by ronb | Dec 14, 2022 | History
The Garden Cities movement, propelled by British planner Ebenezer Howard in his turn of the 19th century writings, has been highly influential in the look of city and suburban neighborhoods. Seeking to meld the best of city living with the best of the countryside,...
by ronb | Nov 30, 2022 | History
Why was Pittsburgh selected as one of three focus cities for the opening episodes when we were already featuring Philadelphia? With Philly and LA covering both coasts, we wanted a Rust Belt or midwestern metropolis to round out our stories and Pittsburgh perfectly fit...
by ronb | Nov 16, 2022 | History
by ronb | Nov 2, 2022 | History
As a contrast with historic Philadelphia and industrial Pittsburgh, we chose to highlight the evolution of Los Angeles in our opening episodes because the sprawling, multi-centric metropolis has pretty much defined urban growth in the 20th and now 21st centuries. LA...
by ronb | Oct 19, 2022 | Solutions
Will San Francisco’s downtown adjacent Mission Bay neighborhood finally see the school that was promised almost 25 years ago now that hundreds of once hopeful families have fled the city due to the school board’s failure to act? It’s a topic we covered in a preview...
