Holiday Messages | The Black Urbanist

Shiny new places are great, but I want us to maintain the places that are already great.

Kwanzaa is more than a African-American holiday. It is a holiday that celebrates the best of our communities.

Wishing everyone a prosperous holiday season, where giving and loving is number one in all of our communities! Meanwhile, a few reflections on what’s next on the blog.

Urbanism should be second nature, not bound by jargon or complex activities.

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It shoudln’t be, but sadly, in many cities, it is.

Graham Sheridan, masters candidate in public administration at Brown University, takes my civic-infereiorty complex to task and demands that a city can and should have it all.

Because it happens just enough to both enchant us and drive us crazy.

Let’s not fall into the trap that mixed-use is only a building code or type.