In Otranto, the most southeastern point in Italy, a captivating urban space awakens in moonlight.
Category: placemaking
two postcards of an urbanist nightmare
Envision this dream sequence of right-of-way confusion, contrasting a portion of Rome’s legendary Via Appia (the “queen of the long roads” of ancient military transport and commerce) with an American suburban street.
The scary part? No sidewalks.
pedestrians mingling with memories
At the Fallen Firefighter’s Memorial in Seattle’s Occidental Park, pedestrian onlookers mingle with memories.
what if Thoreau had received a demolition order?
The pending cottage reconstruction at the edge of Seattle’s Madrona Woods evokes the question.
Jerusalem stories: disputed urbanism, where it all began
In Jerusalem, the camera pans from the Old City’s Temple Mount, across the Mount of Olives, into the Kidron Valley (the legendary “Valley of Death”) and Silwan, currently the focus of well-publicized controversy concerning efforts by the Jerusalem municipality to demolish homes and relocate residents in favor of restored, archeological-themed parkland. For additional background, click here for an earlier myurbanist entry.