Currently Reading: Food and the City
2024-09-18
I recently began ‘Food and the City: Urban Agriculture and the New Food Revolution‘ (Prometheus Books, 2012) and am absolutely hooked. In Chapter 1: The Facade ofContinue Reading
Book: The JOY Experiments: Reimagining Mid-sized Cities to Heal Our Divided Society
2024-08-22
📕 Upcoming read ‘The JOY Experiments: Reimagining Mid-sized Cities to Heal Our Divided Society’ By Scott Higgins & Paul Kalbfleisch Given our focus on walkability, spatial and social equity, and overallContinue Reading
Book: TREES in the CITY
2023-08-09
‘…. and overhead up grew Insuperable heights of loftiest shade Cedar, and Pine, and Fir, and branching Palm, A Silvan Scene, and as the ranks ascend ShadeContinue Reading
Roundtable Featuring Author Antonia Malchik
2022-12-11
Pedestrian Space Hosted Roundtable for the Global Walkability Correspondents Network Featuring Antonia Malchik, Author of ‘A Walking Life’ Held on December 09, 2022Continue Reading
Book: Car Sick
2022-10-28
‘Car Sick’ by Lynn Sloman is easily one of my favorite books on car-dependence, walkability and shifting towards a more sustainable mobility paradigm. Chapter 1 holds thisContinue Reading
‘Creating Sustainable Cities’ & ‘Small is Beautiful’
2022-05-13
Earlier this year I shared the news that I had been confirmed as a fellow at The Schumacher Institute, so I wanted to spotlight these two books today.Continue Reading
On Jaime Lerner’s ‘Urban Acupuncture’
2022-04-02
On Jaime Lerner’s ‘Urban Acupuncture’ By Uly Pulga, BrasÃlia Correspondent Photos by Leandro Lima (LinkedIn // Instagram) Jaime Lerner Jaime Lerner was born in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil,Continue Reading
Curbing Traffic: The Human Case for Fewer Cars in Our Lives by Melissa and Christ Bruntlett
2022-03-20
Book Review and Takeaways of Curbing Traffic: The Human Case for Fewer Cars in Our Lives By Anar Salayev, San Diego & Bay Area Correspondent at PedestrianContinue Reading
Book Review: ‘Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream’
2022-03-20
Key Takeaways and Book Review of Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream By Anar Salayev, San Diego & Bay AreaContinue Reading
Currently Reading: ‘Car-Sick’
2022-01-30
Currently reading Car-Sick: Solutions for Our Car-addicted Culture, by Lynn Sloman Chapter 1 holds this gem of insight (among many gems): “…even the better engineers and urbanContinue Reading