Walkable urbanism is focused on creating and enhancing pedestrian-oriented, mixed-use and mixed-income places.
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Friday 5: Articles for Urbanists
Five posts for the urbanist in all of us.
Retrofit Urbanism: Creating People-Oriented Places
As an increasing number of people desire an urban lifestyle, the question of what to do with the suburbs remains.
Friday 5: Urban Reading Round-up
Selected readings for urbanists.
Stretched to the Limits: The Unexpected Costs of Sprawl (Weekend Watch)
PBS visited Queen Creek (a suburb of Phoenix) to profile a family living through the recession in a new suburb.
Healthy Urbanism: A Holistic View of Urban Design
Healthy urbanism considers health, the environment, social relations, political processes and the economy as part of the development process.
New Urbanist Leader Andrés Duany is Coming to Phoenix
ASU’s Phoenix Urban Research Laboratory and the School of Geographical Sciences & Urban Planning are hosting two lectures by Andrés Duany on Oct. 13
Friday 5: August 21st -27th
What I’ve been reading this week.
Urban Connectivity Leads to Urban Vitality
Urban connectivity reflects the delicate interweaving of social, economic and physical links.
Friday 5 – July 10th-16th
This week’s miscellany.