Placemaking: BICYCLING

ByRoy September 19, 2017September 19, 2017

A lot of great examples for building a protected bicycle network here in Oxnard. Take the under 4-minute tour and enjoy.

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No More Sprawl
ByRoy September 17, 2017September 22, 2017

NO more sprawl. When our urban core and corridor areas and nodes – are suburbanized and underutilized, why would Oxnard decision makers consider areas protected by SOAR for suburban expansion? It was suggested that some future Oxnard expand into the area east of Rice and south of PCH and wrapping around to Pleasant Valley Road…

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25 Solutions From A Builder’s Perspective To Fix The California Housing Crisis
ByRoy January 23, 2018January 23, 2018

It is more difficult today than it has ever been to bring new housing units to this state, but it shouldn’t be. Editorial by @HOUSINGFORLA on January 10, 2018, 12:00PM photos by HUNTER KERHART The California housing crisis is damaging our very existence. Homelessness is higher than any point during my lifetime. High housing costs are a drag…

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The Issue for Boomers Won’t be ‘Aging in Place’
ByRoy August 24, 2018

The real question will be, ‘How do I get out of this place?’ LLOYD ALTER August 13, 2018, 12:58 p.m. You can only do this for so long. (Photo: Mick Tinbergen via Wikipedia) The oldest baby boomers have just turned 70, and most can drive to their birthday parties. They’re being followed by 70…

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The Public Realm
ByRoy July 28, 2017August 4, 2017

The Public Realm Complete streets are more than bike lanes, crosswalks, sidewalks, and vehicle lanes; they are buildings that engage the people in the right of way. Well-designed plazas, squares, and greens are framed by landscape design and architecture that relates to local culture, history, and climate. New urbanists have long advanced the idea that…

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WHY WALKABLE STREETS ARE MORE ECONOMICALLY PRODUCTIVE
ByRoy January 22, 2018January 22, 2018

Oxnard Boulevard looks like a wasteland because of us. Oxnard’s poor old run down Oxnard Boulevard looks like a wasteland because we do not stand up for our main street. Demonstrate your care for Oxnard Boulevard, by coming to city council meetings week after week, to demand that Oxnard Boulevard become a successful walking and shopping street…

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PANDEMIC TOOLKIT
ByRoy Prince November 14, 2020November 14, 2020

Manual for rebuilding community health & opportunity post-COVID This Pandemic Toolkit is a distillation of an ongoing, crowd-sourced compilation of reality-tested strategies to help local and regional governments respond to challenges imposed by COVID-19, but also to help become more resilient in the face of future pandemics. The Toolkit is organized by action steps related…

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