Kearney has weathered the Nebraska Planning Conference once again. The mass of planning and zoning geeks that infiltrated this Nebraska community have left. But attendees of the 2023 Nebraska Planning… Read more »
Ah, time flies doesn’t it? It has been five years. Although I published a “coming soon” post in March of 2018, the first real post on Rural Resurrection was on… Read more »
These lyrics keep bouncing around in my mind… “In West Philadelphia born and raised. On the playground is where I spent most of my days.” Why do I have the… Read more »
Mark your calendars! The week of April 10-14th is National Community Development Week! So why am I telling you now? You need time to plan a party! Ok, it may… Read more »
Emmetsburg was an overnight town during RAGBRAI 2022. Although my team’s time in the community was short the community intrigued me. It intrigued me enough to make the community the… Read more »
A regular subject on Rural Resurrection is the 2023 Nebraska Planning Conference. This was mainly due to the fact that I’ve been President of one of the organizations that put… Read more »
The “Placemaking” series of posts concentrate on ideas as well as financial and technical assistance to help revitalize public spaces. Much like nearly any other project, you want to complete… Read more »
Recently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development unveiled the Rural Data Gateway, providing easier access to a variety of data to make rural projects easier. According to the press… Read more »
To some, the term “placemaking” has been a popular buzzword in urban planning circles for the past couple of decades. But placemaking has actually been around since the 1960s. It… Read more »
The Ghost Towns series of posts has been a popular set of posts on this blog. As stated in each post, it is important to learn from these ghost towns… Read more »