by laurelparkmanagement | Mar 22, 2012 | Bike from Laurel Park, Culture, Downtown Sarasota, Education, Environment, Green Living, Kids
One of the truly encouraging trends we’ve seen the past few years is the gradual uptick in urban cycling around Sarasota. Many new bicycle parking racks have been installed and people are slowly catching on to the fact that the bike may just be the best way to...
by laurelparkmanagement | Feb 15, 2012 | Downtown Sarasota, Education, Green Living, Laurel Park Management, Main Street Sarasota
Great article about the economics of mixed-use development, something we’re always pushing here at Laurel Park Management. Mixed-use helps makes places walkable and livable. It helps make them better, more beautiful, and more vibrant. So, naturally, it provides...
by laurelparkmanagement | Dec 4, 2011 | Downtown Sarasota, Green Living, Sustainable Sarasota, Uncategorized
As the quest for more viable renewable and alternative energy sources continues, some of the options suggested seem brilliant while others remain firmly in the world of the bizarre. Take, for instance, a biofuel mentioned in a recent article on portstrategy.com:...
by laurelparkmanagement | Nov 15, 2011 | architecture, Culture, Environment, Green Living
Okay, so—in a follow up to our last post—here are some critics’ choices for the US of A’s best public spaces. The article quoted is from Planetizen, a wonderful clearinghouse-style site of urban-themed articles. Do you agree with the critics? Disagree? Any...
by laurelparkmanagement | Aug 27, 2011 | Bike from Laurel Park, Culture, Downtown Sarasota, Environment, Green Living, Kids, Sustainable Sarasota
A couple weeks ago I posted about merits of replacing a second car (or even a first car) with a bicycle. Bicycles are big right now in the worlds of urban planning and placemaking, for many good reasons. As mentioned before: bikes are affordable, they don’t add...
by laurelparkmanagement | Jun 11, 2011 | Bike from Laurel Park, Culture, Education, Environment, Green Living, Sustainable Sarasota, Things to Do in Laurel Park, Uncategorized, Walk from Laurel Park
{image source} We at Laurel Park Management aren’t out to save the world. We know that task is a little tall for a rental management company. Like most of you, we’re trying to do our jobs well and support our families. But that doesn’t mean we...
