The New SimCity Baffles Urban Planners
In a fascinating experiment, Fast Company brought in teams of urban planners to tackle the new SimCity. All were supporters of New Urbanism, an urban design movement that focuses on sustainability, walkability, mixed-use developments, and connectivity. The results were disastrous. Although the planing teams began with the best of intentions, they instead ended up with coal-fueled cities, […]
Read MoreTea Party v. Smart Growth
I just read an absolutely fascinating article by Anthony Flint in The Atlantic Cities about how Tea Party Activists, in the name of aggressively smaller government, are working to undermine long held smart growth principles. Flint describes the scene: Across the country, Tea Party activists have been storming planning meetings of all kinds, opposing various plans by […]
Read MoreDifferent nations, same problem
I recently gave a talk to a group of professionals from South Korea who were participating in the University of Missouri’s Global Leadership Program, a year-long program designed to teach government officials and other professionals the intricacies of American business, culture and language. Before my talk began I had a chance to talk with several […]
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