Phoenix

On the Front Lines of the Future: New Orleans, Detroit, Phoenix

What do New Orleans, Detroit, and Phoenix all have in common? Each one has confronted some of our most pressing challenges of our time and has a lesson of survival to teach us.
22 January 2012 - 11:00am
Practicing Architecture

Shrinkage in Phoenix? Call it 'Smart Decline'

Shrinkage -- the term long associated with rust belt cities like Detroit and Cleveland that saw their heydays 60 years ago and have been in decline since -- is now being applied to Phoenix and other fast-growing areas of the Southwest and Sun Belt.
29 December 2011 - 7:00am
National Public Radio - Morning Edition

What Yesterday’s Elections Results Mean for Cities and City Government Across the U.S.

Wed, 11/09/2011 - 14:02
If you can make it past rhetoric around healthcare, abortion, collective bargaining, and immigration, the November 8th election results tell a more cohesive and calming story about American’s political sentiment. Despite a widespread expressed attitude of “throw the bums out,” incumbent mayors won in every big city race on the ballot yesterday: Baltimore, Charlotte, Houston, Indianapolis, and Philadelphia.

Sustainability and Affordability Don't Always Go Hand in Hand

Op-ed columnist Andrew Ross notes that while some progressive cities are being lauded for sustainable, green design, most American cities struggle to achieve sustainable results that are available to all residents.
8 November 2011 - 8:00am
The New York Times

The Fizzled Vision for a "Megapolitan" Sun Belt

Only 7 short years ago, planners in the Phoenix/Tuscon area were envisioning a region of 10 million people. Today they're scaling back the predictions, but still have hope for a recovery.
25 October 2011 - 2:00pm
The Arizona Daily Star

Parkspace Brings Neighborhood Feel to Downtown Phoenix

A new public park in downtown Phoenix is both a venue for artists and performers and a public space that calls to mind a small neighborhood park, according to this piece from Next American City.
21 July 2011 - 7:00am
Next American City

Ancient Canals Offer Water Solution for Desert City

The ancient irrigation networks lying below Phoenix could offer a solution to the sprawling desert city's water problems.
13 March 2011 - 7:00am
Archaeology

Physicist Tackles Urban Theory

Physicist Geoffrey West of the Santa Fe Institute applied his talents to unraveling urban issues like population growth in a similar vein that he did earlier with biology. He found answers that explain how all cities work if enough data is supplied.
20 December 2010 - 6:00am
The New York Times - Magazine

Suburbs Go Head To Head With The City

"With cities worldwide busy repurposing their industrial districts and docklands as upmarket housing and waterfront retail centres, the suburbs need to find a new competitive edge," writes Sarah Murray.
12 September 2010 - 11:00am
Financial Times

Building Boom In Land Of Foreclosures

It seems inconceivable - building new homes next to new, vacant homes, but with depressed prices for land and labor a new market for home-buyers who missed out on foreclosure sales has developed in states hit worst by the housing crisis.
17 May 2010 - 1:00pm
The New York Times - Business Day

Transit Officials Broaden Vision for Phoenix Light Rail

Changing demographics and transit demands in the Phoenix area are causing transit planners to rethink where the region's light rail system should expand.
20 April 2010 - 9:00am
The Arizona Republic

Deciding Which Homeowners To Bail Out

The Feds have $1.5 billion to help homeowners at risk of losing homes to foreclosure. Deciding just which homeowners to help is no easy task. This article looks at the decision-making process in Arizona, one of the five states receiving federal aid.
24 March 2010 - 5:00am
The New York Times - Business

What Can GIS Do For You?

Allison Arieff takes a look at some of the ways GIS and other data-visualization technologies can help to address urban problems.
4 February 2010 - 6:00am
NYTimes: Opinionator Blog

From Foreclosure to Green TOD in Phoenix

Foreclosed homes in Phoenix are a new goldmine for one developer, who is buying up land near the city's mass transit lines and marketing properties as transit oriented development.
17 October 2009 - 9:00am
NPR

The Planetizen News Brief - 10/16/09


4:50 minutes (4.49 MB)

Saving money by housing the homeless, Western cities team up to lure high speed rail funds, and the work begins on Rio's Olympic preparations -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, download or listen.

16 October 2009 - 5:00am

400 Miles of New Highways

That's what the Maricopa Association of Governments is proposing, to meet the needs of the millions projected to move into the Phoenix metro area by 2050, along with 320 miles of new rail transit. Some are questioning the population projections.
28 September 2009 - 12:00pm
The Arizona Republic

UnSprawl Case Study: Agritopia in Gilbert, Arizona

Crafted with a sort of evangelical "New Ruralism," the 166-acre Agritopia neighborhood east of Phoenix mixes gardens, pastures, orchards, restaurants, lush trails, and more with historically inspired homes designed to bring neighbors together.
24 September 2009 - 1:00pm
Terrain.org: A Journal of the Built & Natural Environments

The Planetizen News Brief - 9/24/09


4:15 minutes (3.9 MB)

Detroit shifts gears to the fashion industry, and light rail sees unexpected success in Phoenix -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

24 September 2009 - 5:00am

Phoenix Light Rail Succeeds Beyond Expectations

Would one of America's most sprawling, auto-dependent cities take to the country's newest light rail system? Even its proponents were surprised by its success and its transformative effect on downtown businesses, particularly during a recession.
21 September 2009 - 12:00pm
The New York Times - U.S.

Tightening the Sun Belt

The real estate growth that had been feeding itself in the Sun Belt has come to an end. Now many places like Phoenix are drying up.
29 August 2009 - 7:00am
The New York Times
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