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Carless Urban Design
Along with the recent discussions on developments without parking spaces, it was news this week that Los Angeles has approved a plan for a district without any mandatory parking requirements (you can read the full Streetsblog.org report here). Other auto-related news has surfaced recently regarding the heart of the matter – not only the space … Continue reading
The Politics of Cities
An interesting OpEd in the October 9 issue of the NY Times, with the somewhat blunt and provocative title – “Republicans To Cities: Drop Dead” by Kevin Baker – showcases the focus of the campaign, particularly those on the right, towards suburban and rural issues, even with a specifically anti-urban bias. The long and short … Continue reading
Square Pegs & Round Holes
A conversation that permeates any discipline involved in the social sciences is how to evaluate the rigor of research as ‘science’. There’s a ton of baggage related to this, particularly when compared to ‘hard’ sciences and the traditional theory > hypothesis > testing mode of deductive reasoning. A recent short article, “Overcoming ‘Physics Envy’” … Continue reading
Historic Biking in Portland
A map we loved when working on the GOOD Ideas for Cities project (read more about it here) was the swanky ‘Cyclists’ Road Map of Portland District’ from 1896, which shows a network of routes, along with radiating concentric circles to show route distance. I remember you could buy this map at the Oregon … Continue reading
