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Charlotte North Carolina | The Good And The Bad Are you thinking of moving to Charlotte North Carolina and looking for complete overview of this city? In this video, I'll be your guide as we dive into the city's flourishing economic opportunities, the exceptional quality of life, and the tapestry of cultural and recreational delights that make Charlotte so vibrant. While Charlotte does come with its fair share of challenges, it's a city that's always reinventing itself. Join me on this journey of discovery, and let's uncover the multifaceted allure of Charlotte, North Carolina together. I hope you find this video useful, please do let me know your experience in the comment section below. Please find the link to the full video in the first comment of this post. #charlottenorthcarolina #movingtocharlotte

Beyond the Vines: Navigating the Downsides of Sonoma County Living! 🚫🍇 While it's known for picturesque landscapes, discover the unfiltered reality of challenges that may impact your choice to call Sonoma County home. Get the full scoop on what to consider before making that life-changing decision. #SonomaCountyLiving #RealityCheck

Charlotte North Carolina | The Good And The Bad Are you thinking of moving to Charlotte North Carolina and looking for complete overview of this city? In this video, I'll be your guide as we dive into the city's flourishing economic opportunities, the exceptional quality of life, and the tapestry of cultural and recreational delights that make Charlotte so vibrant. While Charlotte does come with its fair share of challenges, it's a city that's always reinventing itself. Join me on this journey of discovery, and let's uncover the multifaceted allure of Charlotte, North Carolina together. I hope you find this video useful, please do let me know your experience in the comment section below. #charlottenorthcarolina #movingtocharlotte

Well, Fort Wayne is listed as the happiest place in Indiana, but we're all the way at 122nd nationally. So, this question goes out to all of my Fort Wayne connections. What do you think Fort Wayne could do to get us to one of the top 10 happiest cities in America? What are we lacking that keeps us from being top 10 already? What do we have that other Indiana cities don't? https://lnkd.in/euKnbfpi

Happy Friday, and greetings from the Windy City! If you can't tell from the pics, I am thrilled to be in Chicago, IL, at the International Downtown Association (IDA) 2023 Annual Conference with place-making professionals from all over the world. Consider this a brief reminder that we all should prioritize our learning, and professional growth whenever and wherever we can (libraries can be great, free local resource). Yes, we are all busy. But in order to perform in our roles well, making new connections with others is essential. And who knows? Inspiration for that cool new initiative, program, or product, could be around the corner. I'm grateful that Columbia Association invests in their team's continuous learning and development (thanks CA!). While at #IDACHI2023, I've gained valuable new perspectives, and knowledge, about innovative ways to engage with others, and heard ideas on how to invigorate spaces. All while staying D.E.I. centered, because diverse voices are key in order to shape communites where everyone feels like they belong. Chicago, like many other cities, are working to overcome challenges and arise stronger as a result. Like so many others, they have proven that being nimble and having the ability to pivot is important. But, none of us should forget that in order to be truly successful and impactful, strategy and intention are the vital pieces of the community work puzzle. IDA gets that. Chicago gets that. Does your community get that too? #IamCA #chicago #inspirationeverywhere #streetart #skylinedreams #communityfocusedmission

15 of the oldest cities in the US https://lnkd.in/gPxc-Vxd Here are 15 of the oldest cities in the US, listed in order of their year of settlement: St. Augustine, Florida (1565) Santa Fe, New Mexico (1607) Jamestown, Virginia (1607) Plymouth, Massachusetts (1620) Boston, Massachusetts (1630) Newport, Rhode Island (1639) New York City, New York (1624) Charleston, South Carolina (1670) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1682) Annapolis, Maryland (1649) Portsmouth, New Hampshire (1653) Savannah, Georgia (1733) Wilmington, North Carolina (1739) New Orleans, Louisiana (1718) Detroit, Michigan (1701) These cities played a significant role in the early history of the United States and have many historic landmarks and sites that attract visitors to this...

Have a read through our newest blog entry "Where change is triggered, fear arises," by our own Charlot Schans. This thought-provoking article brings up an important discussion into what might be holding the placemaking process back, and what is needed to enable us all to keep charging ahead and working toward #creatingbettercitiestogether. Link to the full article on the Placemaking Europe blog: https://lnkd.in/drJPgWcv

Excellent post by Charlot here and in her blog post. See my comment and read the post. This is part of the recurring cycle of contested spaces which is what commons making like public space placemaking/keeping/caring/healing/renewing etc is about, a living negotiation about shared visions. #placemaking

"It will make you cry." - Stephanie Barber Geter. I was honored to meet and interview Stephanie Barber-Geter for my film "Buffalo: America's Best Designed City." (see an excerpt below) Mrs. Barber-Geter (1954-2024) was a "community pillar" for Buffalo - an original opponent of the destruction of Humboldt Parkway, and a tireless champion for restoring it. Eleven years ago, we released the film in which she appears, which now has 1.2+ million views. The film reminds Buffalo that it was once "the best-planned city in the world," and recounts how it later squandered that legacy in a series of tragic decisions: Buffalo rammed freeways through its one-of-a-kind world-class Olmsted parks; and for good measure, the city added a freeway all along the entire waterfront, cutting off downtown and historic neighborhoods from access to the Niagara River and Lake Erie. There really is only one path forward for Buffalo. It's especially obvious now that even the economic development experts (after so many failed silver bullet projects) have realized that the best economic development is actually #placemaking. Buffalo can easily reclaim its title as America's best-designed city - and it does not require some insanely expensive expenditure or innovative invention. The money and technology to fix it exist right now. It is eminently doable. It simply requires removing the freeways. This is not even a radical proposal anymore. #FreewayRemoval has been done in cities all across America and around the world, and it has worked every time. Milwaukee, Seoul, San Francisco, Rochester, the list goes on. Stephanie Barber Geter spoke the truth. Hopefully, other civic leaders will finally rise up and call for the removal of freeways, the reconnection to the waterfront, and complete restoration of Olmsted's parks and parkways.