From the category archives:

Urbanism

Light Rail is a Land Use Issue

June 16, 2009

Imagine KC from Arnold Imaging on Vimeo.  

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Crafting a Vision for Providence in 2030

June 5, 2009

The Providence Foundation invited me to be a part of the group crafting a 2030 vision for the city. The final document will be completed in July. However, the tag cloud below illustrates some emerging trends of the vision. I have become increasingly more interested in what this local group could accomplish in 6 to [...]

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The Rural Urbanism of Fishers Island

May 28, 2009

There are places in this country that have managed to stop time and not age. Fishers Island, New York is one of these places. The island is a magnificant example of a rural urbanism. Even with the dirt roads and stunning landscape, a framework of compact, pedestrian centers hold the island’s charming character together. The [...]

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“Built to Last”

May 8, 2009

I was excited to see this film win The Congress for New Urbanism CNU 17 video contest. This short was created by independent filmmaker John Paget with First+Main Media. It does an excellent job illustrating the connection between our built and natural environment. The more I think about the larger system we live in the more [...]

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“Beginning to Rethink Our Human Habitat” at Pecha Kucha Providence

March 19, 2009

My friend Stephanie Ewens was kind enough to shoot this video of my presentation at the first Pecha Kucha Night in Providence. I was amazed at how much thought needed to go into a 6 minute 40 second talk. It was super fun to give, but has opened up a lot more questions that I [...]

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“Poundbury: Building Communities”

March 14, 2009

 

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Is America Ready for a Transportation “Mode Shift”?

February 23, 2009

It’s Time for Cities to Favor People, Not Cars This post brings up a good question, what should we do with all the wasted highway land?  

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“What Will Save the Suburbs” by Allison Arieff

February 2, 2009

Allison Arieff has an timely blog post here about her thoughts on what to do about the Suburbs. What do you think we should do about the suburbs?  

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