Mayors of some of the biggest cities in the U.S. talk about what makes a city smart, and how cities can become smarter.
Local Bands Promote Local Transit [Weekend Watch]
My local public transit agency has sponsored a series of catchy music videos with local bands singing about the virtues of public transit.
Friday 5: Articles for Urbanists
Here’s the first edition of my urban news and views in 2011.
Sustainable Housing: Being Green is NOT Enough
A look at some categories that would make a house not just green, but truly sustainable.
“A Bunch of Crock: A Lesson in Futility” Continues at Bragg’s Pie Factory
“A Bunch of Crock: An Exercise in Futility,” Safwat Saleem’s visually irreverant, and textually probing, installation continues through January First Friday. This is your last chance to see this amazing, humorous KickStarter funded exhibit that pulls no punches in exposing the many faces of racism. Pick up your quirky piece of collector’s paraphernalia while you’re…
Placemaking: 11 Principles for 2011
I hope that you are able to incorporate these placemaking principles into your work, community advocacy and thinking in the year ahead.
ABCs of Urbanism eBook
An eBook compilation of my ABC’s of Urbanism series.
11 Things NOT To Do in 2011
We all know what we should be doing, but how many of us think about what we SHOULDN’T do? Here’s a list of 11 things NOT to do in 2011.
Urban Etch a Sketch [Weekend Watch]
OK Go’s latest video has a special appeal to urbanists. They use GPS tracking to spell their name in a parade through the streets of LA
December’s Top Posts
Here are my top posts in order of unique page views from December 2010. Did you catch-all of these posts the first time around? If not, here is your chance to read what others have found most interesting over the past month. About Yuri (Home Page) 10 Great Gift Ideas for Urbanists Blog (Main Page) Urban Design…