Urbanism in the Americas

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

The Challenge of Tejano Island

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The Rio Grande Valley of Texas is anchored by several cities. To the west it is anchored by McAllen and to the a southeast by Brownsville. E...
Thursday, December 24, 2009

Sacramento is Planning for Big Changes at the K Street Mall. But do Those Changes go Far Enough?

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A recent study commissioned jointly by the City of Sacramento and the Downtown Sacramento Partnership determined that the heart of Sacrament...
Wednesday, December 23, 2009

The Lessons of Las Vegas Still Hold Surprises

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By NICOLAI OUROUSSOFF Published: December 22, 2009 in the New York Times NEW HAVEN — When Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown boarded a pl...
Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Miracle in McAllen

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Imagine a having a giant shopping center whose only purpose is to serve the needs of half the population of a large country. McAllen is that...
Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Across the Great Divide

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Commuting across the Tijuana / San Ysidro border crossing each day, I would refer to my passage from nation to nation as the wormhole. The ...
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Christopher William Golden
Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Christopher William Golden is an independent land use planner, writer and educator, specializing in land use and planning issues in the United States and Mexico border regions. Mr. Golden has worked in California, Texas, and Mexico, on issues ranging from environmental protection, recreation planning, community planning, smart growth, pedestrian friendly design and downtown redevelopment.
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