Tsao and McKown: “Serving Conscience”
From the YouTube description:
Architecture Spring 2012 Lecture Series - March 20, 2012 at Slocum Hall. Visiting critics Calvin Tsao and Zack McKown are co-partners of Tsao and McKown Architects, NYC. Calvin ...
Charter for Canadian Urbanism enacted
The 2013 Summit of the Council for Canadian Urbanism in Halifax saw the signing of The Charter for Canadian Urbanism. The final charter is a work that stemmed from the first draft presented in Toronto in 2009 a...
Bike Sharing Sweeps the United States
People For Bikes makes no attempt to hide their agenda: more bikes, in more places, with more people riding them. This infographic from them highlights that the issue is more than just new bike ownership, and t...
How Dangerous it is to be a Pedestrian
This infographic from erichwoods.com aims to bring awareness to the dangers of being a pedestrian in contemporary society. Good statistics as well as tips for both drivers and pedestrians on how to make the roa...
How Zoning Laws keep you out of the city
While property is more expensive in cities than in suburban and rural areas, another contributing factor to the high cost of rent is the zoning laws. These laws can drive up prices of the property taxes, and th...
Guerrilla Urbanism: Parking Day
Urbanism comes in many forms; but it's not always a philanthropic foundation, business, non-profit, or government entity that makes things happen. Guerrilla Urbanism is the practice of re-claiming an already in...
Longhines Chronoscope with Robert Moses
60 years ago today, planning icon Robert Moses appeared on Longines Chronoscope, a 15 minute TV program from post WWII America to discuss planning practice with the city of New York. See how far we've come in s...
Daniel H. Burnham: Architect and Planner
A look at the life and work of Daniel Burnham, known for this plan of Chicago.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWJQRQlubMc...
How to choose a graduate school for an Urban Planning degree.
Lately I’ve been fielding a lot of questions about planning schools from prospective students curious as to how to choose a program, what to look for, what to expect, and all the other odds and ends that come w...
Streets 5.0 (SF Great Streets)
Courtesy of Youtube and Google Tech Talk
Presented by Kit Hodge, Director of the Great Streets Project.
Great Streets Vision
San Francisco's streets should attract people of all kinds to its network of g...