“The Street Light Just Came On”

If you remember Warren G, finish that lyric up and I’ll send you a prize.*
*maybe

The design for the new NYC street lights stem from a competition held in 2004 and they are not intended to replace all the streetlights, but to simply provide a more modern design to be installed in areas that are newly [...]

Reunion

As you read this, I’m flying to Oklahoma City (or stuck in Memphis, or already there) to meet up with some friends I haven’t seen in a long time. Reunions are good, but I’ve never been one to dwell too much in the past. To a fault sometimes, I tend to look forward.

A Park Avenue

New York City is still trying to figure it out. But, others can learn from our experiences. To paraphrase Oklachusetts, if Oklahoma City’s goal is to create a walkable, urban, downtown environment, than the infrastructure needs to encourage people to experience their city in a way different than the suburban dashboard experience.

Life Without Cars

The larger issue at stake is how to position the city and the opportunities it provides in a place that doesn’t fall behind and decay because it is still based on, and growing from, early 20th Century planning. If you can attempt to solve the bigger problems that are far beyond not having enough convention space, then you become a benchmark for the rest of the nation.

On the Waterfront

My commute is one of seeing a city while moving along its edge – not as arriving to the city, or walking away – but riding the border between the chaos and the calm. The river’s revival is well chronicled and the primary reason for its success is what has been developed along its edges.