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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

Dec 23
Dec 23 How walkable neighborhoods increase home values

Kevin Klinkenberg
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)

Kevin Klinkenberg
New Urbanism, Path to Prosperity
180 Urban Design Releases Viral Video About  Smart Street Design in Kansas City
Dec 10

Dec 10 180 Urban Design Releases Viral Video About Smart Street Design in Kansas City

Kevin Klinkenberg
New Urbanism, Path to Prosperity, Sustainable Design, Transportation and Infrastructure

Dec 3
Dec 3 The Return of the Two-Way Street

Kevin Klinkenberg
New Urbanism, Path to Prosperity, Sustainable Design, Transportation and Infrastructure, Walkable Community

Nov 27
Nov 27 Transit City or Transit Cities

Kevin Klinkenberg
Uncategorized

Nov 17
Nov 17 Park: Milwaukee's former planner embraces rail as key to urban development

Kevin Klinkenberg
New Urbanism, Sustainable Design, Transportation and Infrastructure, Uncategorized, Walkable Community

Oct 30
Oct 30 Eco design compliments green sustainability to the skylines

Kevin Klinkenberg
New Urbanism, Sustainable Design, Transportation and Infrastructure, Uncategorized

Oct 27
Oct 27 NRDC: Going car-free is the new chic in cities increasing sustainability in urban design

Kevin Klinkenberg
New Urbanism, Sustainable Design, Transportation and Infrastructure

Oct 19
Oct 19 A post from NRDC's Switchboard: Orenco Station found to have more walking, community interaction

Kevin Klinkenberg
New Urbanism, Sustainable Design, Walkable Community
A master plan behind covering the Path to Prosperity in shade: Incorporating street trees into the urban design of neighborhoods
Oct 19

Oct 19 A master plan behind covering the Path to Prosperity in shade: Incorporating street trees into the urban design of neighborhoods

Kevin Klinkenberg
New Urbanism, Path to Prosperity, Sustainable Design, Transportation and Infrastructure, Walkable Community

Oct 15
Oct 15 Planetizen recognizes Klinkenberg as 'A Spokesman for Urbanity'

Kevin Klinkenberg
New Urbanism

Oct 13
Oct 13 America's Most Walkable Cities: Walk Score shows you where your city stands

Kevin Klinkenberg
New Urbanism, Walkable Community
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