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Its Almost Time For A Mud Fight

August 19th, 2008 · No Comments

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Just a reminder that there are a few spaces left in the building with earth class this Saturday. Don’t forget to sign up!
When:  Saturday August 23rd from 9AM - 2 ish
Where: GOOD - 5th and B Streets in West Sacramento
Cost: $10 Per person
Food: [...]

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Tags: author: levi · events · the good project · west sacramento

Thoughts On Mediocre

August 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment

You see a lot of semis on I-5, but one caught my eye last week as I headed out of town on vacation.  On the back and side it said “OK Produce.” That’s it. Why would anyone name their company OK Produce? Do you want to take a bite of someone’s peach if they say [...]

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Tags: author: steve · books · design · food · housing · sacramento

Getting Muddy At Good

August 14th, 2008 · No Comments

One of my favorite things to do is get all muddy and sandy with my kids at the beach, so when I heard that we might be able to get
dirty without driving for two hours I was naturally intrigued.
On Saturday, August 23 Brian from Urban Earth Solutions is going
to be teaching a class at the [...]

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Tags: author: levi · events · green living · sacramento · the good project

Jane Jacobs Got It Right

August 13th, 2008 · 4 Comments

In 1961 Jane Jacobs wrote a book called The Death and Life of Great American Cities. I know many of you have read her work and already know just how revolutionary her ideas were. But I want to point out something that comes to mind when reading her work that I believe we may have [...]

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Tags: architecture · author: levi · goals · housing · neighborhoods · sacramento · suburban sprawl · urban design

Blogging Your Way To A Better City

August 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment

For those looking to make a difference in the place they live, I would argue that the first and simplest step you can take is to start Blogging. It unlike many other options is an easy first step and has the potential to evolve into something bigger. Not just bigger on the blog side but [...]

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Tags: author: levi · blogging · creativity · neighborhoods · sacramento

Lucky Or Smart?

August 11th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Another trip to the farmers market under the freeway this weekend got me thinking about how cool it is to live in a place that has so much fertile farm land near by. Makes me think living in a place like this where water and local food are so available should not be a matter [...]

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Tags: author: levi · food · green living · sacramento

Solar Farm

August 10th, 2008 · 6 Comments

I have a question I need some help with…
In a former life LJ Urban was a whole different company with a whole different view on how the world went round. We contributed to the very thing we now understand to be so wrong, suburban tract development.
Anyway we still own a small stake in a piece [...]

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Tags: author: levi · energy sources · west sacramento

And The Response

August 7th, 2008 · 4 Comments

I guess I was a day early on the Park(ing) day post.
Erick Fredericks from Neighborhoods.org sent me this email today..
Park(ing) Day Kickoff
Do you feel that too much of our urban land is dedicated to automobile uses? Do you think we need more park space in Sacramento? Want to help reverse these trends for a day [...]

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Tags: author: levi · events · jason · national park(ing) day · neighborhoods · sacramento

Dont Forget About Park(ing) Day

August 7th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Just thinking about Park(ing) Day makes me sad that Jason is not going to be here with us this time around. But that same emotion is driving me to go after it and make a really good park in Jason’s honor.
I realized when thinking about this that I am not even sure who all came [...]

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Tags: author: levi · downtown · events · jason · national park(ing) day · parking · sacramento

The List…Top 10 Urban Projects

August 6th, 2008 · 11 Comments

Top 10 urban projects

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Tags: architecture · author: levi · community · design · housing · sacramento · urban design