Showing posts with label urbanism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label urbanism. Show all posts

Monday, March 9, 2015

How to Make an Attractive City


If you want to see what a society really believes in, look at what the biggest buildings on the horizon are dedicated to. 
The biggest, most prominent things tell us about the actual, rather than the admitted priorities of a city. We focus on who owns land, but we don't think about who owns space, who has 'air' rights.

-Joseph Campbell


Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Common Sense Talk on Transit.

One of the smartest guys around, former chief planner for the city of Vancouver Brent Toderian talks common sense about the upcoming transit plebiscite. Watch and learn.