I’ve spent some time over the past few months looking at the community development page on the City of Independence website. What I’ve found is that the city has a history of preparing intelligent, well-considered plans that emphasize residential density, mixed-use architecture, bicycle friendliness, and other smart aspects of urban design.
One such plan is the [...]
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Ours is a city of great plans
Posted in Independence Square, development, municipal services, revitalization on September 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ya know what would be cool? Bike lanes.
Posted in development, urban renewal on August 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Bike lanes. Kill two birds with one stone. Between obesity on one hand and global warming on the other, why not encourage the people of Independence to ride bicycles more often by establishing formal bike lanes on the Independence Square.
Boulder, CO has a lot of bike lanes that appear to be well used, even during [...]
Wide Open for Change
Posted in development, hca, schools, urban renewal on August 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
For decades, the subdivision I grew up in, with its Leavittown uniformity and its blue-collar sensibility, was surrounded on three sides by trees and farmland. The small industrial park to the east of us was well-hidden by our neighbors in between, and frankly, it just wasn’t as interesting as the woods around us.
Growing up on [...]
