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It’s over!  For the last 4 weeks, I’ve been part of the 28-day Blogging Challenge.  The challenge started with Scott Bishop’s pledge to blog 28 days in a row as a way to increase traffic and readers on his blog; soon Tyler Hurst sent a friendly challenge to Scott.  One by one, 35 other loggers signed on by agreeing to blog each day for 28 days straight, some made it, others dropped out.

I decided to join mainly to get back into the swing of blogging.  I had taken an extended hiatus over the holidays and needed a push to get me back into blogging.

Like any challenges, this one had its ups and downs.  Finding the time to blog day in and day out while the rest of my life went on a pace was difficult at times.  Coming up with some topics to write about, especially when time was scarce wasn’t always easy, but in the end, I definitely a step closer to meeting my goal of fining my ‘blogging voice.” While I wasn’t driven by metrics, I did notice that my most popular posts were those where I expressed a strong opinion on a topic, especially with regards to urban developments in Phoenix.

Now that the challenges is over, I will use the momentum to continue posting regularly, if not as often I’m going to aim for 3-4 solid posts a week.  I will focus more on posts about my opinions on what is going on in Phoenix and bringing important urbanism reviews to my reader’s attention.

Thanks for following along and I hope you stick with me!

Phoenix is about to lose another historic gem.  It is a story we have heard dozens, if not hundreds of times before. This time however, the antagonist isn’t a greedy developer or out-of-state company, but our very own city government and state university.

The Hotel in its Heyday

As a former ASU employee, I have long known about ASU’s take no prisoners approach to expansion that over ruled any stated interests in sustainability or community engagement.  I had hopes that the new city management and the City’s stated commitment to a vibrant downtown were more the mere window dressing. I was wrong.

Together ASU and the City of Phoenix are about to do something that would make even the most Machiavellian developer blush – raze a historic hotel in the middle of our city, and replace it with a parking lot. For more information on the back-story, and the history (and potential) of the site, please read this passionate post by my friend Rachel Dawn Luptak.  For a more concise overview, check out this post that Seth Anderson managed to sneak by the typically boosterish editors at DowntownPhoenix.com

Like Seth, I may have been sympathetic if it was to replace it with a vibrant new project, but no, in their infinite wisdom, ASU and the City of Phoenix have decided that what downtown needs is yet another parking lot. Sure, there are long-term plans to build a law school on the site, but there are no firm plans. Downtown is already littered with empty lots, razed to make way for well intended yet never realized projects. Why not use one of them instead?

Also, what is wrong with encouraging multimodal transportation such as light rail? There is a station less than a block away that to service the ASU downtown campus.  this system connected to hundreds of park & ride spaces, where people can park for free and ride into downtown for cheaper that a downtown parking spot.

Dumb

ASU is supposed to be committed to sustainability. They boast about the LEED certifications awarded to the new nursing and journalism buildings, yet want to destroy a landmark hotel for a parking lot. Surely with all the supposed sustainability expertise they have amassed they would have learned that the greenest building is the one already built.

Dumber

The City of Phoenix has listed ‘Dense City Core as one of it’s visions for their General Plan Update.  Why then are they allowing the demolition of an existing building when there are already plenty of empty lots in the immediate vicinity?  Are they really that siloed in their thinking?

What Can We Do?

While the City is telling us that this project is a done deal, I’m not giving up hope.  I’ll join the fight to get the city and ASU to reverse this asinine decision.  It may be late in the process, but until the wrecking ball dislodges the first brick, there is still hope. Please join me:

• Start by leaving your ideas for adaptive reuses for this building. The most effective opposition contain reasonable alternatives.  Lets give them some.

• Write letters or emails letters expressing you opposition to the proposed demolition to Mayor Gordon and City Council members.  Also let the ASU administration know of your displeasure, particularly President Michael Crow and ASU Downtown Vice President, Dean Debra Freidman.

• Attend this Saturday’s (March 13^th) meeting of the Downtown Voices Coalition, where there will be a discussion on strategies to reverse City Council and ASU’s decision and keep the building for more creative uses.  The meeting runs from 9:30-11:30 at the 9:30 a.m. at the Roosevelt Commons meeting room, 825 N. 6th Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85003.

• Stay tuned to this blog. I will keep you posted of further developments and opportunities to engage.

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Being an urbanist is hard in Phoenix.  Even when the city takes a step in the right direction, it faces opposition. This week, one such example has come to my attention. The proposed expansion of the “Arts, Culture and Small Business Overlay” is being discussed at the Central City Village Planning Committee on Monday.

1302 W Roosevelt St

The current overlay has been in place since April 2008.  It has been responsible for many of the new galleries and small businesses in and around downtown that have opened in the past few years, including many featured during this past weekend’s Art Detour. It has been such a success, in fact, that the city would like to expand it to other parts of downtown. Alas, there has been some opposition by nearby residents, making a slam dunk decision into a much more tentative one.

Here is a letter from one of my friends who will be directly affected by the outcome of this weeks meeting.

Hi there,

My name is Katie Hess. I am relatively new to the neighborhood.  I bought a house at the NW corner of 13th Ave. and Roosevelt about a year and a half ago.
[…]

Since I purchased my house, I have worked hard to fix it up, and have had many volunteers as well, including a group of herbalism graduates that came to help plant trees, plants, and flowers.  We also painted everything inside and out.  The house used to be a drab dusty color, and now is sky blue with a mango wall.

My intention in supporting the overlay program is to bring goodness and positive energy to the neighborhood. When I first moved in, people were taking naps in the front lawn everyday, but that soon stopped.  We’ve noticed that the negative activities in our area have declined.  There is less trash in the alley and fewer intoxicated people hanging out.  Over time we’ve really gained respect on our street because we take pride in our neighborhood and really value what we have.

My background is in natural medicine, my main specialty in flower essence therapy (the kind without the scent, taken internally to enhance happiness).  I hand-collect the flower essences from flowers around the world, as well as growing flowers here at the house to infuse them into elixirs, body care, spa products, and even organic dark chocolate. My business partner, Lisa Reinhardt, owns an organic, fair-trade dark chocolate company.  We may know some of you from the Downtown Phoenix Farmers’ Market, as we’ve had a booth there for several years now.

Since this house is zoned R-5 we have permission to use part of the space for business purposes, and so for the last year or so my flower essence therapy clients have made appointments with me there during the day.

We are in support of the overlay program for our property, because we’d like to have the opportunity to allow people to come and buy organic chocolates and organic skin care/body care products.  We think it would be wonderful for our neighborhood to have a resource, sort of a ‘wellness’ atmosphere, where you can walk down the block to buy healthy chocolates that boost your immune system and other organic products to keep you healthy and happy.  I believe that this type of community activity would continue to decrease the negative things that we all don’t want to see and enhance our neighborhood.

I have talked with most of my neighbors to the west of me all the way to Grand, as well as the apartment buildings to the south and to the east of us, and everyone is supportive.

For these reasons, I’m asking for your support of the Arts, Business, and Culture Overlay Program.  The proposed overlay areas would only affect the corner of 13th Ave and Roosevelt west to 15th Ave and Grand Ave, as well as one property on the NE corner of 15th Ave and Portland St.

If you have any questions I am happy to answer them.

Warm regards,

Katie Hess
1302 W. Roosevelt

Last week, I talked about the need for people to get involved in their community.  Katie has done this.  She now wants to take here involvement to the next level. Expanding the Arts and Culture Overlay will allow her (and others) to do just that.

However, to make her dream a reality, she needs your help. If you are free Monday night (Mar 8^th at 6pm) please come out and show your support for the overlay expansion at the Village Planning Committee meeting.  The meeting will take place at 6:00 pm at Emerson Court, School District Board Room, 1817 North 7th Street (southeast corner of 7th Street and Palm Lane).

It is important that those of us who seek a vibrant downtown make our voices heard at events such as these. You don’t need to speak, or even stay for the entire meeting. You can just fill out a card with your name and address, and say that you are in favor, and then leave.  If you can’t make it, yet want to show your support, please send an email to Katherine Coles, the City of Phoenix contact for the committee.

This is day 25 in my 28 Day Blogging Challenge. 3 days to go.

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The other day, I wrote a ‘Call to Action’ exhorting readers to get more involved in their community and city.

Those of you who know me, may know that I am involved in many activities related to downtown Phoenix.  What many people don’t know, however, is that my civic participation begins closer to home. Actually right outside my front door.

This past winter I became president of the Grandview Neighborhood Association.  Formed in 1991, the association represents about 1,200 residents living in our diverse central Phoenix neighborhood. The homes in Grandview are of mid-century vintage, with most being but in the early 1950s. We also have a few apartment complexes (including one designed by Al Beadle) and condominiums. Our neighbors come from all walks of life, and age groups and include some of the original residents! The neighborhood boundaries are from 7^th Avenue west to 15^th Avenue and  from Camelback Road south to Campbell Avenue, bordering the Grand Canal (map).

The stated goal of the Grandview Neighborhood Association is “to improve quality of life, safety and security, communicate with city, business and institutions in the neighborhood, and preserve the diversity of lifestyles.” We are NOT a homeowners association; we do not “hold power” over an individual’s home. (In other words residents can paint their homes any color they want.)  Rather we act as in information conduit between our residents and the neighboring business and organizations as well as city officials and the Phoenix Police Department.

In my brief time as president, not only have I met many more of my neighbors, but I have also got to know the city officials responsible for various aspects of our quality of life. I have deepened my understanding of my neighborhood and the issues our residents face.  I have also gained insights into how the City of Phoenix functions.

To anybody interested in getting more involved in their community, I suggest you start by seeing if you have an active neighborhood association (Phoenicians can search here). It is a great way to build an understanding of not only your community but also your city.  If nothing else, it will introduce you to more of your neighbors, which is never a bad thing.

As an aside, if you’re heading to the Seventh Avenue Street Fair today, be sure to stop by our table and say hi. I’ll be there between 1 pm and 3 pm at the least, but there will be residents around all day.  To learn more about my neighborhood, join our our Facebook Group or follow us on Twitter.

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Usually I have a hard time whittling down my weekly reading list to just five.  This week I didn’t have a problem.  Not because there weren’t tons of great articles out there, but because I haven’t had a chance to read as much.  Here are about the only five articles I read this week (although they are all excellent ):

Credit: Nobara Hayakawa (Flickr: nobara)

• Consequential Strangers: A review of a book that looks at why the people we take for granted like our car mechanic, the bakery clerk and the fellow dog-walkers at the park, are actually more important people in our lives than we may imagine.

• Bill Gates Is Wrong As Usual: To Mac addicts like me, this title may not be shocking, but the reason just may be.  This post looks at why Gates’ recent TED presentation was wrong-headed and potentially dangerous to the climate change movement.

• Can We Design Cities for Happiness: another way at looking at urban success.  Key passage: “Economics, urban planning, ecology are only the means. Happiness is the goal”.

• The 10% Solution: The post links to one of the best articles I’ve read on urban strategy in a long while.  It is a great reminder at how seemingly modest goals can have transformative impacts. I will be following up on this concept and how it applies to Phoenix in the near future

• Getting to Yes on Open Data: This article appealed to the policy wonk in me.  Open Data could be a game changer in how cities services are delivered, as well as increase accountability, and, ultimately, increased trust with our local governments.

This is day 24 in my 28 Day Blogging Challenge. 4 days to go.

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The world is filled with Sheeple. People who blindly follow. People who don’t question. People who believe things ‘are the way they are’ and can’t change. Most people don’t even realize that they are ‘sheepwalking’ through live. They have been raised to be obedient, to play by the rules, get a stable job, go to church on Sundays and be happy with what they have.

Cover of Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us

Then there are the rest of us. Those of us who challenge authority. Who ask ‘why?’ when we encounter something that doesn’t make sense. Who present alternatives to the status quo. Chances are that if you’re reading this blog, I’m talking about you.  In his book, Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us, Seth Godin describes people such as us as heretics. People who are willing to step outside the mainstream and lead.

As with most of what Seth writes, there isn’t much in this book that we don’t already know, at least on a subconscious level. We all have at one time or another felt restrained by the status quo and had a desire to change things. In fact many of us already lead tribes, even if we don’t always recognize ourselves as leaders.

Seth is a master at turning conventional concepts on their heads and presenting ideas in enlightening and refreshing new ways. The values of Tribes, therefore isn’t to tell us anything new, per se. Rather it is to package together things that people are already feeling and thinking and bring it to the forefront. It is meant to spur us to  action.

Like his thinking, Seth doesn’t write in a conventional way either. The book is broken into a series of brief discussions about ideas, almost like a series of blog posts. it is perfect for those of us lacking the time or attention span to delve deep into a text heavy tome. It’s perfect for reading before bed, or while waiting for a friend.

Tribes won’t change the world, but it may inspire you to change your small part of it.

Final Verdict: ****1/2. I highly recommended for anybody who thinks.

This is day 23 in my 28 Day Blogging Challenge. 5 days to go.

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Yesterday I wrote about some of the strengths that Phoenix has, and how they can be building blocks for creating a great city. However, too many of us still look to the politicians, developers and civic organizations to arrange these building blocks and create new ones. Trouble is they keep squandering this responsibility by chasing after the next big block, instead of finding ways to pull together what we already have. Put another way, we have allowed city building to become so problematic, so institutionalized that it has been stripped of all but the most rudimentary citizen input.

Part of this is our own problem. We have sat back and watched the real estate industrial complex and kookocracy take over our city. We were  satisfied with the odd positive outcome and accepted their empty platitudes. Sure a few people have complained from the sidelines, a few more have attempted to get involved, and fewer still have been able to affect some positive change.  This makes the rest of us victims.  As Derek Neighbors has said “the biggest faux pas that creative class has made in downtown Phoenix is not getting involved in the right organizations and making an impact.”

If enough people do not care to do more than bitch among themselves; if enough people don’t have the passion to get involved, then there isn’t a platform for positive change to be build on. Sure we can stand around and joke about‘Kimber for Mayor’, but without a critical mass of ACTIVE supporters there isn’t much she can do, even as mayor. We all need to prove to our civic leaders that there is indeed a market, not only for denser downtown, but a vibrant downtown that is created by community input and involvement. We need to provide then with not only good ideas, but also the confidence to enact them.

The decision that are made today, were conceived months, if not years ago. They weren’t pulled out of thin air, but built and negotiated by city staff, developers, and business groups. Some of them may have been referred to a committee for consideration. By the time they reach the public, it is too late to do much more than smooth a few rough edges. If we want to affect sustained change, we need to have impact earlier in the decision making process.

Quite simply we need to GET INVOLVED. Instead of simply complaining, find an organization you would like to see changed (or influence change) and start attending their meetings. Try to get on their board od directors. At the city level, there are dozens of citizen based boards and committees, many with vacancies (Phoenix’s are listed here). Find one and apply to be on it. In the meantime, start attending your council district, neighborhood association and or HOA meetings and learn about what is going on and who the key influencers are.

Be warned that this won’t change things overnight. Those with the power wont hand it over because you attend a meeting or two. Real change takes perseverance and patience. The developers have it. This is why they are so often on the winning side. If we want to balance the tables, we need to have it as well. If we love our city, then a little effort put into making it better is a small price to pay. If enough of us get involved in a concerted way, I guarantee that real change WILL occur.

Regular readers of this blog will notice that I’ve had several harsh words for Phoenix and it’s leader lately. It’s not that I dislike Phoenix. Quite the opposite. I’ve quickly grown to love much of the city and many of its people. It’s because of this love that I want to see my adopted city reach it’s potential.

I’ve long believed that excellence requires a constant search for improvement. If everyone thinks everything is perfect already, or are reluctant to criticize, then there is no impetus to improve. I’ve touched on this theme before.

However, as necessary as it is to point out where we need to improve, it is also important to highlight our successes. There are a lot of great things about Phoenix (otherwise I’d be long gone). The city is home to many world-class events and sites that are uniquely ‘Phoenix.’ Sure not all of these events are the best they could be, but they are building blocks to use to create a unique sense of place that many say is lacking.

An artistic rendering of Pueblo Grande in its prime (circa 1100-1450 AD)

Here are a few of the more prominent ones:

1. The Heard Museum is not only one of Phoenix’s first cultural attractions, but also one of the world’s finest destinations for learning about American Indian arts and cultures. In addition, it is home to a world-acclaimed Indian Fair and Market that draws 20,000 visitors and more than 700 of the nation’s most outstanding and successful American Indian artists. If you haven’t been yet, now’s you chance. It’s occurring this weekend.
2. Phoenix is home to the longest running (and likely largest) art walk in the country. Can you believe it’s been 22 years? This is also happening this weekend.
3. What do Emma Stone, Max Crumm and Jordin Sparks have in common?  They all honed their skills at the Valley Youth Theater. VYT is a world-class, nationally recognized non-profit theater in our own back yard. They achieve their success by insisting on the same standards of excellence to its programs that apply to adult theater.
4. The PF Chang Rock n’ Roll Marathon was first held in Phoenix in 2004. In just 5 years, it has become the largest same day marathon and half-marathon in the United States, With over 30,000 participants in 2009, Its unique format has been repeated in seven fourteen cities (and counting). Not bad for an event sponsored by a locally based company.
5. At over 16,000 acres, South Mountain Park is the largest city park in the world. Yet this is but one of the amazing outdoor areas in the middle of our city. There is also Camelback, Piestewa and North Mountain Preserve in the center of the Valley, and other great natural amenities on the outskirts. As well, we have also have world-class urban parks like Encanto Park with was recently voted one of the best in the country, alongside such famous parks as New York City’s Central Park, San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park and Boston Commons.
6. Phoenix is home to one of the longest (and oldest) canal systems in the world. Venice’s 125 miles of canals and Amsterdam’s 47 miles of canals make these cities European icons and postcard darlings. Meanwhile, Phoenix trumps both with 181 miles of canals, yet most people treat them like back alleys.  Check out the new Canalscape Exhibit at Phoenix City Hall from March 2nd to March 12th to learn more about their history and potential. The opening event is this Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 4pm.
7. Our history is measured in millennium, not centuries like the east coast, or decades like many people seem to believe The Valley is among the longest inhabited region in the USA. The Hohokam began settling here around 1 AD. Learn more at the Pueblo Grande Museum on 44^th St and Washington.

What is your favorite thing that is unique to the Phoenix?

This is day 21 in my 28 Day Blogging Challenge. 7 days to go.

I have a confession to make. I was a mallrat.

I spent endless hours of my tween and teen years hanging out in and malls.  I loved movies featuring mall scenes like Can’t Buy Me Love, Weird Science and Back to the Future (all of which I saw in a mall theater). As a kid growing up in the suburbs it was the ‘cool thing’ to do. Even though my hometown had a pretty decent downtown, I viewed it as a place for ‘suits’ and tourists. Ironically, it wasn’t until a new downtown mall opened that I started exploring city life outside of it.

A few years later, I moved away to college, and discovered the joys of a small town’s main street. I then spent a few years in the urban mecca of Vancouver, and several more in the eastern city of Ottawa. I began taking city life for granted. I enjoyed hanging out at locally owned coffee shops and bars and finding unique items at local businesses. I discovered the writings of Jane Jacobs. I only stepped foot in malls on an occasional basis, usually to catch a movie at the Cineplex or to buy something of a gift registry for a wedding or baby shower. I started going to the grand old movie theaters whenever possible. I had become an urbanite.

Thus, moving to Phoenix was a culture shock. It is next to impossible to avoid malls here. Even the downtown urban infill projects that the city is lauding have more in common with a suburban mall than an urban main street. This is why a film I saw yesterday at the Phoenix Art Museum resonated with me in such a strong way.

The film was Malls R Us. It was co-presented by No Festival Required, as part of its almost monthly series of documentaries and ‘indie’ films. It was sponsored by CityCircles, a new resource for exploring the city by light rail.

Malls R Us is a provocative documentary that looks at North America’s love affair will the mall. Produced by Helene Klodawsky, the film takes us through the history of the mall from its unassuming beginnings of the mall in suburban Minneapolis in the 1950s to todays mega-projects in Dubai and India. Helene attempts to portray a balanced picture of the mall and its place in our culture and communities. Despite this attempt at neutrality, I left the theater with an even stronger revulsion for malls and the damage they represent, not only to our built form, but our social interaction as well.

Part of the reason that movie resonated so deeply with me is its portrayal of places and people I’m familiar, with. The movie opens with a panoramic shot of the Sonaran Desert, complete with saguaro cacti.  One of the main protagonists of the film is a Canadian film developer who whose wants to develop the world first ‘green’ mall on a parcel of environmentally sensitive land in the outskirts of Montreal. His search for tenants take him to Cabela’s, the outdoor megastore in Glendale, a Phoenix suburb. This closed the circle for me as a Canadian living in Phoenix.

I won’t go any deeper into what the movie reveals, because I strongly urge you to see it yourself.  But I did want to leave you something to think about. I understand that special places that malls occupy in our memories. I certainly have many happy memories myself. But like Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy, as we grow up, we need to stop over- romanticizing and realize that full truth behind these memories. I hear all the time what a special place malls like Park Central, Christown Spectrum and Biltmore Fashion Center have in the hearts of long time residents.

What we tend to forget though, is just as malls like Metrocenter and Scottsdale Fashion Center lead to the demise of malls like Christown Spectrum and Park Central; Park Central and Christown led to the demise of downtown Phoenix. So feel free to reminisce, but don’t mourn too much. It is only with the demise (and hopefully adaptive reuse) of such malls, that our downtown core can reach it’s potential as a vital hub for the city.

Perhaps now with the difficulties that CityNorth is having, politicians and developers will wake up and realize that the era of the North American mall is over. Too bad it is just beginning in place like Kazakhstan and India.

Related Site: Deadmalls.com

This is day 20 in my 28 Day Blogging Challenge. 8 days to go.

Passion. It’s something that we all have.  Most of us want to share it. But when push comes to shove, we tend to shy away from it and become modest. We are afraid. We don’t want to too assertive, be thought of as crazy, be called out as a fake.

Why?  Who better to lead than someone passionate about the subject?  Sure we may not posses the most technical knowledge or be the most polished representative of an idea.   The fact that we care just a little too much isn’t a bad thing.  Rather, it means that we are quick learners and will soak up the necessary knowledge like a sponge.

More importantly, the fact that we live sleep, eat and breathe a specific topic means that, unlike the technical or academic ’professionals,’ our ideas will often be more practical. This can make our ideas more valuable and likely to be accepted by others. Passion is contagious. Who would you rather listen to: a staid technician droning on about mundane details, or a passionate, but well versed, amateur exclaiming why she’s excited about a subject?

Yes. Knowledge is important. Facts are essential. Without them you really will be just a crazy nut. But passion is the magic idea that turns a good idea into a great one. Passion converts an interesed observer into a active follower.

Passion also breeds tenacity. Change takes time. It takes persistence. When technical experts may have moved on to their next big idea, a passionate person is willing to stick with their idea and see it through, regardless of the obstacles. A technical expert is the hare: knowledge comes easy, but this can breed complacency. A passionate person is like the tortoise: willing to stick by their idea, even when all hope seems lost.

The world is fundamentally changing, in a subtle but powerful way. The era of narrowly defined professionals dictating our future is ending. Instead, they are becoming resources for passionate people who can transform their facts and figures into contagious actions.

So don’t be shy of your passion. Be proud to be considered a zealous nut. I am.

For more on how passion can bring about improvements in your community, read: In Praise of Zealous Nuts

This is day 19 in my 28 Day Blogging Challenge. 9 days to go.

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