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thenewgreen  ·  3448 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Cities, Scaling and Sustainability

Hey SwimKidd50, welcome to Hubski! I'm glad you commented, there's not time-line to posts on Hubski. With enough conversation and shares, a post that is thousands of days old can move to the top of peoples feeds again. It's magic.

Per your comment, I am also amazed when I see how cities go about the planning of their spaces. I'm currently visiting Vancouver and I'm impressed with how the city has respected it's natural beauty. the water and the forests are all well integrated.

There are also some amazing buildings here and new ones being constructed. Below is a photo from my hotel room. You can see the water and the mountains in the distance and in the foreground on the right is Trumps new building.

What brought you to Charlotte? I actually live in Chapel Hill NC. I dig Charlotte, it's a fun town and like you said, very clean.

Again, welcome!





SwimKidd50  ·  3448 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That's an awesome view! I've been to Vancouver many times and it is easily one of my favorite cities to go to. Unfortunately haven't been out there since last year, but if you get a chance I recommend that you visit the UBC main campus. It's not truly in Vancouver, but it sits on a sort of lookout over the city and ocean so it has amazing views of the harbor, cityscape, ocean, and mountains. Plus its an amazingly beautiful campus on its own and has an amazing Japanese Garden.

I'm actually a competitive swimmer from Paris Ontario, and I visited Charlotte with the Ontario Team for the recent Charlotte Grand Prix swim meet that was held there. Unfortunately we didn't get to see as much of the city as I wanted to but it definitely amazed me. Actually reminds me a lot of Calgary Alberta to be honest.

Thanks for welcoming me to the community, it seems like an amazingly well thought out site and concept.