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The ‘Longing for a city’ video
by Jon Swerens on November 14, 2009, in Books, Community, Downtown, Etc.
The ethics of where you live
by Jon Swerens on May 30, 2009, in Built environment, Community
Quote by Eric O. Jacobsen: I believe that choosing to live in a neighbourhood that is mixed in income, mixed in use, and replete with inviting public spaces can be an important fundamental ethical decision. When we can walk from our home to the corner coffee shop or park with the realistic expectation of running [...]
Philip Bess: Cities shaped by love
by Jon Swerens on May 6, 2008, in Books, Community, Uncategorized, Urbanism
In an essay with the provocative title, “Bring me my arrows of desire: cities shaped by love,” Gayle Doornbos writes a review of Philip Bess’s book, “Till We Have Built Jerusalem: Architecture, Urbanism, and the Sacred.” For those who are unaware, Bess is a Notre Dame architecture professor who spoke to a Fort Wayne audience [...]
“WHO-O-O is it?”
by Jon Swerens on April 26, 2008, in Community, Philosophy
After seeing the title of this post and the video grab above, did you involuntarily say to yourself, in a tough New Yawk accent, “It’s the plumber. I’ve come to fix the sink”? If you did, then you are the reason for this blog post. In case you don’t know, the above picture is from [...]
Help him find an apartment in Fort Wayne
by Jon Swerens on April 1, 2008, in Community
(Jon) A recent commenter, Joshua Canada, tells us he’s moving to our fair city: My wife and I are planning to move to Ft. Wayne in the late summer. … My wife and I are looking for apartments in Ft. Wayne. Are there any locations or specific apartments that you would recommend? I don’t know [...]
How to talk to strangers
by Jon Swerens on March 29, 2008, in Community
(Jon) Being nice to strangers is never easy and being polite in public never comes without some training. But it’s still shocking how incivility and rudeness have become so common even as technology makes communication easier. Today was communication day at the YLNI Leadership Institute — led by Anthony Juliano of Asher Agency and the [...]
The New Slum?
by Scott Greider on February 29, 2008, in Architecture, Community, Cul-de-sac culture, Downtown, Neighborhoods, Urbanism, Where the sidewalk ends
(Scott) Are suburbs the new slum? Great article at theatlantic.com. Especially page three, where the author predicts the future. For 60 years, Americans have pushed steadily into the suburbs, transforming the landscape and (until recently) leaving cities behind. But today the pendulum is swinging back toward urban living, and there are many reasons to believe [...]
Britney Spears, “American Idol” and the corporate Cassanova
by Jon Swerens on February 2, 2008, in Community, Philosophy
(Jon) Why did Britney Spears hit such a personal and professional low? It’s not a typical Good City question, but I heard the echoes of one of our themes in a story on MSNBC headlined, “Who Can Save Her Image?” Here’s the money quote from Eric Foster White, who co-wrote six songs on Britney’s first [...]
Ye Olde Urbanism gets boot in britches
by Jon Swerens on January 14, 2008, in Community, Urbanism
(Jon) A proposal to build a Medieval European village has gotten hogtied by modern Indiana regulations. The people behind Simpler Times Village want to build a rural community with old-fashioned ideals — really olde — in green space in Madison County. From its Web site: Can you imagine a storybook village in old world Europe? [...]
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