The new TGC blog will be up and going again soon! I have a couple more technical wrinkles to iron out — for example, setting up FeedBurner feed for RSS and email — but I’ll start posting in the near future.
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Pardon the ugliness
by Jon Swerens on September 18, 2008, in Uncategorized
I will soon move this whole blog over to my new hosting provider, so The Good City will actually live at thegoodcity.com. But until I do so, this blog will be a little ugly, since I didn’t pay the annual CSS prettifying fee to WordPress.com. Stay tuned for details!
Seniors want to walk, but the streets won’t let them
by Jon Swerens on August 21, 2008, in Uncategorized
Will our cities step up and improve our streets for non-car traffic for our seniors? A new poll by AARP finds that while many Americans ages 50+ are trying to move away from car transportation as a result of high gas prices, their attempt to go “green” is challenged by inadequate sidewalks and bike lanes, [...]
Beijing hides ‘ugly’ neighborhood with brick wall
by Jon Swerens on August 11, 2008, in Uncategorized
Is eminent domain not cleaning up your city fast enough? You could take a tip from Beijing and simply surround the offending non-glittery neighborhood with a giant brick wall.
America’s fastest-dying cities
by Jon Swerens on August 6, 2008, in Uncategorized
As ranked by Forbes magazine. The Rust Belt is pretty much the entire list. The big loser? Ohio, with four cities on the list: Youngstown, Canton, Dayton and Cleveland. Runner-up is Michigan, with Detroit and Flint. Read the article and view the related photo package. – Photo by abardwell on Flickr
The Good City awakens
by Jon Swerens on July 26, 2008, in Etc.
I keep finding links and stories that I want to share, and then I think to myself, “Oh, that’s right. I’m on hiatus.” So, TGC is back! But what have I been doing? jonswerens.com I’ve been working on my own personal Web site, www.jonswerens.com, for quite a while now. Coming soon there: Some video of [...]
On hiatus
by Jon Swerens on July 5, 2008, in Uncategorized
I must take a break from the day-to-day effort of posting here every day. Other projects — such as by own family — must take precedence. Please check out these other blogs for other city-related Fort Wayne information: What’s Going Down(town) Around Fort Wayne Fort Wayne Observed Thanks!
‘Good cities consist of good people.’
by Jon Swerens on June 20, 2008, in Uncategorized
Cities do not consist of freeways, buildings, transit systems, houses, malls, sidewalks, hydro wires, sewers, water mains, snowplows, corporations or government. Good cities consist of good people. Like a vibrant company, they tap their best people — those with intelligence, energy, integrity, goodwill and a large well of experience — to do the best things. [...]
New updating service available!
by Jon Swerens on June 17, 2008, in Uncategorized
Where have I been? Well, I’ve been the same place you have been: Looking at this blog, wondering where the next post will come from. I’ve spent most of the past week thinking about the focus of this blog, and I’ve decided to follow what readers have been most interested in — local commentary and [...]
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