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I related to this particular post by Michael Lewyn at Planetizen, Why I fight: Occasionally, someone familiar with my scholarship asks me: why do you care about walkability and sprawl and cities? Why is this cause more important to you than twenty other worthy causes you might be involved in? The answer: Freedom. [...] November 25th, 2008 | Tags: freedom, Michael Lewyn, mobility, Planetizen, sprawl, suburbia, Urbanism, walkability | Category: sprawl | 32 comments |
 printable viewWhile I sympathize with the theme and agree with regards to roadway spending and “conservative” hypocrisy, a recent article in the progressive The American Prospect takes a narrow-minded view of politics and urbanism, while throwing around broad generalizations about evolution and global warming to support their assertions: The Conservative Case for Urbanism In [...] September 12th, 2008 | Tags: conservatism, density, development, infrastructure, Republican, sprawl, transit, Transportation, Urbanism | Category: Economics, Environment, planning, privatization, Transportation | 8 comments |
printable viewI’ve been swamped in my day job, but want to share the following: The blog, Agents of Urbanism recently gave praise to Market Urbanism. Thanks Matthew! Please check out Agents of Urbanism and Life Without Buildings, who followed up on Agent of Urbanism’s praise. I enjoy both blogs. Carl Close wrote How “Urban [...] August 1st, 2008 | Tags: Author: Sandy Ikeda, Carl Close, Fillmore District, Jane Jacobs, San Francisco, sprawl, Urban Planning, urban renewal, Urbanism | Category: Economics, Jane Jacobs, sprawl | 3 comments |
printable viewI enjoyed this short video that compares Chicago’s Lincoln Square, where I have lived and Buffalo Grove, which is a suburb similar to where I grew up. The video was produced by CEOs for Cities, a Chicago based organization that advocates for cities. Their website gives this description: A new analysis shows that [...] July 22nd, 2008 | Tags: buffalo grove, Chicago, congestion, lincoln square, sprawl | Category: sprawl, video | 2 comments |
printable viewSocialized transportation and government land planning of the past generations have put an unintended burden on future generations. Trendczar, Jonathan Miller explains how the lifestyle of sprawl is becoming less economical for individuals and government: Ending the Free Ride April 14th, 2008 | Tags: congestion pricing, Economics, sprawl, unintended consequences | Category: Transportation | Leave a comment |
printable viewWall Street Journal Blog: Are McMansions Making Some Americans Unhappy? April 14th, 2008 | Tags: mcmansion, sprawl, suburbs | Category: housing | Leave a comment |
printable viewDrew Carey discusses private alternatives to socialized highways that promote sprawl. April 13th, 2008 | Tags: congestion, Drew Carey, Gridlock, highways, LA, privatization, reason, sprawl, tolls, video | Category: sprawl, Transportation, video | Leave a comment |
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