Those who pay close attention to my online presence may have noticed that my ‘tagline’ is “creating community in the urban desert.”
Category: Jane’s Walk Phoenix
Posts originally written for my Jane’s Walk Phoenix site
JaneScore—Coming to a neighborhood near you? (JanesWalkPhx)
A proposed new measure that will account for not just whether neighborhoods have amenities, but also whether they have economic and aesthetic diversity.
Jane’s Walk Phoenix featured on RalLife.com
My friend, Nick Bastien, who participated in last years Walk, wrote this great post on this year’s Jane’s Walk, complete with a short video interview. Enjoy, and be sure to check out the original at RailLife.com Jane’s Walk is back in Phoenix for a second annual stroll through the city. This year, the walk will…
Jane Jacobs: Parting Words
Jane Jacobs: Parting Words (2007) from Kevin Balmer on Vimeo.This longer (20 min) video captures Jane Jacobs in one of her last public appearances in Portland Oregon. On tour to promote her book, Dark Age Ahead (2004), Jacobs discusses the imperative for culturally diverse and innovative cities, among many other issues. I was lucky enough…
Walk this Way: Jane’s Walk Phoenix is profiled in Sunset
What started with a Twitter conversation with an incredulous magazine editor, become a reality.
My Personal Brand According to Twitter
While we all have an image of our selves that we try and project to others, what matters most is how other perceive us. Here is how I’m viewed on Twitter.
From Car Spaces to People Places: Park(ing) Day is coming to Phoenix
Park(ing) Day is coming to downtown Phoenix on Friday, September 18th, as community activists, neighborhood leaders and urban planners step up to the curb, put a quarter in the meter, and proceed to transform curbside metered parking spots into temporary public parks.