Who is this man? The declining intellectual influence of Scottish thinker Patrick Geddes is one of the reasons I cite to explain the declining interest in regional studies and planning among academics in my latest post for Planetizen.
Help Plan a New Shaw Library
As noted by a visitor in a recent comment, at long last a fully equipped temporary Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library has opened at 945 Rhode Island Avenue next to the Shaw Junior High School. The grand opening is next Wednesday, November 14th from 4 to 5:30 p.m., to be followed by a “Hopes and Dreams” […]
National Security Sprawl in … Spotsylvania?
Spotsylvania County, some 50 miles from Washington, is positioning itself in newspaper advertisements as the next logical place for defense contractors to locate.
Are federal rules pushing ‘security sprawl’ to the next frontier of suburban development?
The Power of (Web) Design
It has been just about two weeks since I switched from a more conventional blog site design to this design. Previously, the blog contained a long column of links on the left and the last seven posts displayed on the main page. I chose this new design because I felt it worked better for the […]
Upcoming Conferences
I am planning to attend the following upcoming conferences: Society for City and Regional Planning History Conference October 25-28 – Portland, Maine ($150 for students) Washington, D.C. Historical Studies Conference Nov. 1-3 – Carnegie Library, Washington, D.C. (free) American Historical Association Annual Meeting Jan. 3-6, 2008 – Woodley Park, Washington, D.C. ($75 for students)
O Street Market Redevelopment
The company redeveloping the historic O Street Market site in Shaw has released some architectural images. The project will contain apartments, condos, a hotel, senior affordable housing, and a new supermarket.
Washington’s Urban Facelift
With over 250 blocks totally rebuilt by work crews over the past five years, Washington, D.C. is in the middle of a major urban facelift. What streets are slated for upgrades, and what public spaces are planners overlooking?