Utility & Craft

Everyday urbanism at night

(addendum to this post)

It occurs to me that everyday urbanism might imply something else for planners. I'm a bit less clear on this, because it's essentially been something I've believed in for awhile, so I might just be seeing agreement everywhere.

If everyday urbanism is interested in clashing ideas communicated through streetscapes and buildings, and is trying to escape streetscapes that speak in a single voice, then we ought to stop doing large-scale developments, and should focus on having people build piecemeal, a building or block or two at a time.

Practically, this means, I think, getting rid of the current PUD-crutch and completely revamping zoning ordinances to allow for flexibility, density and mixing of uses.

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