Why Urbanism?
UPP Friends & Educational Resources
New to urbanism and want to dive in deeper? You came to the right place! We've compiled links to some of our favorite resources for researching and debating urbanism. (Note, there's no one path to urbanism, and we are not fully endorsing any of these writers' views.) We hope you’ll join us in our friendly debate and efforts to build a better, more urban Phoenix.
Local Allies
Phoenix Spokes People • bicyclist advocacy organization and frequent UPP partner
CHISPA AZ • Latinx community organizing group specializing in environmental issues
Tempe YIMBY • advocating for housing and urbanism
RAIL CDC • our urbanist allies in Mesa
Trees Matter • advocates for increasing the tree canopy in Phoenix
Coalition for Transportation Choices • an AZ PIRG-facilitated coalition of organizations that share our mission
Phoenix Community Alliance • a coalition of businesses, individuals, and organizations improving Central Phoenix
A Better Phoenix: Panel Discussion of Parking Mandates • watch now on YouTube; moderated by UPP
Complete Streets
League of American Bicyclists • what makes a place good for bicyclists
Streetsblog • writing all about better walking, biking, and transit solutions
The Overhead Wire • a newsletter about a variety of urbanism topics
Institute for Transportation & Development Policy (ITDP) • a global organization on transportation and cities (great for public transit resources)
ITDP México • la sección del ITDP en México; un recurso bueno en español para entender el urbanismo
Regional Friends
Congress for New Urbanism, Southwest Chapter • mostly based in Tucson, but discusses issues across the Southwest
Living Streets Alliance • advocating for complete streets and transportation equity in the Tucson metro area
Urban ABQ • the main proponents of urbanism in Albuquerque, the largest city in New Mexico
Better Buildings
YIMBY Action • advocates for more housing and density
Strong Towns • a little bit of everything, but really unique in approaching incremental design
Congress for the New Urbanism • focused on placemaking and what it takes to build urban communities
Planetizen • an online planning magazine
Shelterforce • an online housing and community organizing magazine
Next City • an online magazine about community development and project-based activations
Bloomberg CityLab • an online newspaper for city-based issues with a variety of focuses including urbanist, environmental, and government
Bloomberg Government Innovation • a newsletter on city management improvements that sometimes overlaps with development
The Western Planner • a publication of the Arizona Planning Association and affiliates about city planning