New Urbanism is an urban design movement, which promotes walkable neighborhoods that contain a range of housing and job types.
Tag: urban planning
Messy Urbanism: Diversity in Disorder
The most vibrant cities I’ve lived in or visited share one thing in common. They are messy.
The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces: The Street Corner
A clip of William H. Whyte’s The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces that looks at why some open spaces of cities work for people and others don’t.
Kinetic Urbanism: Activity over Architecture
Kinetic urbanism views the urban condition as flexible; less a grand vision than a series of small adjustments occurring over time.
Channeling Jane Jacobs
This video from last summer show activists channeling the spirit (and iconic looks) of Jane Jacobs to help advance their cause: New York City honored Jane Jacobs by naming Hudson Street Jane Jacobs way. Jane fought to preserve neighborhoods and communities, Save Coney Island paid a visit to the ceremony to remind the city what Jane…
Jacobsean Urbanism: Building on the Observations of Jane Jacobs
Jacobsean urbanism is named after Jane Jacobs, an urban activist who championed the interests of local residents over car-centered planning.
Is it time to move beyond Jane Jacobs?
We used to say we plan at the scale of Robert Moses, but we judge ourselves by the standard of Jane Jacobs. That’s not really true anymore.
Friday Five: My Weekly Dose of Urban Reading
Five great articles and posts that I read this week.
Informal Urbanism: Invention Born out of Frustration
While traditional urbanism tends to follow a formal approach, informal urbanism is borne out of frustration with the status quo.
Placemaking, Public Space and Community Culture
Until a change occurs both in our attitudes AND our infrastructure, a true urban culture will struggle to find a foothold in Phoenix.