What Should Phoenix Be Tomorrow?

Making A Desert Progeny Grow Old Prettily

 

Those of us who live in Los Angeles may love it, but no sane Angeleno would describe the metropolis as a model of urban planning. We’re too scattered and too crowded. Our buses work, but we don’t like them. Our subway works, but it doesn’t go very far. We sprawl, and we crawl. But what about Phoenix? It’s smaller and younger. Can it do a better job of planning for its future than L.A. has? In advance of a Zócalo event “Is Phoenix the Next L.A.?“, we asked several notable …

You Wanna Make Phoenix Green?

It’s More Plausible Than You’d Think

“If Phoenix can become sustainable, then it can be done anywhere,” declared writer and cultural analyst Andrew Ross. This was the inspiration behind his new book, Bird on Fire: Lessons …

Just Add Water, Oil, Food, and Maybe a Solar Panel

Can Cities Like Phoenix Ever Be Made Sustainable?

 

Phoenix has over a million inhabitants, and its metropolitan area has over four million inhabitants. That’s a lot of water, a lot of driving, and a lot of air conditioning. …