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Revitalizing Chicago’s Loop (Part 1)
RTKL Vice President Keith Campbell lives, works and sent his kids to public schools in Chicago. In this two-part series, he discusses how changes to downtown have affected the quality of city schools –...
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Revitalizing Chicago’s Loop (Part 2)
In Part 1 of his series, Keith Campbell described how Chicago Public Schools have changed alongside the city’s central business district. Here, he reveals how continuing to improve the city’s schools...
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Who will save China’s cities? (Part 1)
Ask urban designer Monica Qing where she’s from and she’ll respond: “China is my country, but London is my home town.” This is the first of her three-part series on why she feels Chinese cities have...
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Who will save China’s cities? (Part 2)
In Part 1 of this series, Monica Qing revealed how poorly planned roads are contributing to the disintegration of China’s cities. In this blog entry, she explores the reason these mistakes are made—and...
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Who will save China’s cities? (Part 3)
In Parts 1 and 2 of this series, Monica Qing tackled what she calls the cancer of Chinese cities: the urban highway. In this entry, she goes a step further to discuss how to restore a sense of place...
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The Car Crisis (Part 1)
How does hometown pride inspire ideas for change? In this three-part series, Los Angeles aficionado Nate Cherry will offer an in-depth look at transportation in Los Angeles using Venice Boulevard as...
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The Car Crisis (Part 2)
Part one of this series explored the birth of L.A.’s car culture. Part two will take a glimpse into the day to day lives of the average Los Angeles commuter from an urban planner’s perspective. When...
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The Car Crisis (Part 3)
Parts one and two of this series looked at L.A.’s past and explained the city’s present state. Part three offers solutions to guide the future and sites other major cities as ideal examples. It’s clear...
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Designed Impermanence
Are our buildings too permanent to encourage innovation? Crunch. Crunch. Boom. That’s cool. And by “cool”, I mean mesmerizing. I’m standing on the corner of 16th and L Street in Washington, DC,...
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A Nostalgia for Noise
We banish them for noise and pollution, then we evoke them back. Like many pedestrian environments, the waterfront community of Fells Point, Baltimore, where RTKL’s headquarter office is located, is...
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City Branding: Cool Campaigns or Crass Sellouts?
Do branding campaigns accurately capture the identity of cities? The branding of cities… it’s an interesting idea that’s been getting a lot of play lately. In my role as a brand strategist for RTKL, I...
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The Inconspicuous Brand
Part one of this series looked at the popularity of city branding. Here, Katie Sprague looks at how a city’s brand could already be there…if you’re willing to take a closer look. The branding of...
View ArticleBeyond the Fence: Planning LA’s 21st Century Aerotropolis
What does LAX need to take it into the 21st century? I must say, I’m a bit concerned and disappointed about the lack of current comprehensive thinking about LAX and its relationship to LA as a whole....
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Along for the Ride (Part 1)
Cycling provides numerous benefits to cities, but in London, fear of the roads remains one of the largest deterrents to new cyclists. In part one of a two part series, Alice Phillips takes to the mean...
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Along for the Ride (Part 2)
As the world’s cities get smarter about accommodating cyclists, implementing some of the concepts discussed in Part 1 of Alice Phillips’ post, new people will likely climb aboard, eager to seek...
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Why Do I have a Car?
It’s not a rhetorical question. I live in a building that is rated with walkscore of 98, a transit score of 100. It’s a block away from the office, so even if I wanted to, it would take me longer to...
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Stressed out? Ride your bike to work!
Can biking lead to a healthier lifestyle and a more resilient city? Let’s face it, being an architect is not the healthiest career choice. The travel. The hours. The stress. And the sitting. There’s a...
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The Right Density in the Right Places
Density is a hot topic in London these days, and it’s no wonder. For the first time in 22 years, I look out of my office window and see tall buildings. Our recent move from London’s West End to the...
View ArticleStaying in Character
How can cities boost tourism through design? Hoping to bounce back more fully from the recession, places from Dubai, to Chicago to Tasmania are trying to bring in more tourists with meticulously...
View ArticleDeath and Taxes in Chicago
Find out why Keith Campbell actually likes paying his property taxes in Chicago. There are only two certainties, according to Benjamin Franklin. And death is a little too heavy a subject for You Are...
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