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Community Revitalization in Action – Better Block Five Points
Tweet WalkDenver teamed up last weekend with a large group of Denver community organizations to stage Better Block Five Points. Better Block is a community revitalization tool that combines community engagement and community vision with complete streets, economic development and … Continue reading
Better Block Five Points Denver
Tweet This Saturday – May 11 – between 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM, WalkDenver is hosting Better Block Five Points in Denver’s Historic Five Points Neighborhood. WalkDenver is a non-profit organization devoted to making Denver pedestrian friendly step by step. … Continue reading
Setting Up A Community Garden
Tweet Three years ago, my neighborhood HOA announced that they were interested in putting together a community garden. Two years running, nothing happened. So early this year, a neighbor and I decided that we would take on the task on … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Community Garden, Fitness, Health, Neighborhood, Parks, Pedestrians, Uncategorized
Tagged Agriburbia, Community Garden, Denver Urban Gardens, DUG, Garden, HOA, Neighborhood, Planned Unit Development, PUD
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Better Block at Jefferson Park
Tweet As an advisory board member of WalkDenver, I had the opportunity last week to make a brief presentation at the spring meeting of the Federal Boulevard Partnership regarding Better Block at Jefferson Park. WalkDenver, I explained in collaboration with … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Development, Parks, Pedestrians, Retail, Sidewalk and Curbside Restaurants, Street Furniture, Streetscapes, Uncategorized
Tagged bicycle parking, community gathering space, Denver, Economic Development, June 23, Neighborhood, park, pedestrian friendly streetscape, public seating, retail district, unique street art, urban experience, Walk, walking
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Streetscapes, Inc. Website Gallery v.01
Tweet December 2011 Volume 1 www.Streetscapes.biz Alpha Pagwood Bench Pagwood Seat and Back Optional Mesh Seat and Back Continous Tubular Steel Frame Frame Finish – Rilsan Polyamide Installation – Portable or Surface Mount Applications – Bus Stop, Park or Streetscapes … Continue reading
Posted in Bus and Transit, Healthcare, Parks, Streetscapes, Uncategorized
Tagged Active Adult, Alternative Transportation, Architecture, bench, benches, bus, Downtowns, Economic Development, Erlau, Expo, Furniture, Landscape Architect, Mixed Use, Neighborhood, Pedestrian, pedestrians, public amenities, Public Spaces, Recreation, retail district, Street Furniture, Streetscapes, transit
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Center Arm Rest Solution
Tweet It’s nearly impossible to have a discussion about street furniture and benches or public seating without having a discussion about center arm rests. Center arms, mid arms and sometimes called anti-vagrant bars are primarily used to deter people from … Continue reading
Posted in Bus and Transit, Pedestrians, Sidewalks, Street Furniture, Streetscapes, Uncategorized
Tagged bench, benches, Downtowns, Furniture, Landscape, Landscape Architect, Mixed Use, Neighborhood, Pedestrian, pedestrians, Public Spaces, Street Furniture, Streetscapes, Urban Design
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Unfriendly Sidewalk Cafe Guard Rails
Tweet There are many pleasures to sitting in a curbside restaurants or sidewalk cafe – among them people watching, listening to the sights and sounds of the street, socializing and relaxing. They encourage pedestrian traffic, add character to the neighborhood, … Continue reading
Posted in Retail, Sidewalk and Curbside Restaurants, Sidewalks, Streetscapes, Uncategorized
Tagged Downtowns, Economic Development, Neighborhood, Pedestrian, Public Spaces, retail district, sidewalk cafe, sidewalk restaurant
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Let’s Save The Downtown and Pedestrian Friendly Post Offices
Tweet The United States Postal Service is in the process of consolidating and closing Post office branches as a cost saving measure. We understand the need to reduce operating cost, but I’d like to see them keep the pedestrian friendly downtown … Continue reading
Posted in Pedestrians, Streetscapes, Uncategorized
Tagged Downtowns, Economic Development, Neighborhood, Pedestrian, Post Office, Small Business
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