Walkable Urbanism: When your city is looking in the wrong direction.
In cases where cities have little control over the roads, there’s a disincentive to focus on them.
urban planning
Radically rethinking urban planning in (and from) the Global South
At a time when the spaces we inhabit determine our chances to survive a deadly virus, it is crucial to challenge canonical urban planning and its deep failures in the Global South.
Can Video Games Help Shape Cities and Economies of the Future?
Can virtual worlds transform the world we live in? That question isn’t just something high school kids ask — it’s a question that professionals across industries are actively asking today. In her TED talk, game designer Karoliina Korppoo explains how player-generated virtual cities could shape the cities we live and work in. Korppoo is the lead designer of the game Cities: Skylines by Finnish game studio Colossal Order, which is designed to provide a realistic urban planning experience for players.
Reclaiming Public Space – A Peak Experience
Being fit enough to walk a few miles without effort is as important to resilience as solar panels, a sealed and insulated attic, or a bicycle in working order.
“No Single Project is the Magic Acorn…”
We need to think more like a forest than a single tree!
America’s “Worst Walking City” gets back on its feet
Oklahoma City improves life for people who walk– and reaps the benefit.
Systems Thinking and the Future of Cities
The idea that nothing exists in isolation−but only as part of a system−has long been embedded in folklore, religious scriptures, and common sense.
Smart growth for conservatives
For conservatives, smart growth means recapturing good things from the past that our country has partially lost, namely traditional towns and neighborhoods as alternatives to sprawl suburbs.
Carless cities and sky cycles
•Hamburg’s Plan to Eliminate Cars in 20 Years •The Ridiculous Sky Cycle by Norman Foster •We Need to Design Parking Garages With a Car-less Future in Mind •It’s not the economy, stupid; young people really are turning their backs on cars •The Rise (and All-Around Awesomeness) of Open Streets
NYC Streets Metamorphosis
There’s nothing more dramatic than looking back five or ten years at Streetfilms footage (some of it a bit low-res) to see how much the livable streets landscape of New York City’s streets have changed.
A Zen View Upon the World (Less is More)
Today, at least in Norway, we have too much of everything, and hence we value nothing.
How Utah Decided to Embrace “Quality Growth”
If you’ve ever wondered how a deep-red state like Utah has managed to build some of the most ambitious transit expansions in the country, the short answer is: Envision Utah.