More Lessons from Albuquerque: Nob Hill and ABQ Uptown

By PlaceMakers | March 17, 2014 |

Being back in Albuquerque for a charrette this week, I’m reminded that I still owe you a promised discussion from my last trip to New Mexico, back in December. This time around, I was thinking about my two favorite places to shop in the city — the historic Nob Hill and the ABQ Uptown lifestyle…

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Resolved for 2014: Obstacle reduction

By PlaceMakers | January 6, 2014 |

New year’s resolutions? Bah. Do what you love. With clarity. Only about 8% of people keep their resolutions for 365 days anyway. So what about if instead, we set out to remove the obstacles to doing the really healthy things we love? Both as individuals and as communities. This line of thinking started the other…

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