All it took in many cities for development in the old days was one man who bought up bunches of land and started building houses on it, which he turned around and put up for sale. One man. Probably white and already wealthy. Several plots of farmland. Land which used
Dispatches from Bookcation: Pocket Parks, Dinner and Bikes and Food Deserts
Greetings from Bookcationland. For the record, I do want to establish, that I am writing the book. However, one must sometimes live an experience before they put it out. So what have I been doing to live my experience in the last week or so? Here goes. First off, we
Placebook: That Perfect Restaurant
What makes up your perfect restaurant? Is it all about good food or good atmosphere? Do the waiters, bartenders or folks behind the counter know your name? Is it that one dish that keeps you coming back for more? Well, my perfect restaurant (which of course doesn’t really exist) sits
MORE: My 2014 Wishes for Good Places
Last year, my wish/new years resolution was to maintain. Overall, I think we succeeded in that. Downtown continues to grow. Even as beloved spaces elsewhere close, new ones spring right back up in their place, like a sushi bar right across the street from the bar I mentioned above. I’ve
Living in the Food Oasis of Greensboro
What grocery shopping is like for a person with infinite choices, but is a politically conscious urbanist.
Statement of Support for the Renaissance Co-Op
This evening (May 7, 2013) the Greensboro City Council will vote on the future of their stake of ownership of the Bessemer shopping center and in turn, the Renaissance Co-Op. In case I do not get a chance to read this statement at tonight’s meeting. I am publishing it here.
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.
Gratitude for a Country Road (And All of You!)
What I’m thankful for on Thanksgiving Day 2012.
By Kristen Jeffers
Chicago/Cities/Food/Transportation/Traveling as An Urbanist/What is urban planning?
Traveling as an Urbanist: Chicago
Chicago,is the home of the Burnham Plan (one of the first urban plans in the country) and the 1893 World’s Fair. Chicago also invented the skyscraper. Chicago is an example of what you should and shouldn’t do in city government. There are suburban parking lots incorporated into an urban street
Identifying Real Place Inferiority
Why natural disasters cancel the trivial problems of places.
