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Posts Tagged ‘Downtown’

Anchors American cities would die for!
Anchors American cities would die for!
By Mark Bradley | November 18, 2009 | Feedback (10)
Anchors a blessing for city, guru says By CHIP MARTIN 18th November 2009  http://tiny.cc/085be "London's core is blessed with solid anchors American cities would die for. Now, says an urban retail guru, retailers must focus on understanding customer motivations ...
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 The Downtown Ranger's rant against Oklahoma City's core
The Downtown Ranger’s rant against Oklahoma City’s core
By Mark Bradley | August 18, 2009 | Feedback (3)
It is is getting weird as I go through my alerts every day to find the same issues come up time and time again in the cities of North America. I got this one the other day by Walker, Downtown Ranger in Oklahoma City and he rants about ...
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Hoppin' Saturday Downtown
Hoppin’ Saturday Downtown
By Chris | July 11, 2009 | Feedback (5)
Dont'cha just love it when a plan comes together? Ryan Smith, proprietor of Pause Cafe in beautiful downtown Windsor said it best: "I've never seen so many people walking around downtown on a Saturday morning!"  I bumped into Ryan as he was purchasing ...
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Downtown Farmer's Market - TOMORROW!
Downtown Farmer’s Market - TOMORROW!
By Chris | July 3, 2009 | Feedback (17)
The Market is coming, the market is coming! We've waited a while for this project to see the light, and now you're going to get your chance to experience it firsthand. Starting tomorrow, and running every Saturday until October, Windsor's Downtown Farmer's Market will be ...
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"AC"'s Bus Terminal Market Plans - a reprint
“AC”’s Bus Terminal Market Plans - a reprint
By Chris | June 25, 2009 | Feedback (6)
As many of you know, ScaleDown has been around for a few years. I don't know how many of you have actually gone through our archives, but ...
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Adaptation
Adaptation
By Brendan | June 24, 2009 | Feedback (13)
There’s not many people that know this, but we are in the thick of a strike by city workers.  Their plan was a simple one : let the city get so ugly, so garbage and rat infested, with Kilimanjaros and Denalis of yesterdays Lean Cuisines and Jos Louis wrappers, that ...
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If I could spend $50 million dollars, what would it be? A new Library!
If I could spend $50 million dollars, what would it be? A new Library!
By Mark Bradley | June 22, 2009 | Feedback (25)
I was challenged by Mark Boscariol of Scaledown in another blog to write what I would do with $50 million infrastructure dollars, if not roads and sewers, then what? I replied in ...
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Finally, an Educated Answer to Downtown
Finally, an Educated Answer to Downtown
By Mark | June 17, 2009 | Feedback (26)
It seems that we have finally realized that we don't need legacy buildings to bring higher education to downtown. That higher education in today's world isn't and shouldn't be about the bricks and mortar, (or more likely concrete and glass) instead of what ...
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