Ever since I heard about the TEDx concept, I have dreamed that it would come to Phoenix. Well my dreams are answered. TEDxPhoenix is happening TONIGHT!
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.
My Experience at Ignite Phoenix 5
Well, it’s all over now! And all I can say is that it was an experience that I won’t soon forget.
A Community Garden is Coming to the Melrose Curve
A community garden is coming to 7th Ave! It will be located on the empty lot next to Melrose Pharmacy, on the corner of 7th Ave and Montecito Ave. in uptown Phoenix.
Recent Readings: October 24-29
A curation of what’s caught my attention over the past week.
DPJ Article-Growing a Community in Central Phoenix: Abraham James
What started as a way to reconnect with his past, has led Abraham James to connect with his central Phoenix community in ways he never imagined.
Recent Readings: September 20-25
Highlights of what I’ve been reading over the past 5 days.
DPJ Article: It All Adds Up: Christoph Kaiser and His Garfield Neighborhood
Christoph Kaiser is helping to rebuilding Garfield one house at a time. Once an epicenter of gang activity and urban blight in Downtown Phoenix, Kaiser‚Äôs houses are now at the heart of Garfield’s resurgence, and among the coolest in Downtown Phoenix.
Recent Readings: September 14-20
A selection of my favorite articles and blog posts from the past week.
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.
Urban Textures
Often unseen and unnoticed, the textures of a city form the backdrop in front of which we conduct our lives.