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Identifying Real Place Inferiority

Why natural disasters cancel the trivial problems of places.

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The Thursday List: News and Views for the Week of May 21, 2012

ShareI’ve wanted to do this for a while, but came up with all kinds of excuses. No more. Even if this is just a public way for me to clear my thoughts on a few articles that have come past my inbox, news feed and stream, then here it is. However, before I launch in [...]

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Reconciling Design and Social Justice in the Place

Design is not just for the developer. Social justice is not just for the downtrodden. Place needs both to be.

Statement of Support for the Renaissance Co-Op

ShareThis evening (May 7, 2013) the Greensboro City Council will vote on the future of their stake of ownership of [...]

Reflections on Downtown Greensboro, As The Community Addresses Its Future

ShareOn Tuesday April 30, I spent a good bit of time thinking about downtown with a bunch of dignitaries and [...]

Coming Back to the Streets, Coming Back to Action

Doing my part to create better blocks in my two hometowns.

Reconciling Education Reform and New Urbanism

ShareI once read an article in the News and Observer that illustrates the true effect of the modern neighborhood school. [...]

The Creative Class: Off the Record and On the Money

How the “Creative Class” Is Not Really About the Concerns of Artists

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