Here is this weeks slate of articles for urbanists. It seems that kids weren’t the only ones going back to school this week. journalists and bloggers also picked up their game! It was really hard to keep it to just 5 this week.
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Photography: Josie Withers | via Broadsheet Melbourne A Dispatch from the World’s Most Liveable City: Melbourne, Vancouver, and the social benefits of an undefined identity. (Broadsheet Melbourne)
- A cultural civics lesson: In order to change today’s gridlocked public dialogue, Gregory Rodriguez suggests skipping the town hall for the concert hall. (LA Times)
- Reconsidering the City Since 9/11:An important lesson we can take from the history of 9/11 is that towns and cities are resilient. (Planetizen)
- People Are Pedestrians By Design: People’s bodies and minds are designed to participate in a pedestrian lifestyle. (DenverUrbanism)
- Demographics as Destiny: The new demographics are found in two generations deeply influenced by suburbia.
What was your favourite article this week? Please let me know in the comments.