"This discussion intends to clarify the principal issues, separating the intentions and actualities of the plan from the popular sport of shadowboxing the developer who promoted it -- the Disney Corporation." from INTBAU View full entry
One of the largest efforts in years under way at Princeton University. Says the article: "Work will begin this fall on the futuristic science library (...) designed by Frank Gehry (scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2006)." Who knows what they mean by "futuristic"...what goes on inside or... View full entry
Christine Lane gives a technical and geographical piece-by-piece analysis of the Israeli Wall's impacts on the Palestinian people. View full entry
Art Community infanticide in Jersey City. Artists in the role of urban pioneers again find themselves on the wrong end of the deal. (frm NYT) View full entry
The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday overwhelmingly backed a proposed law that would make it harder for Wal-Mart to erect superstores in the city by requiring the company to study whether surrounding areas would be harmed by the addition of the mammoth centers. From the LA Times View full entry
The Jerde Partnership today announced the completion of a revised master plan for a new Science Center campus in West Philadelphia's University City. The vision behind the master plan is to help Philadelphia, which is home to the nation's highest percentage of physicians engaged in research and... View full entry
Bio Mapping is a research project which measures an individuals Galvanic Skin Response (GSR) to their surroundings, through emotional reactions to urban simulation. View full entry
Justin Davidson reports for Newsday : Suburban retailers' influx poses a threat to the experience of city neighborhoods View full entry
Newsweek : "Can the City of Light escape the shadow of its past and get its groove back?," on the will to jump-start urban renewal with a re-do of Les Halles. View full entry
Independence Square -- the open space where the Declaration of Independence was first proclaimed -- could be divided by an 8-foot fence under a security proposal by the site superintendent. From SFGate View full entry
A new magazine is on the shelves. Monu is a magazine about urbanism, based in Amsterdam, New York City, Berlin and Kassel whose intent is to be a forum for young writers, designers, and photographers working on urban topics. Have anything to say about ”˜Middle Class Urbanism?' They... View full entry
Many cities in California and in some other states have banned trucks over 6,000 pounds from their streets. In doing so, they have also unintentionally banned many large SUVs. This regulation may be "a contender for the least enforced traffic regulation in America." from Slate View full entry
London. A set of five skatable sculptures will be assembled next Saturday at the Queen Elizabeth Hall's undercroft, a mecca for British skateboarders since the 1970s. The initiative is part of a new strategy by the South Bank Centre of "talking rather than fighting" with the skateboarders. The... View full entry
While Habitat for Humanity thinks they're struggling, what could be worse than the housing crisis in Iraq? Well, it could be these vultures of Italy's new EcoMafia . View full entry
Contrary to the predictions that urban growth would slow after the September 11th attacks, the trend toward the revitalization and reoccupation of downtowns nationwide is continuing, according to an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer (subscription). Full article: Big-city growth has downtowns... View full entry