As a proud Canadian, I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention that Canada Week is about to begin in Phoenix. It seems that this year organizers made arrangements with Mother Nature to make it a little more realistic with the freezing weather that has hit the Valley the past couple of nights. Canada Week runs from…
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Phoenix Councilman Tom Simplot Clarifies Reverse Lanes Decision
District 4 Tom Simplot issued the following statement clarifying City Council’s December decision on Phoenix’s notorious reverse lanes.
Local Bands Promote Local Transit [Weekend Watch]
My local public transit agency has sponsored a series of catchy music videos with local bands singing about the virtues of public transit.
“A Bunch of Crock: A Lesson in Futility” Continues at Bragg’s Pie Factory
“A Bunch of Crock: An Exercise in Futility,” Safwat Saleem’s visually irreverant, and textually probing, installation continues through January First Friday. This is your last chance to see this amazing, humorous KickStarter funded exhibit that pulls no punches in exposing the many faces of racism. Pick up your quirky piece of collector’s paraphernalia while you’re…
Teresa Stickler speaks out against Phoenix’s Reverse Lanes
Teresa Stickler, owner of Melrose Pharmacy, was Chairperson of Phoenix’s Ad Hoc Task Force on Reverse Lanes. Now that the report has been presented, she is able to speak freely.
New Tools Needed
The ongoing economic crisis is result of a generation of poor policy and economic decisions make at all levels of government and by individuals of all political persuasions.
Still We Ride: A Short History of Critical Mass (Video)
A short animation about the global monthly Critical Mass bike ride.
Happy Thanksgiving
I would like to wish all my readers a happy Thanksgiving. I hope you are able to be with your friends and family to share this holiday.
Rethinking Social Capital
Building real social capital is not easy. It requires regular contact and interaction with friends and neighbors.
‘Schelling’ the City [Repost]
Schelling points are ‘nodes of unconscious coordination” that people in cities around the word have historically used to make sense of urban place.