TEDxVictoria – Garth Lenz: Provincial Distance in a Tar Nation – YouTube I love this presentation by Garth Lenz – and (sorry, but it has to be said) I hate Canada very much for condoning the tarsands. Canada gets away with pretending to be better than the US, but the tarsands show otherwise. QUOTE A […]
At Lincoln House: Teardowns and the value of land Lincoln Institute comments on teardowns: QUOTE …teardowns in established neighborhoods with good density can be a green concept — better than building something new in a cornfield miles away, smart growth advocates would argue. Teardowns take advantage of existing urban infrastructure. And while embodied energy is […]
Landscape Absurdism: An Urban Prairie in St. Louis – Arts & Lifestyle – The Atlantic Cities Not as powerful, perhaps, as photos of Detroit’s ruins, these aerial shots of nature overtaking formerly built-up urban areas is startling in its own way: QUOTE As with many industrial cities in America at the time, post-war St. Louis […]
Food Culture in Boston (or lack thereof) – Greater Boston Area – Chowhound Interesting article about the Boston foodie culture, and how it measures up to other cities. tags: restaurants boston foodies A Sculpture of Our Transportation Future – Arts & Lifestyle – The Atlantic Cities I looked at the video included here, and I […]
THE Q&A: AUSTIN WILLIAMS, URBANIST | More Intelligent Life Yes! Thank you Austin Williams. Chalk me up as another human tired of misanthropy. QUOTE Q: In your book you argue that instead of worrying about the unsustainable growth of cities we should embrace urbanisation. Why? A: People are not the problem, they are the solution, […]
How Brooklyn Got Its Groove Back by Kay S. Hymowitz, City Journal Autumn 2011 Fantastic article by Kay Hymowitz on Brooklyn, NY: history, economics, gentrification, and the importance of land use zoning. Must-read. QUOTE Walentas’s prescience—and patience—put him in an unusual position. Like many successful developers, he was able to make a lot of money: […]
Inside Forbes: The Inspiring Data Behind Two Digital Reporting Strategies – Forbes Super interesting. Must-read article. QUOTE What works best on the Web, short or long-form journalism? The monthly audience statistics for two accomplished FORBES reporters prove that online news consumers crave both. They devour brief and timely information and seek out the in-depth coverage […]
Are Complete Streets Incomplete? « Project for Public Spaces – Placemaking for Communities So true. QUOTE Streets and parking can take up as much as a third of a community’s land, and designing them solely for the comfort of people in cars, and then only for the most congested hour of the day, has significant […]
Are Americans Afraid of Innovative Urban Design? – Design – The Atlantic Cities Thinking about this article in relation to what Virginia Postrel wrote about design panels (as stifling)… QUOTE “The U.S is the most conservative country that there is in terms of supporting design,” said Schwartz, who now practices in London and primarily works […]