Urbanism By Chance

Introduce yourself! Hi, I’m Jack Ketchum. I’m originally from north Phoenix, Scottsdale area, but I’ve been living in Tempe for the past ten years. I moved here to attend ASU and fell in love with the area. Tempe’s bikeable infrastructure and its more urban feel really stood out compared to the suburban environment I grew […]

Introduce Yourself! I’m Shawn Thomas. I’m from Phoenix, Arizona. I’ve lived here my entire life. I grew up a little bit more kind of middle class area, a little more suburbia. I’ve also lived in the downtown area, you know, so I’ve kind of got like a sense of what life is like there. What

Introduce yourself! Hello! My name is Matthew Boepple, I am mostly a lifelong Tucson resident, except for two years. I actually lived in the Phoenix area at Roosevelt Row. I do kind of miss it, but I think I had a greater appreciation for Tucson once moving back. Car-Free Tucson origin story What is Car-Free

Introduce yourself! My name is Nacho, I was a west valley Arizona native and recently moved to Tempe from Goodyear . It was through my love of trail running and mountain biking, I found myself in the urbanism, anti car dependency, and pedestrian safety world by chance and for the last couple of years we’ve

Introduce Yourself! Can you tell us a bit about your background and how you became interested in capturing places and illustrations through Look See Draw? I am born and raised in Phoenix. My parents immigrated to Phoenix in the early 90’s and always tell me stories of how the city has changed. My dad has

Introduction Can you tell us a little about your background and who you are? My name is Whitney Mayfield and I was born and raised in the east valley of Arizona. I am the eldest daughter, an avid adventurer, hiker, and an urban planner. My first jobs were all customer-facing and I’ve worked in auto

Introduction Hi, I am Ed Hermes – I am an attorney, a dad, husband, School Board member, community advocate, and I became an urbanist by chance. Most of my life I didn’t have a car because I couldn’t afford one so I really came to value walkable streets, safe bike lanes, and good public transit.

Introduction Hello! My name is Cristina (better known as Cree) and I like doing a lot of things all the time sometimes at the same time. Basic Info Where are you from? Rochester, MN (NOT NEW YORK) and Chicago, IL How has your background influenced your views on urbanism? Growing up semi “rural” I often