Recent Readings: September 14-20

Here are a few of my favorite articles and posts from the past week:

• Losing Touch With the Changing Definition of “Community” A perspective on the impact of the internet on how we define community, and the impact that this could have on the structure on local governments.

• It Takes Great Places to Create Great Architecture The role of placemaking in fostering better and more creative urban design and architecture.

• Parking is Required to Diet In honor of Park(ing) Day, this article is the first in a series that will looks at the relationship between parking and urban development.

• ‚ÄúAny place can become a park‚Äù A look at some of the more unlikely parks in New York City.¬† Great inspiration!

• Fighting For The Right To Bike To School A look a the disturbing impacts that North America’s obsession with cars has had on what used to be a childhood rite of passage.

Related posts:

1. Recent Readings
2. From Car Spaces to People Places: Park(ing) Day is coming to Phoenix
3. DPJ Article – New Kids on the Block: Bioscience High School
4. DPJ Article – After Hours Creative: Recreating Downtown One Lot at a Time
5. Urban Textures