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Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Meek's Cutoff (2010)
Monday, July 15, 2013
Insurance Intersection
Richardson is in need of rebranding. Telecom Corridor is so 1990s. With all the recent hoopla over State Farm building three new office towers at the intersection of the Bush Tollway and Central Expressway, may I suggest "Insurance Intersection?"
Absurd, you say? Well, sure. But think about why. Last week, my whining about the missed opportunity for these 186 acres of prime real estate focused on the form of the development (see here and here). I claimed it was more 1980s traditional office building, with maybe some nearby apartment buildings to come, than it was 21st century mixed-use, transit-oriented development.
After the jump, what I did not focus on: State Farm itself.
Absurd, you say? Well, sure. But think about why. Last week, my whining about the missed opportunity for these 186 acres of prime real estate focused on the form of the development (see here and here). I claimed it was more 1980s traditional office building, with maybe some nearby apartment buildings to come, than it was 21st century mixed-use, transit-oriented development.
After the jump, what I did not focus on: State Farm itself.
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)
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Saturday, July 13, 2013
Searching for Sugar Man (2012)
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Friday, July 12, 2013
Not Just an Accident. It's State Farmageddon.
From Pantagraph.com |
The State Farm development at PGBT and Central is even worse than I thought. For anyone who cares about mixed-use, transit-oriented development, it's not just an accident. It's a disaster. Call State Farm and see if we're covered for disasters of our own making. Call FEMA. We're facing State Farmageddon.
More after the jump.
Thursday, July 11, 2013
How Green Bay Does Light Rail
From 2013 06 Wisconsin |
The Bay Beach Amusement Park in the city of Green Bay claims to be the ninth oldest amusement park in the United States. It opened in 1892. Its latest attraction is the relocated and restored "Zippin Pippin," the fourth oldest wooden roller coaster in the world, dating to 1912. Since 1956, another ride, the Bay Beach train, has provided convenient, safe, green transportation with some of the best views around. The park is on the shore of Green Bay, a vast body of water connected to the even vaster Lake Michigan. More photos of the shoreline after the jump.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
State Farm Accident in the Making
After the jump, why this is all so damned depressing.Along with the three office towers, KDC's initial phase of the mixed-use development includes 1,000 multi-family residential units, an 150-room select service hotel, a health clinic and fitness facility, a specialty anchored grocery store and more than 75,000 square feet of restaurant and retail space.
Source: DBJ Confidential.
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