AltWeeklies Wire
Burning Man Seeks a Higher Profile as Black Rock City Cultivates the Metropolitan Idealnew
Maybe Burning Man can't save the world, but its leaders and participants are increasingly focused on using the models and principles involved with building and dismantling Black Rock City in the Nevada desert every year to help renew and restore urbanism in the 21st century.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones |
09-16-2009 |
Culture
Is Toronto's 'Bike War' Really a Class War?new
In the wake of Darcy Allan Sheppard's death, the debate has raged about whether the bike and the car can get along on the road. But what's really at stake are competing visions of the future of cities and democracy itself.
NOW Magazine |
Andrew Cash |
09-14-2009 |
Transportation
Hey, Hillary, John and Barack, Listen to the Citiesnew
The problems of urban areas are missing from the presidential races, and that's shameful.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John F. Sugg |
05-01-2008 |
Commentary
Our Presidential Candidates Won't Talk About the Death of Cities -- Will Our Governors?new
Americans tend to believe that sprawl is a natural consequence of "free market" forces when, in fact, it is a consequence of governmental decision-making. Alas, the people who would lead our national government are not addressing sprawl. That means that the long-avoided discussions America ought to have on race, climate change, energy, highway construction, and agriculture will all continue to lack a certain element of reality.
Artvoice |
Bruce Fisher |
04-25-2008 |
Housing & Development
