Category: Public Engagement

Wrestling with Jane, Robert and Andrés

Howard Blackson
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Recently, I have been intrigued by newly emerging books and articles critical of Jane Jacobs’ legacy on our built environment. Fifty years ago, she was the community activist who ‘saved’ New York city’s Greenwich Village and went on to become the post-modern icon to inspire citizens and urbanist to this day. She... Continue Reading
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Planning & Zoning: The Musical

Ben Brown
Ben Brown
When was the last time you heard someone make the case for the “soulfulness” of zoning? Or capture the essence of “third place” theory in a song? Unless you’ve been listening to singer/songwriter Melanie Hammet, you probably haven’t experienced the connection, at least not quite in this way and certainly... Continue Reading
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What’s So Smart About the SmartCode? And Why Do We Need It?

Geoff Dyer
Geoff Dyer
What the world definitely does not need are more complicated rules for doing anything. So why are planners imposing a whole new approach to zoning on communities? To planning pros, the question seems unfair. New regulatory approaches grow from necessity. The old ones simply don’t work for getting many communities... Continue Reading
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Tweet, Flick, Whatever: More Help or More Noise?

Ben Brown
Ben Brown
CNU 17, DENVER, CO – Adapt or die. That Darwinist admonition has been invoked to justify tons of brilliant and tons of stupid strategies for coping with change. It’s applied these days to the rise of Web-enabled social networking tools like Facebook and Twitter. And since New Urbanists are early adopters of new... Continue Reading
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