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Alexandria, Cities, Family and Place, Greensboro, Issues and Ideas, Politics of Place, What is urban planning? December 8, 2012

What If The City Doesn’t Want You Anymore?

Cities are experiencing a renaissance in the global conversation. However, one must not forget the sins of cities past and present. What can we do to make sure the city allows all to enjoy and prosper in its borders?

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Cities, Family and Place, Issues and Ideas, Politics of Place, Transportation November 26, 2012

Suburbs of Self-Hate?

People move to the suburbs for different reasons. Let’s make sure it’s not because you hate your neighbors, neighbors who are more like you than you care to realize.

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apartment living, Brooklyn, Food, Greensboro, Issues and Ideas, Things At a Place November 15, 2012

Identifying Real Place Inferiority

Why natural disasters cancel the trivial problems of places.

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Cities March 12, 2013

The Case for a Lazy Urbanism

Urbanism should be second nature, not bound by jargon or complex activities.

Cities February 22, 2013

Development Types Are Not an Euphemism for Race

ShareDuring a conversation at the recent Streetsblog training in Kansas City, I mentioned again the story of why the site [...]

Atlanta February 12, 2013

Transit + Roof + Food + Education + Job + Proximity + Sense of Place = Good Life. A Broken Equation?

It shoudln’t be, but sadly, in many cities, it is.

Cities January 27, 2013

Guest Post: Yes, A City Can and Should Have It All.

Graham Sheridan, masters candidate in public administration at Brown University, takes my civic-infereiorty complex to task and demands that a city can and should have it all.

Greensboro January 18, 2013

Why Do Southerners Go Crazy Over Snow?

Because it happens just enough to both enchant us and drive us crazy.

Cities January 15, 2013

Mixed-Use Ain’t Always Pretty

Let’s not fall into the trap that mixed-use is only a building code or type.