Let the Robots Write the Ordinance
Planners have a lot to wrestle with as ChatGPT comes to code drafting.
“In the era of rapid urbanization and evolving urban landscapes, the development...
Ray’s Exit Interview: Don’t Let the Bastards Grind You Down
This is a quote from a book and a song, so I can use it as a title. Even with a questionable intensifier.
Today is...
Terra Nil Shows How To Unbuild a City
In time for Earth Day, a beautiful new game that lets players unwind while unwinding civilization.
Terra Nil shows up on the App Store as...
How a Forgotten Plaza Can Become Tacoma’s Connected Heart
Tollefson Plaza in downtown Tacoma confounds me. It’s an attractive space next to a bustling university campus and an art museum. It is adjacent...
The Urbanist Podcast: Wet Architecture with Weston Wright
In the song "Five Feet High and Rising," Johnny Cash sings "Well, the rails are washed out north of town/ We got to head...
Planes, Trains, and the Only True Thanksgiving Movie
The holiday is a Chicago kind of event
It is Black Friday in America. For those of us avoiding the mall like it’s our racist...
Dubicki: ‘The Crown’s’ Claustrophobia in a Box of Its Own Creation
There is a concept in television called a bottle episode. It’s where a show puts one or a few characters into a single location...
7 Last-Minute Urbanist Halloween Costumes
Organized by what you already have on hand.
It's been weeks since we began celebrating Halloween. The Danny Elfman music, the pumpkin spice, and the...