Posts Tagged: transportation
Book Review: Walkable City
I realize I am a little late to be reviewing Jeff Speck’s 2012 book Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America One Step at a Time, but I have had a lot of time to catch up on my reading
Book Review: Walkable City
I realize I am a little late to be reviewing Jeff Speck’s 2012 book Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America One Step at a Time, but I have had a lot of time to catch up on my reading
A Sunday Drive in Zanzibar
After landing in Zanzibar for a brief work trip and confirming that it was indeed an actual place, the first thing I noticed was a refreshing lack of traffic compared to Dar es Salaam. The next thing I noticed was
A Sunday Drive in Zanzibar
After landing in Zanzibar for a brief work trip and confirming that it was indeed an actual place, the first thing I noticed was a refreshing lack of traffic compared to Dar es Salaam. The next thing I noticed was
Urbanization News: July 29
Pop Up to Permanent: The Globe and Mail features cities in North America and Europe that have embraced the idea of pop-up projects as a planning tool to rethink public spaces. The image above is from Times Square in New
Urbanization News: July 29
Pop Up to Permanent: The Globe and Mail features cities in North America and Europe that have embraced the idea of pop-up projects as a planning tool to rethink public spaces. The image above is from Times Square in New
Urbanization News: July 15
That snazzy promo video is for this week’s featured urban happening, “The Just City: A Ford Forum on Metropolitan Opportunity” held in New York yesterday. Sponsored by the Ford Foundation, it brought together “Civic leaders and policymakers, urban designers and
Urbanization News: July 15
That snazzy promo video is for this week’s featured urban happening, “The Just City: A Ford Forum on Metropolitan Opportunity” held in New York yesterday. Sponsored by the Ford Foundation, it brought together “Civic leaders and policymakers, urban designers and
Urbanization News: July 8
Rankled: This week’s featured news story is from Polis, which posted an excellent critical piece about city rankings: “The regurgitated notion that New York, London, and Tokyo sit comfortably at the peak of the “global city” hierarchy has little bearing
Urbanization News: July 8
Rankled: This week’s featured news story is from Polis, which posted an excellent critical piece about city rankings: “The regurgitated notion that New York, London, and Tokyo sit comfortably at the peak of the “global city” hierarchy has little bearing
The Intersection of Advocacy and Ad Hoc Traffic Counts in Toronto
Urban planning is one of the few policy areas that invites community members to participate in the process, and offer insights and criticism on city plans. This is what drew me to the field to start with – I am
The Intersection of Advocacy and Ad Hoc Traffic Counts in Toronto
Urban planning is one of the few policy areas that invites community members to participate in the process, and offer insights and criticism on city plans. This is what drew me to the field to start with – I am
Urbanization News April 15
This weeks featured story is Life after the Meltdown: A Visit to Japan’s Nuclear Ghost Towns. Cordula Meyer in Odaka, Japan, reports on how tens of thousands of people have fled their homes after the accident at the Fukushima nuclear
Urbanization News April 15
This weeks featured story is Life after the Meltdown: A Visit to Japan’s Nuclear Ghost Towns. Cordula Meyer in Odaka, Japan, reports on how tens of thousands of people have fled their homes after the accident at the Fukushima nuclear
City Beautiful: Subway (sound)Tracks
When taking public transit most of us prefer to block out the squeaks and dings, the gum smacker in the next seat, and the screeeeeches of tracks, tourists and babies – we tend to pipe our own soundtracks directly into
City Beautiful: Subway (sound)Tracks
When taking public transit most of us prefer to block out the squeaks and dings, the gum smacker in the next seat, and the screeeeeches of tracks, tourists and babies – we tend to pipe our own soundtracks directly into
Mobility: Kolkata’s “Tram to Oblivion”
Kolkata, population 15 million, is one of the densest cities in the world. So far less than two percent of people have cars, but as ownership rises like in the much of India cars pose a particular issue in Kolkata:
Mobility: Kolkata’s “Tram to Oblivion”
Kolkata, population 15 million, is one of the densest cities in the world. So far less than two percent of people have cars, but as ownership rises like in the much of India cars pose a particular issue in Kolkata:
City Beautiful: Bikes Continued
Inspired by Amy’s post, I decided to seek out a project I heard about a while back from various different sources. Bicycle Portraits is an effort to photograph “everyday South Africans and their bicycles.” As someone who has traveled to
City Beautiful: Bikes Continued
Inspired by Amy’s post, I decided to seek out a project I heard about a while back from various different sources. Bicycle Portraits is an effort to photograph “everyday South Africans and their bicycles.” As someone who has traveled to
Encountering Urbanization 