A Black Queer Disabled Feminist Urbanist Resource created and curated by Kristen E. Jeffers to Defy Gentrification and Craft Liberation
Doing my part to create better blocks in my two hometowns.
I once read an article in the News and Observer that illustrates the true effect of the modern neighborhood school. In this article, schools in wealthy neighborhoods had established private foundations, some that were able to pay teachers outside of state funding. This is on top of the money raised by their Parent Teacher Associations… Continue reading Reconciling Education Reform and New Urbanism
How the “Creative Class” Is Not Really About the Concerns of Artists
A reflection on the pains of places.
Everyone, at least the college educated, should be able to appreciate the proximity and other signs of good place afforded by campus life.
During a conversation at the recent Streetsblog training in Kansas City, I was asked about the name of this site. I stated that often in the media, the word urban has been equated with the word black. Likewise, but not as much, other ethnicities have been tied to areas where they are very populous. With… Continue reading Words Matter: Why Development Types Do Not Equal Ethnic Groups