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Yet neither of these parks is so complex in plan as all that. Intricacy that counts is mainly intricacy at eye level, change in the rise of ground, groupings of trees, openings leading to various focal points—in short, subtle expressions of difference. The subtle differences in setting are then exaggerated by the differences in use that grow up amo
... See moreJane Jacobs • The Death and Life of Great American Cities
she was little; hepaticas, trillium, jack-in-the-pulpit.
Elizabeth Strout • Amy and Isabelle: A Novel (Vintage Contemporaries)
Big Basin State Park
Noah Levine • Dharma Punx
Imagine a downtown area with small-scale parks, nice shops, clean and safe streets, and signage that encourages exercise. This is the kind of place where a family wants to bring kids, where retirees and college students alike want to socialize, and where street entertainers naturally gravitate to perform and get paid. These places exist in many cit
... See moreJohn MacDonald • Changing Places: The Science and Art of New Urban Planning
“The hidden people—close to the sea. In unspoiled nature as far away from houses as possible.
Ingrid Fetell Lee • Joyful: The surprising power of ordinary things to create extraordinary happiness
Street Signs. Relatively small street signs located near
Jeff Callender • How to Run a Small Factoring Business (The Small Factor Series Book 3)
By banning public transportation, he had barred the poor from the state parks. In the same way, he was barring the poor from the best of the city parks, the big parks on the city’s outskirts such as Jacob Riis and Alley Pond. And now he was saying that he would not provide the poor even with small parks.