Archive for October, 2011

 
  • Civic Virtue, Civic Vice, and Civic Center Park

    Civic Virtue, Civic Vice, and Civic Center Park

    Denver’s Lincoln Park—ground zero for the Occupy Denver protests—is part of a larger public space called Civic Center Park.  Civic Center Park is a classic City Beautiful composition. The Occupy Denver protests coincided with a required visit by my Culture […]

     
  • Occupy Denver and The Right to the City

    Occupy Denver and The Right to the City

    I’m interested in the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement for several reasons, not least how it relates to the idea of The Right to the City and what we might learn about using public space to secure such a right for […]

     
  • Why Not Save the Historic 9th Avenue Bridge?

    Why Not Save the Historic 9th Avenue Bridge?

    In this series of posts (for earlier ones see the “9th and Colorado” category) we’ve been chronicling Sembler Company plans for developing the old University of Colorado Health Sciences Center campus at 9th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard, and also editorializing as […]

     
  • Mr. Kimmelman’s Mission

    Mr. Kimmelman’s Mission

    New York Times commentators have always figured prominently in my urban studies reading lists, whether its Paul Krugman advocating Old World urbanism, David Brooks explaining American exurbanism, or the extant architecture critic opining about the latest addition to the global […]