Seven Years Later: How An Iconic Concert Helped Change Rochester’s Downtown
How a Jazz Festival performance fueled a grassroots movement for green space in the center of downtown Rochester, New York
Category: public space
Rundel Library North Terrace Project in Rochester, NY
Rochester adds another piece to the network of connected public spaces along the mighty Genesee River
When A Space Tells A City What It Wants To Be
So often, we dictate what goes where in our cities. But once in a while, a space inspires us to understand what it begs to be.
Roosevelt Plaza: A Small Space With Big Impact
A small space in an Upstate New York urban core that makes you want to stop and stay for a while
When Grandpa Simpson Invades Your Public Input Event
There’s always one… a forward thinking public event about our cities’ future is hijacked by a man gasping to remain relevant in a changing world
The Portable City
Tomorrow’s urban core will feature smaller, flexible space that appeals to the local small business instead of the national chain
Is It Still OK To Get Excited About Your City?
With the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement, the infrastructure and history of American cities are rightfully being questioned more than ever. Can we still get excited about their future?
Layers Of Urbanity: The Visual Effect We Rarely Appreciate
The draw of cities and their visual power is in their Layers of Urbanity, a sort of “kid in a candy store” effect that inspires us to see limitless possibilities
Why You Love The Places You Love
It’s not just important to experience amazing spaces, it’s important that we be keenly aware of why they relax us, inspire us and keep us coming back for more
Parcel 5 in Rochester: Here We Go Again
There’s a new “mixed use” idea for Rochester’s most talked about plot of land. What should we look out for as these plans unfold?
12 Hours In Chicago: A Photo Tour
A photo tour of Chicago’s remarkable park system, riverwalk and more
New Urbanism: The Societal Response To The One-Dimensional Life
We have become compartmentalized, one-dimensional humans. Cities offer us the chance to break the cycle.
Albany, New York: A Comfortably Urban Capital On The Rise
A right-sized city with the perfect blend of historical context, modern wonders and vision for a bright future
What Is Utica Missing Downtown?
Downtown Utica has a lot of parking lots. Here’s something it doesn’t have a lot of…
Photo Thursday #3: The High Line
The High Line in NYC is one of the greatest examples of spatial repurposing