Generic urbanism describes a non-specific, identity-lacking urban landscape.
Tag: urban planning
DIY Urbanism: City Building from the Bottom-Up
DIY urbanism empowers residents to implement the changes they seek and are create their own positive urban interventions.
From Car Spaces to People Places: PARK(ing) Day is returning to Phoenix
PARK(ing) Day is returning to downtown Phoenix on Friday, September 17th when we’ll transform curbside parking spots into temporary public parks.
Saturday 6: August 14-21st
Here is the ‘Saturday 6’; a selection of articles I found interesting over the past week.
Stephen Goldsmith, Editor of What We See, in Gothamist
On Tuesday, I posted a review of the book What We See: Advancing the Observations of Jane Jacobs. As I mentioned in the review, one of the books editors was Stephen Goldsmith. At the time of the book’s publication, Stephen wrote a post for Gothamist on the life and legacy of Jane Jacobs. Here is what…
Book Review—What We See: Advancing the Observations of Jane Jacobs
In What We See, 30 essayists try to make sense of their own cities or situations in light of what Jane Jacobs’ observed.
Urban Fabric: The Form of Cities
Urban fabric is the physical form of towns and cities. Like textiles, urban fabric comes in many different types and weaves.
City Cultivation: Tending to Urban Terroir
Just as a farmer must tend each plant, those involved in cultivating urban terroir must tend to the needs of each resident.
Robert Moses Meets His Match
It was Robert Moses plans for a Lower Manhattan Expressway in 1962 that Jane Jacobs perhaps was most famous for opposing.