In the literal, if not geographical, center of the city, Beaux Arts facades and dour gray buildings suggest an odd vanity in the otherwise homely Civic Center Plaza. I walked through the plaza back in February and was struck by the lifelessness in the landscape.
Pollarded trees, like tumorous scarecrows, stood guard over the dismal [...]
Categories: Livable City, Omnivorous, The City
- Published:
- June 28, 2008 – 1:41 pm
- Author:
- By Zac
Like Mike Waters (River Phoenix) in My Own Private Idaho, I am a connoisseur of roads. Whether on foot, by bike or on transit, I love to wander through neighborhoods, observing how the character of a city changes from street to street.
I don’t mean to be daft, but the worst part of traveling on [...]
Categories: Bike, Livable City, The City
- Published:
- June 18, 2008 – 4:22 pm
- Author:
- By Zac