Over 40% of downtown Phoenix is either vacant or a surface parking lot. This is more than most Rust Belt cities, including Detroit.
Revenge Of The Electric Car [Weekend Watch]
I’m not 100% convinced that the electric car is the solution our cities need, but this looks to be an interesting documentary nonetheless.
The Tragedy of Urban Renewal [Weekend Watch]
Filmmaker Jim Epstein read The Power Broker and set out to document one of the communities destroyed by Moses’ urban renewal of the 1950s.
Friday 5: Articles for Urbanists [October 15th-21st]
This week’s selection of news and views for urbanists.
Jane Jacobs and the Craft of Fiction
Jane Jacobs’ Death and Life of Great American Cities captures not just the rich density of urban life, but the craft of fiction.
The City [Weekend Watch]
Just when I think that I’m done with time lapse videos, another catches my attention and draws me back in.
Friday 5: Articles for Urbanists [October 8th-14th]
This week’s curation of insights and interviews for urbanists.
Vancouver Urbanists Meetup—October 16th
This month we’re heading to an Vancouver classic—the bar at the Sylvia Hotel in Vancouver’s West End
Life in Vancouver [Weekend Watch]
A video highlighting various aspects of Vancouver’s urban fabric.
Friday 5: Articles for Urbanists [October 1st-7th]
This week’s wrap of good reads for urbanists.