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Welcome - my name is Kevin Klinkenberg, and this site "The Messy City" is my blog and company website. I started blogging on urban planning and design issues in 2007, and began working in the field in 1993. Please feel free to connect with me on any of the social media sites listed here. Thanks for reading.

The Messy City Embracing change, unpredictability and local initiative
Musical Interlude: Arcade Fire, Part I (the Sprawl)
Aug 5

Aug 5 Musical Interlude: Arcade Fire, Part I (the Sprawl)

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New Urbanism, Walkable Community

Aug 3
Aug 3 In Defense of "Alternative Lifestyles"

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New Urbanism, Path to Prosperity, Sustainable Design, The New Poverty, Walkable Community
Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
Jun 7

Jun 7 Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

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Kansas City & the Midwest, Life inside a New Urbanist design firm, Savannah & the Lowcountry

Jul 28
Jul 28 more to come...

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Uncategorized

Feb 23
Feb 23 Transit-Oriented Development Video

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Kansas City & the Midwest, Transportation and Infrastructure

Feb 16
Feb 16 Rebuilding in Haiti

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New Urbanism, The New Poverty
Let's better manage our pavement space - for the fun of it
Feb 11

Feb 11 Let's better manage our pavement space - for the fun of it

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Path to Prosperity, Transportation and Infrastructure, Walkable Community

Feb 4
Feb 4 An Open Letter to President Obama and Congress

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Uncategorized

Jan 22
Jan 22 Free Downtown transit

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New Urbanism, Sustainable Design, Transportation and Infrastructure, Walkable Community

Jan 14
Jan 14 Let it Snow, Let it Snow

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New Urbanism, Uncategorized, Walkable Community

Dec 23
Dec 23 How walkable neighborhoods increase home values

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New Urbanism, Sustainable Design, Walkable Community
Path to Prosperity:  for retail spaces, think small (and cheap)
Dec 18

Dec 18 Path to Prosperity: for retail spaces, think small (and cheap)

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New Urbanism, Path to Prosperity
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