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Category: Phoenix
Posts about Phoenix and its urban form
Still We Ride: A Short History of Critical Mass (Video)
A short animation about the global monthly Critical Mass bike ride.
Happy Thanksgiving
I would like to wish all my readers a happy Thanksgiving. I hope you are able to be with your friends and family to share this holiday.
Rethinking Social Capital
Building real social capital is not easy. It requires regular contact and interaction with friends and neighbors.
‘Schelling’ the City [Repost]
Schelling points are ‘nodes of unconscious coordination” that people in cities around the word have historically used to make sense of urban place.
Four Simple Steps to Fix Quasi-Urban Developments
How can we make the most of these developments and tilt them from quasi-urban to mostly urban?
Rogue Green: Bringing the fun back to GREEN in Phoenix
This month’s event features a special presentation by my friend and colleague, green architect and best-selling author, Eric Corey Freed.
Love Dogs, Not Cars in Downtown Phoenix
Why the Sahara/Ramada lot in downtown Phoenix should include a dog park.
Stretched to the Limits: The Unexpected Costs of Sprawl (Weekend Watch)
PBS visited Queen Creek (a suburb of Phoenix) to profile a family living through the recession in a new suburb.
House for Sale in Central Phoenix
STUNNING mid-century modern ranch remodel in central Phoenix’s Melrose on 7th area