The New Vistas Controversy, The Cost of the Status Quo

GUEST POST by Ralph Spencer Steenblik NewVistas is a holistic masterplanned community designed by the foundation bearing the same name, and Continue reading →

Rethinking Social Institutions

Rethinking Social Institutions – Scales of Participation “In a city the street must be supreme. It is the first institution of Continue reading →

Moving in the City

Even though there is clear evidence from the academy and practice that cities need to promote sustainable transportation we still Continue reading →

“The Power of Broker”: Governing the City (1)

In today’s cities we see how governments struggle to create solutions and to implement large policies. Cities are more complex, diverse Continue reading →

Border, Maquilas and Colonias, Part 2

Colonias Along with the urbanization increase of the 1950s, the arrival of the maquiladoras in the 1960s, and NAFTA in the Continue reading →

URBAN STRADDLING ::: Borders, Maquiladoras and Colonias

See Part 1- Introduction See Part 2-The urbanization of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez See Part 3A-New Shaping influences See Part Continue reading →

L.A. Street Vending in 2050

Los Angeles street vending advocates have reached a new financial milestone with help from the Goldhirsh Foundation and the thousands Continue reading →

BORDER STRADDLING :: NEW SHAPING INFLUENCES_B [part 3]

See Part 1- Introduction See Part 2-The urbanization of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez See Part 3A-New Shaping influences In Continue reading →