As I mentioned on Monday, I’m taking a Reading Break this week. In lieu of new content, please enjoy this selection of some of my most read and shared posts on Phoenix:

• Walk this Way: Jane’s Walk Phoenix is profiled in Sunset

  

What started with a Twitter conversation with an incredulous magazine editor, become a reality.

• Phoenix’s CityScape Fails to Live Up to the Hype

A year ago, I shared my initial observations on CityScape Phoenix. At the time I wasn’t impressed. A year later, it impresses me even less.

• Downtown Phoenix: What the Dreamr’s are Saying

To promote their 20th anniversary, the Downtown Phoenix Partnership sponsored a video showcasing residents’ visions for the next 20 years.

• The Evolution of the Gold Spot

Gold Spot in downtown Phoenix incorporates many urbanist principles, such as adaptive reuse, street presence, mixed use and density.

• 10 Reasons Why Civic Space Park Doesn’t Work

Despite being a great place on paper, Civic Space Park has yet to live up to it’s promise as a great urban space for downtown Phoenix.

More of my most popular posts can be found on my Best Of page.