The compact neighborhoods create nearby destinations. The trees. The architecture. The culture. The sense of place. This is the blueprint for strong towns.
What is happening? Ocean off Florida reached 100% and its coral reefs are bleaching; our planet's had its hottest days ever recorded this past month; climate researchers say heat waves in US and Europe 'virtually impossible' without climate change. Hey, this is fine.
The same view separated by several decades. This is the type of positive change that can occur when you have a city that actually follows through on strategic plans and embraces public/private partnerships. I am so fortunate to live and work here.
Best Places to Retire in the US, according to US News & World Report. https://t.co/BSbCLi2UWb #BestCitiesTowns @BestPlacestoRetire #RetirementPlacesRated
Here's a jolt of some holiday spirit: 55 towns with Christmas festivities and magical experiences for all. https://t.co/NqKfDFt9bW #Christmas#holidays#BestCitiesTowns
Is your city taking a creative approach to protecting transit riders from the highly communicable #coronavirus? Here's how the largest US transit systems are handling coronavirus #COVID19: https://t.co/l5ZrvGFW10 #novelcoronavirus#COVID19#2019nCoV#SARSCoV2 #2019-nCoV
US cities with the worst traffic congestion include LA, NYC, Chicago, Honolulu, Austin, San Francisco, among others on this Top 15 Worst Congested Cities in NA list: https://t.co/U6MSpOBLkL
Chicago, Los Angeles,New York have the largest clusters of recommended hospitals. See the entire 2019-2020 list of ranked Honor Roll hospitals plus best regional hospitals. #BestCitiesTowns#BestHospitals#BestRegionalHospitals
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New national network launched to show states how to develop state offices for recreation management, to support recreation businesses and ensure that a state’s natural assets can sustain economic growth, as successfully achieved in Utah. https://t.co/C3e95Y8Gvc
How are these 6 cities successfully rebounding? By investing in infrastructure, attracting new industries to replace manufacturing jobs, revitalizing their downtowns, attracting visitors, adding trails and parks, fostering arts and cultural events. https://t.co/5lJeXfF0c0
Top destinations: Where do mobile American renters want to live? Check it out by using the inbound and outbound search tool in this interactive map: https://t.co/yEzutwM0FP
CT is losing population. 2 most common destinations for people moving out of Connecticut are NYC and Massachusetts. Of companies leaving CT, UBS moved to Manhattan, GE moved to Boston. Southern states are also popular destinations.
Here’s the INTRODUCTION to PART II: MIX THE USES, in my new book, Walkable City Rules. I’m tweeting the whole book out May - July, one rule a day. Enjoy! Or go to: https://t.co/CDWaEKBXMI