It is not often that a graduate school project turns into a best-selling book, let alone a transformative infrastructure projects that is reshaping a large North American city. Yet, that is exactly what happened to Ryan Gravel when he envisioned a streetcar loop inside the Atlanta city limits connecting four separate railroad lines while researching…
Tag: communities
Book Review: Tactical Urbanism
Tactical Urbanism provides permission for engaged community members to become key actors in the transformation of their neighbourhoods.
Mount Pleasant Vernacular
Viewing his Mount Pleasant neighbourhood from behind a camera gave Emmanuel Buenviaje a new perspective on Vancouver.
Friday 5: Articles for Urbanists
My weekly curation of news and views for urbanists.
6 TEDx Talks on Cities
The TEDx program is designed to give communities, organizations and individuals the opportunity to stimulate dialogue.
“Speak your Mind” on the Upcoming BC Municipal Elections
PlaceSpeak is making it easier for Lower Mainland residents to engage with each other to discuss the upcoming municipal elections.
The Tragedy of Urban Renewal [Weekend Watch]
Filmmaker Jim Epstein read The Power Broker and set out to document one of the communities destroyed by Moses’ urban renewal of the 1950s.
Cars ≠ Freedom
Car companies sell freedom and mobility, but in fact offer only gridlock, poor land use, health problems, and global warming.