Each city has a unique genius loci — a distinctive atmosphere, that goes beyond the built environment.
Tag: Urbanism
Urban Thinking
Some recent events in Phoenix have led me to delve a little bit deeper into the theories behind my interests in urbanism and place-making.
Jane Jacobs, Immigrant
Jane Jacobs on her experience moving to Canada, and some similarities to my own experiences
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.
Friday Five: my favorite reads from the past week
Lots of great material to choose from this week. Here are five of the best:
Cars ≠ Freedom
Car companies sell freedom and mobility, but in fact offer only gridlock, poor land use, health problems, and global warming.
A Mallrat Repents
Malls R Us is a provocative documentary that looks at North America’s love affair will the mall.
Suicide Lanes Kill Communities
This is the text of a letter to the editor I wrote in June 2008.
Opportunity Mirage
Phoenix doesn’t need another marketing campaign or branding effort. We need live up to our name and rise from the ashes of our past bad decisions.
CityScape: Suburbanizing Downtown Phoenix
In Phoenix’s desperate attempt to attract suburban tourists downtown, the city is morphing downtown into a suburb itself.