A selection of my favorite articles and blog posts from the past week.
Tag: Urbanism
DPJ Article – Inside Downtown Voices Coalition
If you enjoy living, working or playing in downtown Phoenix, chances are you owe a thank you to the Downtown Voices Coalition.
From Car Spaces to People Places: Park(ing) Day is coming to Phoenix
Park(ing) Day is coming to downtown Phoenix on Friday, September 18th, as community activists, neighborhood leaders and urban planners step up to the curb, put a quarter in the meter, and proceed to transform curbside metered parking spots into temporary public parks.
Urban Textures
Often unseen and unnoticed, the textures of a city form the backdrop in front of which we conduct our lives.
Placemaking Presentation
Placemaking: creating a sense of place and a place of sense.
DPJ Article – After Hours Creative: Recreating Downtown One Lot at a Time
The After Hours building is the only example of a small-scale, multi-use infill development around Downtown Phoenix.
Books for the Amateur Urbanist
Jane Jacob’s book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, tops the list (fitting as it was itself written by an amateur urbanist)
President Obama on Jane Jacobs
Barack Obama answers a question from a man about urban renewal in Toledo, Ohio on August 31, 2008.