My bicycle is my main mode of transportation to get around in the city. I encountered the pictured situation four times within 10 minutes of riding on the same street (I didn't take a photo of the 4th truck), which is very typical on a mid-day ride:
Read MoreWhen we prepared the discussion panel about new tools for civic engagement for the San Francisco Urban Film Fest, we thought about how the public process could be improved by the use of video, media, and other tools.
Read MoreLast week the 2015 ULI Spring Meeting was held in Houston. It's a surprising place and known (especially to planners) as the town without a zoning code. The City of Houston, the 4th largest in the United States, is not on everybody's radar as a travel destination.
Read MoreLooking more closely at Polk Street, which I ride on my bicycle twice a week, it reminded me of a street named Rue du Faubourg de Pierre in Strasbourg, France, that I recently visited. Both streets have similar widths, from 65 to 68 feet, and similar uses.
Read MoreOver two days in Febuary, Frank Fuller, partner at Urban Field Studio, joined a Technical Assistance Panel, also known as a TAP, organized by the Northwest district council of the Urban Land Institute in the City of Beaverton, Oregon.
Read MoreAt the end of June, on a balmy summer night, a new public parking garage in Downtown Morgan Hill opened with a great fanfare on 3rd Street. The City of Morgan Hill hired Urban Field Studio as consultants on the design of the garage, the signage, and the integration of public art.
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