Firefly Living recently published an interview reflecting on my time in Phoenix and what it’s like to be back in Vancouver.
Category: Phoenix
Posts about Phoenix and its urban form
Is Downtown Phoenix a Recession Ghost Town?
Over 40% of downtown Phoenix is either vacant or a surface parking lot. This is more than most Rust Belt cities, including Detroit.
Arizona Centennial Highway “Sign”
In 1999 Michael Levine purchased “a few” signs from the Arizona State surplus yard. He put them to work in time for the Arizona Centennial.
Bringing the Fun Back to Green [Weekend Watch]
Rogue Green is a series of monthly social/networking events in downtown Phoenix for eco-minded ‘rogues.’
Mapnificent: A Powerful Tool for Urbanists
Want to know how far you can travel without a car in under 15 minutes? Check out Mapnificent.
My TEDxScottsdale Talk: Cities are People (Video)
A video of my TEDxScottsdale presentation, ‘Cities ARE People’ where I talked about my journey through the ‘urban desert’ of Phoenix, AZ.
Farewell Phoenix
As the sun sets on my time here, I’d like to thank all my Phoenix readers for your support, and I hope you’ll check in from time to time.
What I Talked about at TEDxScottsdale
On April 21st, I had the honor of speaking at TEDxScottsdale. My presentation was entitled: Finding My Way Through the Urban Desert.
The Layers of History [Weekend Watch]
Here’s a video from day two of unwrapping Phoenix’s oldest warehouse.
Revealing Phoenix’s History, Layer by Layer [Updated]
Michael Levine and Angela Paladino are painstakingly removing layers of paint from the oldest remaining warehouse in downtown Phoenix.