The colour of various cities, based on aggregate image data from Flickr,
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.
Friday 5: Articles for Urbanists [July 16th-22nd]
A curated collection of articles for urbanists, featuring 5 of the best posts on urbanism from the past week.
Jane Jacobs—Neighborhoods in Action
A great video produced by the Active Living Network. It features an interview with the urban goddess herself.
The Just City [Weekend Watch]
A welcome video for attendees of ‘The Just City,’ Ford Foundation’s 75th anniversary event exploring the new era or urbanization.
Friday 5: Articles for Urbanists [July 9th-16th]
This week’s installment of news and views for urbanists.
Friday 5: Articles for Urbanists
My weekly selection of news and views for urbanists.
Where’s Vancouver’s Public Square?
Unlike most other cities of it’s size (and indeed most cities), Vancouver lacks a large public square for public gatherings.
Reflections on Vancouver’s Public Spaces
Some commentary and personal perspectives on public space in Vancouver inspired by Spacing’s list of the Top 100 Public Spaces in Canada
This Week’s Urbanism and Social Media Events in Vancouver
Here’s what I’ll be up to this week in Vancouver.
Will the New Normal Be Old-Era Self-Reliance? [Weekend Watch]
Andrés Duany channels James Howard Kunstler as he talks about how urban society may be headed towards the self-reliance of previous eras