Yuppie urbanism ignores the very people who make it possible in its quest for a perfect city.
Yurbanism Facebook Page
I’ve created a Yurbanism Facebook Page to help you keep in touch and up to date on my latest posts and activities.
ABC+D’s of Placemaking
Last Friday, I was invited to speak about Asset Based Community Development and Placemaking at a Public Allies Arizona workshop. Here are my slides.
Rob Carter’s Metropolis (Weekend Watch)
Rob Carter’s stop-motion paper animation film, Metropolis, is like “a pop-up book on speed.” The nine-minute stop motion animation chronicles the urban expansion of Charlotte, North Carolina from a Native American trading post to a sprawling megalopolis. This clip is the last three minutes of the film, showing the last 70 years of a city’s development and…
When iPhones Meet Mass Transit (Weekend Watch)
A fun video that combines two of my passions mobile technology and public spaces—in this case iPhones and public transit.
Friday 5: Articles for Urbanists (Nov 26 – Dec 3)
Urban news and views from the past week.
X-Urbanism: Catchy but not Compelling
While an interesting premise (and a great term), X-Urbanism never really caught on outside academic circles.
November’s Top Posts
Here are my top posts in order of page views from November.
Walkable Urbanism: Back to the Future
Walkable urbanism is focused on creating and enhancing pedestrian-oriented, mixed-use and mixed-income places.
15 Acronyms Every Urbanist Should Know
Like any profession, urban planners have developed their own language. A central part of this language is the alphabet soup of acronyms