the urbanscape...

Recently, I decided to change this blog from focusing solely on San Francisco to broader urban planning and design issues.  Personally, I am very interested in multi-modal transportation, non-motorized transportation, urban park-space, and the urban form.  Likewise, I enjoy looking at urban planning and design from an anthropological or humanistic lens (maybe this comes from my degree in cultural anthropology).  Furthermore, when I look at a street, a sidewalk, a bike lane, a street sign, etcetera, I always think about the human interaction of this design element.  I have recently begun to call this "UX urban design", or user-experience urban design.  I know I'm not the only person who sees planning and urban design in this way, but I still believe that it is fairly unique in our profession.  Perhaps, it is a change in direction that the younger generation of city planners and urban designers are going...  It makes me excited for the future of our cities, and energizes me to continue on my quest to do good urban planning and design!