It was Robert Moses plans for a Lower Manhattan Expressway in 1962 that Jane Jacobs perhaps was most famous for opposing.
Jane Jacobs: Parting Words
Jane Jacobs: Parting Words (2007) from Kevin Balmer on Vimeo.This longer (20 min) video captures Jane Jacobs in one of her last public appearances in Portland Oregon. On tour to promote her book, Dark Age Ahead (2004), Jacobs discusses the imperative for culturally diverse and innovative cities, among many other issues. I was lucky enough…
Friday Five: Recommended readings from the week that was
Five great posts from the past week.
Rethinking the Ramada: A Modest Proposal
With a bit of creative thinking, the hotel could be a space that fosters the ideas of tomorrow as an incubator for social innovators and local enterprises
Urbanist’s Dictionary: Commute
Somewhat ironically—given our current dependance on the car to ‘commute’ to work—the term originated during the early days of rail transit.
Friday Five: my favorite reads from the past week
Lots of great material to choose from this week. Here are five of the best:
28 Day Recap
t’s over! For the last 4 weeks, I’ve been part of the 28-day Blogging Challenge.
Dumb and Dumber: The City of Phoenix and ASU
Phoenix is about to loose another historic gem. This time however, the antagonist isn’t a greedy developer but our very own city government and state university.
One ‘Wei’ to Support a Vibrant Downtown Phoenix
Being an urbanist is hard in Phoenix. Even when the city takes a step in the right direction, it faces opposition.
Welcome to My Neighborhood
This past winter I became president of the Grandview Neighborhood Association that represents about 1,200 residents in our diverse central Phoenix neighborhood