Very nice article Ryan! We live in a small town in Florida called Ave Maria. It was built and designed by Tom Monahan ( former owner of Domino pizza) and Baron Collier. It was built in 2017 and is considered a blue zone town. It is a very interesting place to live and is a lot like your article! Look it up sometime! You are a very good writer! Enjoyed reading!
Thanks, Bonny! That's very cool to hear! I like seeing places like Ave Maria and others pop up—I'd guess there's something in the design that I think contributes to the blue zone phenomenon. We watched the Amazon series about blue zones, and I recall one of the commonalities being walkable communities. Thanks for reading and commenting!
Those beautiful brick sidewalks you mentioned are like riding through a gravel pit for those of us in wheelchairs. It's a washboard, and they're very dangerous for those with drop-foot. One can catch toe and fall face forward into brick. Please allow for a 3ft wide strip of smooth level surface down the middle where it's kept clear of signage, bicycles and planters. Thanks.
Love this post! Couldn't agree more that urbanism isn't about building skyscrapers everywhere, but rather about places of connection. I recently wrote a couple of posts on my substack about historic preservation, since oftentimes preservationists are attacked for being NIMBYs. And on the other side, preservationists claim YIMBYs just want to bulldoze historic neighborhoods in order to build glass skyscrapers. I actually see a lot of nuance in between, and am most inspired by the cities and neighborhoods that blend the old with the new. Those that continue to innovate and also celebrate their unique character. Here's my writing on NYC preservation:
Very nice article Ryan! We live in a small town in Florida called Ave Maria. It was built and designed by Tom Monahan ( former owner of Domino pizza) and Baron Collier. It was built in 2017 and is considered a blue zone town. It is a very interesting place to live and is a lot like your article! Look it up sometime! You are a very good writer! Enjoyed reading!
Thanks, Bonny! That's very cool to hear! I like seeing places like Ave Maria and others pop up—I'd guess there's something in the design that I think contributes to the blue zone phenomenon. We watched the Amazon series about blue zones, and I recall one of the commonalities being walkable communities. Thanks for reading and commenting!
Those beautiful brick sidewalks you mentioned are like riding through a gravel pit for those of us in wheelchairs. It's a washboard, and they're very dangerous for those with drop-foot. One can catch toe and fall face forward into brick. Please allow for a 3ft wide strip of smooth level surface down the middle where it's kept clear of signage, bicycles and planters. Thanks.
Love this post! Couldn't agree more that urbanism isn't about building skyscrapers everywhere, but rather about places of connection. I recently wrote a couple of posts on my substack about historic preservation, since oftentimes preservationists are attacked for being NIMBYs. And on the other side, preservationists claim YIMBYs just want to bulldoze historic neighborhoods in order to build glass skyscrapers. I actually see a lot of nuance in between, and am most inspired by the cities and neighborhoods that blend the old with the new. Those that continue to innovate and also celebrate their unique character. Here's my writing on NYC preservation:
- https://nycpolitics101.substack.com/p/nyc-politics-101-can-you-tell-nyc
- https://nycpolitics101.substack.com/p/the-preservationist-playbook
- https://nycpolitics101.substack.com/p/order-up-rezoning-with-a-side-of