By Hey everyone. Taking a real vacation of sorts to address the APA Virginia membership tomorrow on “The New Diversity of Planning” and “Planning Around A Civic Inferiority Complex. Here’s a photo of where we are at right now. (It’s cloudy, you don’t need to be jealous). Meanwhile, if you are
Placebook: The Scribbled Love Note To Your Hometown
First of all, I hope everyone has had a chance to read the love letter I wrote for Greensboro. I really wanted to set the record straight, especially as I move into a next chapter (details TBA) on this site and in life period. Plus, we’ve been doing a series
Placebook: To City, With Love
As we celebrate the concept of love today, I figured it would be as good of time as any to talk about what it is I love about cities. There are things I like about all versions of the built environment and I do actually love my hometown. More on
Placebook: Neighborhood Dopplegangers
Photo Credit: Flickr user Paukus. We talk a lot about how many neighborhoods look exactly alike. If we want to be honest, it happens in big cities with blocks of condo towers and post-World War II suburbs. Critics of new urbanism say that the homes look too much like a
Placebook: Promises from America?
Last night I watched American Promise, the documentary created by two parents who believed their son would be destined for greatness, all because of getting into one of the top private schools in the country. They then decided to film their son and a few of their classmates in-depth (although
Placebook: Celebration Town?
I’ve just started reading this memoir of the two journalists who moved their family to Celebration, FL, one of the famous “new town” settlements of the late 1990s. I’m very interested in hearing what it’s really like for people who are not architecture and planning nerds to move into a
Placebook: City with a Chance of Rain
I’m usually not a fan of the rain. However, there’s something about seeing the rain come down on a city street, while people continue to scurry about and everything’s just close enough that you might be able to slide into the next bar or coffeeshop (or now bookstore) without using
Placebook: Change of Routine
Image Credit: Flickr User Rivertarts under a Attribution-Non-Commerical Creative Commons Licence. Last night after work I decided to get gas and pick up a few groceries at a store and station I don’t normally frequent. The benefit of being at the center of town is being able to be at
Placebook: Come Around the Table In Love
Friday evening I experienced something I’d only experienced but one time before. Dinner at the home of Charlie and Ruth Jones. Sure, you can have dinner at a lot of homes, but dinner at this home is a lot different. You ascend the steps to their top floor apartment. At
Placebook: Spring Today, Winter Tomorrow, Summer Next Week and Fall?
After the eventful day we had yesterday, I felt like I needed to remind folks what is proper to do when weird weather comes around. Please pass that PSA around to folks, because we are not out of the woods yet for extreme cold, extreme heat, snow, ice, tornadoes, hurricanes,
