The City

rinse and repeat. In this routine I felt safe. I found comfort in what I knew, and that was small town life. However, following my first visit to Pitt, a longing for something different than what I’ve known for seventeen years sprouted in me. The city of Pittsburgh…

three Screen Actors Guild Awards and rated one of the 100 best TV shows of all-time by Time magazine, Sex and the City is a TV pop culture icon. The show, which is based on the 1997 book of the same name by Candace Bushnell, first aired on HBO in June of 1998. A romantic comedy produced by Darren Star, Sex and the City follows the lives of four, thirty something women living in New York City trying to navigate the ever-changing landscapes of their sex lives. The show focuses on the vastly…

“Cities are symbols of inequality” (Jacobs and Appleyard 115). In most large cities, there is a prevailing discrepancy that exists between the rich and the poor, one that has adverse effects on the social mobility of a city (Glaeser, Resseger, and Tobio 617). The separation that takes place between residents within these metropolitan areas can be attributed to many factors, of which includes the limited amount of space available and social stratification. The “segregation of urban space occurs…

kick personal cars out of the city center. On Spanish radio network Cadena Ser, she confirmed that Madrid's main avenue, the Gran Vía, will only allow access to bikes, buses, and taxis before she leaves office in May 2019. It's part of a larger effort to ban all diesel cars in Madrid by 2025. But the Spanish city is not the only one getting ready to take the car-free plunge. Urban planners and policy makers around the world have started to brainstorm ways that cities can create more space for…

the city home? For seventy percent of the american population the city is considered home. However, for 19.3 percent of americans rural areas are considered home. The debate between the benefits of living in the city versus rural areas can sway in any direction. Interestingly, the population living in cities only inhabit 3.5 percent of the land mass. Given the higher population densities in the city, rural areas differ dramatically. A distinct can be perceived between those who live in cities…

“A City Ready to Burn” By:Talyn Houghton On October 8, 1871, Chicago, Illinois was a city ready to burn. In the book The Great Fire, the author Jim Murphy gave enough evidence to show that Chicago was a city ready to burn into a mountain of flames in 1871. At the onset, the city was a windy city anyway but tonight it was just so out of hand that (60 miles per hour)when the fire started in the O’leary’s barn they said that the cow kicked the lamp over when she was milking it, the wind it…

1. Area: The community in which I live is an urban setting located in Central New York. The City of Utica is located in Oneida County. 2. Demographics: With an estimated 61,332 people in the City of Utica according to the U.S Census Bureau, the city has seen a decrease in residency since the formal census conducted in 2010 (Census Bureau). Even with the estimated decrease in population, the city is home to a multitude of races and ethnicities immigrating to the U.S from various countries…

important and luxury resorts (8.4km), Borg El-Arab City A new community in the Alexandria Governorate (18.5km). 5-3-1 The first level of design: cityscape scale: According to the stadium location; its main approach is the journey from Alexandria City; Cairo is too far, Northern Coast equipped only in the summer, Borg El-Arab City is new residential with small population “108.000 inhabitants ("Borg El Arab", 2013).” A- Stadium as an icon refers to city identity: The eighteen concrete lotus…

1. What are the developmental phases for American cities? Briefly describe each stage of development discussing the most important features for city development. There are five developmental phases for American cities. The earliest phase of urban development begins with the frontier urbanization. This period in time is characterized by the U.S. economy attempting to organize itself until independence begins to take place. The second phase (1790-1840) falls under the wraths of “merchantilism,”…

Community-based activism was the driving force behind the fight against development and gentrification in the SOMA and Tenderloin neighborhoods, and even across the bay in Oakland. In the video, “Oakland: Our City” the narrator describes the benefits of urban renewal on blighted neighborhoods, but never addresses the impact it may have on the people who live in these areas. Revitalization of the city’s life and value is a key motivating force to development. Another motivating force is high-rise…