A challenge to define "radical urban planning" (in writing)
Urban Paradoxes: FutureHood (http://www.urbanparadoxes.com/futurehood.html) would like to publish 3 or 4 brief (250 word) essays on (1) how "radical urban planning" challenges traditional models of...
View ArticleMassachusetts steps up climate rules for developers
Recent article:-------------------------------------------Mass. steps up climate rules for developers;Pollution, traffic to be assessedBy Stephanie Ebbert, Boston Globe StaffApril 22, 2007In a major...
View ArticleWorld Mayors Hold Climate Summit in NYC
May 15, 2007World Mayors Hold Climate Summit in NYC By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSNEW YORK (AP) -- City leaders from around the globe gathered Tuesday for an environmental summit hosted by former President...
View ArticleHelix Wind Turbine
Hey Radical Urban Planners,Does any body here have creative ideas on how to place this beauty into architecture. I would love to talk with you.http://youtube.com/watch?v=q9flSPAdOLkPeace and free...
View Articlelooking for urban artists of all genres, including mad-cap urban planners
Urban Paradoxes has been contracted to take on a major urban arts (of all genres, including performance and kinetic) project and will be in need of urban artists throughout the world as the project...
View ArticleSeeds of peace in the middle east?
Hay all!I've tried to post a this before, but for some reason, it didn't registrar and folks couldn't read what I had written. So, I'm going to attempt to write it out again and hopefully this time,...
View ArticleHi all
Hi, I am looking for informed individuals with a passion for renewable energythat wish to be part of a small team that runs World of Renewables.Link: www.worldofrenewables.comIts a free website so we...
View ArticleRadical Urban Planning?
I was impressed when I read this article about Sao Paulo banning and removing all billboards and visual advertising in the city. In a city of that size...I'd say a bold move like this equates to...
View ArticleIntroductions?
Just stumbled on this tribe....seems interesting. Looks fairly quiet as of late...but thought I'd post a little introduction and see if I could get others to do the same...30, environmental/urban...
View ArticleThe City In The Cross-Hairs: A Conversation With Stephen Graham
this is a long read and for the truly-interested only...im just posting urls due to the length...crucial stuff...a great blog, too...check it out further:...
View ArticleFirst We Kill All The Architects
i found this somewhat entertaining/interesting/amusing/obvious -_____________________________________________________________________This illustrated list outlines the 10 simple steps to designing the...
View ArticleNational Park(ing) Day
I love this - http://planetizen.com/node/27147 posted inRadical Urban Planners - 3 replies
View ArticleNew York's Park Avenue before 1922
I found this entry from Colin Beavan's (aka No Impact Man) blog via Bicycle Fixation's blog. Yup.http://noimpactman.typepad.com/blog/2007/08/what-are-cities.html"Shows Park Avenue in New York as the...
View ArticleCities hop on bicycle bandwagon
Big cities try to ease way for bicyclists By Charisse JonesUSA TODAYCities are accelerating their efforts to encourage commuting on two wheels, putting bike racks where cars once parked, adding bike...
View ArticleThe Benefits of Global Warming
This was posted today in the Contra Costa Times business section (www.contracostatimes.com/news/...2576):"San Ramon-based Chevron Corp., along with Exxon-Mobil Corp. and Denmark's Dong Energy A//S,...
View ArticleHuman car on TV!
Promote sustainability!Put your money where your mouth is!Tonight on "Invention Nation" which will feature HumanCar airs 10:30 p.m. (pst) on the Science Channel. It will repeat at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday...
View Articlesan Francisco based RUP?
Hi all, so who on our tribe hails from San Francisco and let us know what you are doing? posted inRadical Urban Planners - 0 replies
View ArticleCity Planning Commissions
Has anyone been on or had to work with a city planning commission before?I ask because I'm being considered for a seat on a planning commission for the city of Fresno.Any wisdom or warning you can...
View ArticleUrban Agriculture conference, Milwaukee
Sounds like a good one: -------------------------------------------- EDUCATE MOTIVATE POLLINATE Feb. 21 to March 1, 2008Milwaukee, WisconsinThis conference invites everybody interested in urban...
View ArticleEnviro-friendly prefab housing
http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/01/03/the-oxley-woods-prefab-housing-development-in-london/ posted inRadical Urban Planners - 2 replies
View Articlefeel good story of the day
http://www.thestar.com/News/article/295631 posted inRadical Urban Planners - 0 replies
View ArticleHyper-Borders: A review
A review of HYPER-BORDERS: The US-MEXICO BORDER AND ITS FUTURE (Fernando Ramero/LARS can be found at http://www.urbanparadoxes.com/review.htmlAlso a new Flaneur post at...
View Article2008 Communities Conference
My name is Suede and I live at Twin Oaks Community in Louisa, VA. This year I'm co-organizing the Communities Conference at Twin Oaks for my 2nd year, though the conference has been happening for many...
View Articlesustainability jobs/networking?
I recently graduated with a BA in Sustainable Community Development. I moved to Portland with the hope that I will find work doing something that helps me grow as a person and, more importantly, helps...
View ArticleEco City Conference 2008
Hi All, I apologize I have been abit out of touch. Such is life in the fast lane of life. I wanted to call all of your attention to this conference coming up...
View ArticleEcoCity conference in SFO
Hey, is anyone else going to the EcoCity World Summit in April in San Francisco? I'm pretty psyched about it, but am new to the field, kinda doing this for school at Evergreen. If anyone has feedback...
View ArticleMitchell Joachim, designer of the fab tree hab, etc, to speak at Evergreen...
He is speaking next Thursday, may 15th at 6pm at the Evergreen State College in olympia, WA. www.evergreen.edu/synergy. posted inRadical Urban Planners - 0 replies
View ArticlePD James, Blake, Celtic Christianity, and the Soul of the City
Actually that's the subtitle of a new post, "The Soul of the City" at http://www.urbanparadoxes.com/flaneur.htmlAlso a review of PRIVATELY OWNED PUBLIC SPACES: THE NEW YORK EXPERIENCE at...
View ArticleShakespeare and the Urban Experience
What does Shakespeare have to do with the urban experience? You might be surprised. New blog at http://www.urbanparadoxes.com/flaneur.html.Comments always appreciated. posted inRadical Urban Planners -...
View ArticleUTAH
Utah Valley Commons, a cohousing community to be located south of Salt Lake City and within commuting distance of Utah Valley State College and Brigham Young University, welcomes participation by...
View ArticleLooking for non-traditional/green architecture for documentary, people to...
I'm setting off on a cross country adventure to make a documentary on the issues most of the media ignores... sustainability, alternative energy, intentional communities, social and grassroots...
View Articlebum's paradise
How's this for autonomous urban planning...a community of homeless people collaborated to build a free community out of salvage on the Albany Landfill in East Bay, Calicheck out the...
View ArticleHas environmentalism gone too far? Hell no!
Seriously, there's a debate about this? Sigh... of course there is.The debate: http://www.helium.com/debates/168344-have-we-gone-too-far-with-environmentalismMy resounding no:...
View ArticleNeighbors rally to create a park
www.associatedcontent.com/article/945801/seattle_capitol_hill_community_rallies.html A bunch of Hill folks get together to fundraise for a park to be on John and Summit. posted inRadical Urban Planners...
View ArticleShared Spaces/Living Streets - Case Study Examples
I am currently putting together a proposal for implementing a shared space model. I have found a lot of examples of cities using these models but I am having a hard time gathering literature on the...
View Article"The street of the future"?
Protecting cyclists with parked cars:-----------------------------------------A Busy City Street Makes Room for Bikes By WILLIAM NEUMANNew York Times, September 23, 2007Cyclists and pedestrians never...
View ArticleYardsharing and Seed Angels - We need you!
We have a couple projects going that don't need funding - just participants!The first is hyperlocavore.com. Hyperlocavore is a yardsharing community - built to support people in the practice of...
View ArticleWhat is a sustainable yard?
Private green spaces need to be brought into account if we're thinking about urban habitat and sustainability. This article goes into the definition of a sustainable yard and ways to create your...
View ArticleLegalize Hemp and Cannabis
Hi Family,Poor urban people have been suffering under the unequally distributed penalties of Cannabis prohibition for too long.Right now there are two competing signature drives to put Cannabis...
View ArticleLet's be the change we want to see!
If we simply toilet train the world, we won't need to change a thing. It's that simple!http://www.scribd.com/doc/24036873/Please-Support-the-Green-Aid-Project posted inRadical Urban Planners - 0 replies
View ArticleHigh Moutain Sustainable Project
I wanted to tell all of you about this new idea for bringing in a new way of working this system. We are making a non profit to build greenhouses coldframes compost and seed saving. we work from grants...
View ArticleUrban Planning for Haiti
Re-thinking dwellings that are sustainable and earthquake-safe:Urban Planning for...
View ArticleWater Purifier for Third World
Here's an article about a water filter system that may work in the Third World (Haiti, in particular!) and also the community that manufactures it:http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10089/1046578-153.stm...
View ArticleDo you have a water-related product or service? get listed on Wholly H2o
From: Wholly H2O <info@whollyh2o.org>Reply-To: <r.108.8891.b0f2f33717bf8ada@whollyh2o.org>Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:30:13 -0600Subject: Water-related Products and Service Providers...
View ArticleNew Tribe devoted to water use technologies and policies: Water World
This tribe is wet, soaking wet. Discussions on integrated Water Management, Including water efficiency, rainwater, greywater, stormwater, blackwater, xeriscaping. water management, new technologies,...
View Articlequestion regarding Urban Studies/Planning Focus
Hello everyone, I just came across this site today and thought it might be a place where I can get an answer to something. I am going to school for a BA in Urban Studies with an Urban Planning focus....
View Article2011 Ecocity conference
http://www.ecocity2011.com in Montreal posted inRadical Urban Planners - 0 replies
View ArticleBee Colony Collapse : A Clear And Present Danger to Agriculture - Background,...
Bee Colony Collapse : A Clear And Present Danger to Agriculture- Background, Nongovernmental Organization Work, and the Green Movement Keywords: food production, Pesticide Action Network, Bee Colony...
View ArticleUN World Urban Forum 2014 and Earth Day : teaching articles with book references
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View Article"Energy Efficiency Is a Game Changer for Climate Protection" from UN...
From Tribe moderator of"Sustainable Practices and Stewardship"athttp://tribes.tribe.net/sustainablepractices/thread/1ab515f8-fe0c-4d90-85f4-6691595286e8Keywords : green technology, green economy,...
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