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I went to Urban Outfitters on Green Street in Champaign. Because of it was on Green Street, there is very limited parking. Most of their customers walk to the store rather than drive there. The outside of the store looks very clean and modern. It is made out of glass windows, so you can see into the store from the outside. The glass is clean and I assume that they clean it daily because it always looks clean when I pass the store. I think that it looks very inviting because of the modern look

Did you grow up in a small town or a big city? There are many different opinions on which one is better for a person overall, which can often lead to arguments. Choices can have both positive and negative sides to them. In this case both choices that are given have pros and cons. The better choice is to grow up in a big city. The first reason that growing up in a big city is good, is that you have the chance to meet more people in big cities usually have a lot of people in them, of all races and

The city of Ceres is located in Stanislaus County and is a rich and diverse agricultural area. The small town’s first home was built in 1870, which was fully restored and can still be viewed thanks to the Ceres Historical society. The agricultural city attained its name from the Roman goddess of agriculture. Several community events are hosted in Ceres throughout the year and range from street festivals, holiday festivals, and park concerts. During this time many locals, businesses, and nonprofit

How megacities are changing the map of the world In this ted talk by Parag Khanna, How Megacities are changing the map of the world. The main theme of the talk is about how global networking civilizations in which the cities are now been compete more than the borders. This means that we are now moving into the a world where technologies has taken place in most of our cities, for example the way the infrastructural development and hyper-connected cities are rising to the top more than the state(page

Different from the historical cities, the size of contemporary city is larger than that of ancient city, which means it not allowed maintenance of the human dimensions (Doxiadis, 1964). In other word, people are not able to walk cross the whole city. However, nowadays city has a different meaning. A walking city tends to be defined as a high pedestrian movement. Melbourne has made impressive efforts to contribute to waking city. For example, well-functioning public space such as federation square

In the redevelopment of Elmwood District Project Area, we designed a vibrant city center based upon community amenities and facilities along 9th Avenue, Jefferson Street, and Adams Street. A graceful cityscape gradient present in Blocks 1, 2, and 3, central parks and amenities, and beautifully restored buildings focuses the energy of the district to a prosperous city center. Along Madison Street and 9th Avenue, large-scale residences and multi-storied businesses are provided convenient access to

Beyond the village--home of Mary and Harold--the capital city was slowly transitioning to modernity: tall concrete edifices sprouted up like weeds, inching out traditional construction, consisting of residences amid small grocery stores. Vintage (very old) Toyota (and few Lada and Peugeot) taxis littered the city roads. Furtively encroaching modernity was morphing tastes and preferences for things foreign: TVs, Hollywood movies, and pop music. A further manifestation of the trend was the Western—U

Title: Examining Brisbane’s Citycycle Scheme Eliya El Khoury ENVG605 Special Topic in Environment D: Australian Environmental Futures Macquarie University Introduction Capital of Queensland, and the third largest city in Australia, Brisbane is located on the east coast of Australia. According to the Australian bureau of statistics (2013-2014) it has a population of 2.27 million people, making it one of the country’s most populated cities. As a major metropolitan city, altering current practices

Broken Hill is known to be Australia's long lasting mining city and the economy has indeed a opulent heritage. Its roots in this town is one of the world’s largest mining and exploration companies, BHP Billiton. The early history of another huge mining corporation, Rio Tinto is also associated to Broken Hill. Apart from the utmost isolation, harsh climate and unpleasant laboring conditions, Broken Hill’s distinctively shaped residents are fulfilled with spirit, creativity and resourcefulness. The

York City region from 1970-1990. During this time period, this region received the nation’s greatest amount of immigration groups. Overall, there was a paradoxical trend of developments that resulted from the increase of immigrations settling in the area. Even though all-white neighborhoods were experiencing an influx of racial diversity, at the same time all-minority neighborhoods were growing at a rapid rate. By using these two patterns and other characteristics associated with classification of