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Tag Archives: Stanley Park
The World’s Most Beautiful Cities
Since beauty is subjective, we surveyed city specialists from a range of fields, including urban planning, architecture and sustainable development. Respondents include Reynolds and Michael Kaufman, an architect at Chicago-based architectural firm Goettsch Partners, as well as Raymond Levitt, director of the construction program in civil and environmental engineering at Stanford University, Tony McGuirk, an urban designer, architect and chairman of BDP in London, J. Hugh O’Donnell of urban engineering firm MMM International, and Ken Drucker, New York design director of architectural firm HOK.
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Tagged Amanda Reynolds, architecture, Australia, BDP, boulevards, Cambridge, Cambridge University, Canada, Cape Town, Centre Pompidou, cities of light, cityscape, cultural diversity, downtown, ecological footprint, Eiffel Tower, England, Florence, Forbes, France, Goettsch Partners, Haussman, height restrictions, HOK, Hugh O'Donnell, Ian Cumming, Institute du Monde Arab, Italy, Ken Drucker, King's College Chapel, Kirstenbosch botanical garden, London, Michael Kaufman, MMM International, most beautiful cities, natural beauty, New York City, open air, Pacific Ocean, Paris, Raymond Levitt, River Cam, Sir Francis Drake, South Africa, Stanford University, Stanley Park, street life, Sydney, Table Mountain, Tim Kiladze, Tokyo, Tony McGuirk, urban design, Urban Design Group, urban planning, vancouver, Venice
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Seattle, Vancouver, and Portland by Rail, Bus, Streetcar, and Foot: Part Two
According to The Economist, Mercer, and Monocle, Vancouver is one of the world’s most livable cities. They cite its ecodensity, cosmopolitan population, scenic natural surroundings, progressive governance, general safety and cleanliness. Others, less enthralled, have taken to calling the city Blandcouver, or even Vanshitty. I had visited Vancouver twice before boarding Amtrak’s 510 Cascades Line train out of Seattle, had fallen in love with the city twice, but both trips had been brief, summertime affairs. Everywhere was shimmering blue water, glittering glass and steel, lush green forests and mountains. Vancouver sure knows how to get dolled up for a date, but what does she look like the morning after, in sweat pants and no makeup, during the long, wet, gray winter? Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Dispatches, Josh Grigsby, Livability, Sustainability, transit, Uncategorized
Tagged Amtrak, Bill Rees, Blandcouver, Burrard Bridge Bike Lanes, community gardens, Davie Street, Davie Village, Downtown Vancouver Hostel, East Hastings, ecodensity, ecological footprint, environmental sustainability, Granville Island, high density, Hostelling International, Jericho Beach, Kitsilano, livable cities, Mercer, Monocle, natural resources, New Urbanism, Puget Sound, roundabouts, Seaside SeaWalk, Skytrain, Stanley Park, The Economist, transit, vancouver, Vancouver West End, walkability
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