This year I decided to go ahead and talk about how to buy gifts. I feel this list can be applied to any time a year and any holiday. After all, these things are unique and they’re always greatly appreciated by any urbanist I know. I would ask your
The Internal Urban Sprawl Killer: DIY and Service Delivery
I have to always admit, that not all urban sprawl is the fault of the homeowner or apartment renter. Thanks to how our economy and our government is structured, there are a lot of people who would prefer a downtown condo or townhome, but are priced out of the privilege
By Kristen Jeffers
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The Privilege of Urbanism, The Democracy of Placemaking
Thoughts as I put new urbanism and placemaking on the front page of my hometown Sunday paper.
By Kristen Jeffers
Cities/Education/Family and Place/Greensboro/tips for urbanist living/Uncategorized
Thoughts on Bringing Our Youth Back Downtown
Because they are our present.
Voting Rights, Civic Duty, and Neighborhoods
Why being a good placemaker includes knowing and respecting voting rights and civic duty.
Everything I Learned about Place, I Learned on Campus
Everyone, at least the college educated, should be able to appreciate the proximity and other signs of good place afforded by campus life.
By Kristen Jeffers
Cities/Politics of Place/tips for urbanist living/Transportation/What is urban planning?
The Case for a Lazy Urbanism
Urbanism should be second nature, not bound by jargon or complex activities.
Getting Human Transport Outside Of The Box
A human is not a box. However, we still prefer to transport ourselves as such. Then again, we do live in a world, namely in the United States, where corporations are people and those “people” often make things that come in boxes. Yet, we are failing ourselves by only making
By Kristen Jeffers
Alexandria/Cities/Issues and Ideas/Politics of Place/tips for urbanist living/Transportation/What is urban planning?
Identity Crisis- When Your Suburb is Really a Town
What makes a suburb a suburb? It’s one of the major questions that is at the center of the battle for how governments or independent communities of people should regulate and create public space. This issue has been on my mind quite a bit in the last few months. First,
Actually Being Urban #2- Finding Diversity and Cleaning Clothes At the Laundromat
So your clothes are dirty. The hamper is overflowing. No big deal right? The washer and dryer are in the closet. Or maybe you have to lug them downstairs, but nevertheless, laundry machines are never too far away. Unless you are me and living in Downtown Greensboro, without the rental
