Good thing walking isn’t an Olympic sport, because Americans aren’t very good at it.
Category: Urbanism
Posts related to cities and urban areas, their geography, economies, politics, social characteristics, as well as the effects on, and caused by, the built environment.
The Right to the City
“The right to the city is not merely a right of access to what already exists, but a right to change it after our heart’s desire.”
Friday Five: A reading List for Incurable Urbanists
If you read these, you’ll begin seeing the city through my eyes.
Kinetic Urbanism: Activity over Architecture
Kinetic urbanism views the urban condition as flexible; less a grand vision than a series of small adjustments occurring over time.
Jacobsean Urbanism: Building on the Observations of Jane Jacobs
Jacobsean urbanism is named after Jane Jacobs, an urban activist who championed the interests of local residents over car-centered planning.
Is it time to move beyond Jane Jacobs?
We used to say we plan at the scale of Robert Moses, but we judge ourselves by the standard of Jane Jacobs. That’s not really true anymore.
Manhattan According to Woody Allen
The opening sequence from Woody Allen’s “Manhattan”
Friday Five: My Weekly Dose of Urban Reading
Five great articles and posts that I read this week.
Informal Urbanism: Invention Born out of Frustration
While traditional urbanism tends to follow a formal approach, informal urbanism is borne out of frustration with the status quo.
Placemaking, Public Space and Community Culture
Until a change occurs both in our attitudes AND our infrastructure, a true urban culture will struggle to find a foothold in Phoenix.