Edward Jensen, mobile citizen

Bicycle racks being installed outside the DPPM

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:44:38 -0800

Pleased to see some bicycle racks being installed outside the Downtown Phoenix Public Market's Urban Grocery and Wine Bar!

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MISSING ARTWORK - Paul Coze's "Phoenix"

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 12:55:00 -0800

On a recent trip past the Town & Country shopping center at Camelback Road and 20th St in Phoenix, the Paul Coze sculpture "Phoenix" (from 1962) was missing.

The piece is significant to Phoenix. If you've been to Terminal 2 at Sky Harbor, the murals over the security checkpoint are Coze's. The phoenix in those murals is a copy of the now-missing sculpture.

Any news on this piece's whereabouts -- and pressure to RED Development to make sure it goes back! -- is most welcome.

Eddie

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A sort-of panorama of the Food Truck Friday birthday party

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:30:52 -0700

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Pictures are in no particular order.

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Downtown Phoenix from afar at night

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 23:53:35 -0700

It's time for a new upload of pictures, I think. So here are some pictures of downtown Phoenix at night from afar. Thank goodness for long-exposure photography!

Oh, there's also a shot of the Heard Museum. Tonight was their annual Moondance Gala benefit performance and the headline acts were Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson.

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With all the parking lots we have in Phoenix, we could generate a lot of solar electricity if we covered them!

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:36:11 -0700

Taken with picplz at Phoenix Public Library - Burton Barr in Phoenix, AZ.

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My afternoon in #dtphx.

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:46:26 -0700

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Lunch with a friend and some afternoon reading. I should be outside, I know.

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Old and new: the 1961 Regency House backdrops the Heard Museum @metrorail station

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:52:40 -0700

Taken with picplz at Encanto/Central Ave METRO in Phoenix, AZ.

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Aren't you glad we demolished this building?

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:23:25 -0700

Taken with picplz.

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What's wrong with downtown Phoenix?

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:19:00 -0700

If you haven't heard, the City of Phoenix won its fight to keep the "green" parking lot on the former Sahara/Ramada Inn block.

This ruling definitely left me speechless but honestly, I wasn't surprised. It summarizes everything that's wrong with Phoenix, which is to say that we lack creativity with dealing with historic buildings and empty parcels of land.

I guess that downtown Phoenix will be the first (and only?) downtown that's dedicated to the ease of getting cars around but not people. Between this and the new 1,200-space garage at the Biomedical Complex, there will soon be more parking spaces in downtown than there are people.

I'm disappointed in the City of Phoenix for forcing this to happen and I'm disappointed in ourselves for letting the City do this. Next time, we must fight harder.,

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What a wonderful mix of old and new.

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:45:03 -0700

This is why we don't tear buildings down.

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An observation...

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:42:00 -0700

I don't know if this is indicative of anything but I do have an observation to make about Greg Stanton and Wes Gullett campaign signs.

In central Phoenix, there are a lot of campaign signs for the two candidates. There are a lot of campaign signs for Mr. Stanton in front of homes and private businesses up and down Central Avenue and in the streets nearby. On the other hand, there are a lot of signs for Mr. Gullett attached to fences that surround vacant lots or are attached to vacant buildings.

Again, I'm not sure if this is indicative of anything but it's definitely something worth noting.

My snarky self releases this survey: In central Phoenix, 9 out of 10 empty lots prefer Wes Gullett to be mayor. 9 out of 10 homes prefer Greg Stanton.

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More photos from Park(ing) Day

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 21:36:00 -0700

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Did your Park(ing) Day have a Dixie band?

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:20:00 -0700

Unless you were across the street from Phoenix City Hall, I didn't think so.

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Park(ing) Day Phoenix, morning photos

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:26:00 -0700

Some photos from the morning activities of PARK(ing) Day. Videos are being uploaded through the afternoon.

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Park(ing) Day Phoenix photos, morning setup

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 07:11:45 -0700

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Some photos from the morning setup of Park(ing) Day in downtown Phoenix

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Downtown Phoenix, cloudy and gray. Where's the rain?

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:03:31 -0700

Taken with picplz.

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Wall of dust, anyone?

Sun, 11 Sep 2011 18:27:21 -0700

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Yet another haboob in Phoenix.

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Let all mortal flesh keep silence (9/11, ten years on)

Sun, 11 Sep 2011 13:51:00 -0700

I've been struggling with how to mark the tenth anniversary of the 11 September 2001 attacks appropriately. And, I've also been struggling with what words to put here in this post.

It's the morning of 11 September 2011 as I'm writing this and having read through the Sunday edition of The New York Times (as well as the local Arizona Republic) and watching very tiny bits of the cable news channels, it's obvious that this is a big thing. And rightfully so: 9/11 is our generation's most pivotal day. So much changed (for better and for worse) in the decade since then.

But what is the most appropriate way to reflect, to observe, and to remember the events of that day and those who died--not just on that day but in the wars waged since then in Afghanistan and Iraq?

The title of this post borrows from a Christian hymn (and also from a recent entry on the Episcopalian author Diana Butler Bass's blog). And it's from that post that I have found the words to observe the day:

Silence makes room for remembering. I don’t want to hear patriotic songs, jingoistic speeches, or even well-considered rehearsals of “what happened on that day.” I want to see no pictures of burning towers or flags waving. I wish for empty public space, a communal practice of quiet, to reflect on not only what happened on 9/11 but in the long, sad decade since. For just a brief time, I long for, in the words of an ancient hymn, “all mortal flesh keep silence,” in the face of the fear and trembling that gripped us one September day ten years ago.

[originally posted to my blog]

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I'm a DVC-er

Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:26:53 -0700

My one photo from today's Downtown Voices Coalition Steering Committee meeting.

There are so many great things happening in downtown Phoenix!

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As Hyneman and Savage (2011) say...

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 21:35:44 -0700

My favorite television show is the MythBusters. I don't think that I need to explain the show to you but it's basically a scientific show that shows the scientific method as Jamie Hyneman (seen below, left) and Adam Savage (right) prove or disprove myths and folklore from the present day and from history.

Anyway, there have been a couple episodes in the past where the MythBusters have done practical research and could publish the results from their experiments. In the forthcoming season, that will probably happen. We'll see a citation in the literature: "Hyneman, J. and A. Savage."

Here are Messrs. Hyneman and Savage discussing this:

Wake up, it's time for science!

"Alrighty kids, put down your juice boxes and pay attention. It's time for the moment you've been waiting for: it's time to interpret the numbers." [A. Savage, in "Paper Armor" episode from the early 2011 season]

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