James H. Kunsler

James H Kunstler dissects suburbia

The Burbs
From the YouTube Description: In James Howard Kunstler's view, public spaces should be inspired centers of civic life and the physical manifestation of the common good. Instead, he argues, what we have in Amer...
Walkability in Toronto

Urban Planning 101 – Walkability

Videos
You've probably never heard of Collingwood, Ontario. It's a smaller municipality on the north shores of Ontario, Northwest of Toronto. They have a YouTube channel where their planning department takes a look at...
Sprawl courtesy of zinka on Flickr

Community Growth and Crisis Challenge

Videos
Here's an interesting little documentary from 1959 warning people about the dangers of suburban sprawl. And who produced it? The National Association of Home Builders. An interesting prophecy to say the least. ...