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The City After Cheap Gas
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
In Boston for a conference, Mary Newsom reflects on the lessons that Sun Belt cities can take from historic cities like Cambridge to prepare for the future.
Gift for a graduating intern
Cyburbia - urban planning community -
My intern just graduated with her MSP and I am stuck for ideas for a gift. She has been an outstanding intern, one of the best I have ever had. Any ideas for gifts?
The Age of Smart Infrastructure
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
Infrastructure and technology are blending together, creating infrastructure and infrastructural management more responsive and intelligent.
Feeling lost rant.
Cyburbia - urban planning community -
I applied to some landscape arch masters programs and got into a few. I also applied to one historic preservation program, and got rejected. I now realize what I absolutely want to do is historic preservation. Furthermore, the program I got rejected from is the program that matches exactly what it is I want. I just feel UGH. I finished undergrad in March and while I don’t mind taking a year off between undergrad and grad to now apply to HP programs, I wish I knew what to do to better my application for this one particular program… and I also wish I could find a job! Any job, not even a job in my field.
Sorry about the rant! Just needed to get that out there. Anyone else in a similar situation?
A Lesson in Complete Streets, from 17th-century Holland
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A recent exhibit at the National Gallery of Art called “Pride of Place: Dutch Cityscapes of the Golden Age” kept reminding me of the principles PPS espouses. First there was this great look at the role of the stoop in Dutch public life.
And then I happened upon this 1615 painting by Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne: “Middleburg with the Departure of a Dignitary.” I realized it’s a great example, from nearly 400 years ago, of exactly the kind of “complete street” we advocate for… Only instead of balancing the needs of pedestrians with cars and bikes, it’s balancing the needs of pedestrians with horses and boats:
(Image courtesy of the National Gallery of Art.)
Personal insults from residents
Cyburbia - urban planning community -
I am used to angry phone calls from residents, often questioning my personal integrity. As long as it sticks to that level I can handle it - although the integrity part can get to me a bit.
Today I had a new one. A resident called me up to rant and rave at me, assuming I was behind a developer’s plans in his neighborhood. As he wound down, he then made a comment about my personal appearance. Nothing too nasty but certainly off-topic, to say the least. He then hung up, fortunately, before I really lost my temper at him. It was about something really minor in the grand scheme of things, but really seemed out of the realm of appropriateness.
Has anyone else had to deal with this sort of non-work-related comment from a disgruntled person? Its new to me.
Anchorage Needs to Heed New Bike Plan
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
Anchorage, Alaska recently completed a citywide bicycle master plan. Despite the costs of the projects in the plan, this oped argues it’s exactly the blueprint the city needs to put into action.
Hello, Welcome To Your Commute
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
A bill that passed the Oregon House last week directs TriMet to hire ‘greeters’ to work at light-rail stations.
Nature Guiding Green Building
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
Builders, architects and designers are increasingly looking to nature for guidance as they try to build greener and more sustainably.
Poll: Die or Work for Him
Cyburbia - urban planning community -
Read this, then decide.My vote, DIE FIRST
Dammit my poll didn’t post and I have to run to work. Will fix later. Reply with your decision in the mean time!
