Dubuque is a cool town

Spent the weekend in Dubuque. I was pretty impressed with this city right on the Mississippi River. The west side of the city seems to be the 'new' end. Lots of development and subdivisions going up out there. The closer you get to the river, the older and more charming the city becomes. I enjoyed the downtown plaza area especially. I could see that the city is really on a kick to refurbish this whole warehouse district area. I think this is a great idea. Larger cities like Omaha and Denver have done this and turned land and real estate that was once hardly-used and abandoned into high end property commanding the big bucks. I hope it pays of for Dubuque. I can see a lot of potential in this process for this city. I thought Dubuque really took good care of its streets and landscaping. This is a sign of a well-managed or at least thoughtful local government. I've been other palces where the weeds and grass grow at-will along the roads. Not in Dubuque. They had everything neatly trimmed with flowers and the works. I wouldn't really trust parking my car on some of these hills though...they are so steep I think it would roll down even with the parking break on!