A friend recently asked me: How does anybody figure out how much greenspace would be good for a city?

Whenever I’m asked a question, I usually start prattling away, and convincingly sound just as if I know what I’m talking about. I’ll be honest here, though, this question stumped me. It’s not surprising, either, that this turned out to have a ( Read more... )

Here is another requested topic: What one thing do I wish everyone knew about urban restoration and why?

I wish everyone knew that it’s so multi-faceted!

That’s both a dodge to avoid having to pick out one of the many things, and also the truth.

The first thought many people might have when they hear the term “urban restoration” is exactly what I ( Read more... )

Note: On another venue (Dreamwidth), people were declaring December a “topic open house,” and asking for topics to write about. So far, the requests I’ve gotten are on-topic for this blog as well, so I’ll post them here (probably more spread out than every day). The first question was “What is my favorite NW Plant?”

My first thought was: how could ( Read more... )