If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed.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 [...]

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Some trends die off quickly and others seem to overstay their welcome by a long shot. I heard someone say recently (although I can not remember who it was or where they said it), that the stone age did not end because we ran out of stones - it ended because we found better ways [...]

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Alex Steffen from worldchanging.com wrote this incredible post in January about what is next. Very worth your time. I missed it when it first came out and just found it today on their blog. Its incredible.
Levi

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I was very happy to open up the Wall Street Journal today and see the article about urban development in Sacramento that Anna Campoy worked on for so long finally made it to print. And it made it square in the middle of the front page! I am a little sad I must admit that [...]

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People don’t move into the city because of high gas prices, or the bad commute. Nor because of a hatred of lawn mowing or the neighbors that drive into their garages and don’t come out until they are on their way to work. Its not the feeling you get when you stand on your street [...]

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Sometimes I get so wrapped up in defending well designed density that I forget some of the basic reasons for it. It was refreshing to see this post from a conference in Israel - where land is much scarcer and fought over than here. I liked this quote - “Transit, culture, creativity ­ [...]

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I dream of a time when society abandons the myth that bigger is better, and begins to embrace the genius of small.
I dream of better places for people to live, places that offer true quality of life not just the illusion of material things making life better.
I dream of a time [...]

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I just got the new Metropolis Magazine today and there is an article in there that is very cool. I have been hearing about Jamie Lerner for a while now and am very interested to learn more about all the innovative things he has put into action as Mayor or Curitiba, Brazil. Here [...]

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I read this article today in this months Urban Land magazine, and was blown away by how well Julian Darley articulates the way cities need to change to meet the demands we are beginning to face globally.
I am reprinting it here because I do not know how long the link will be active. I [...]

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Not only are new home billboards really cheesy (when was the last time you got happy just seeing one) but they’re a waste of resources both environmentally and financially. Like most traditional ads, they’ve become so invasive that they’ve lost their ability to capture our interest. There have been a few granted that [...]

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