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Liz Lipsitz | Jan 2nd, 2012 | Topic: Culture, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: Buffalo |
While Buffalo’s growing season is decidedly short, local gardeners know how to make the most of their time in the dirt. (
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This Big City | Dec 18th, 2011 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: | Cities: New York |
Parsons The New School for Design rolls out new academic programs that do away with the traditional dichotomy of theory versus practice. (
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Joe Peach | Nov 30th, 2011 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: West Coast | Cities: San Francisco |
The success of the bicycle in Amsterdam is often attributed to its flat terrain. By this logic, cycling would be unpopular in San Francisco. Yet the truth is the opposite of this. (
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Sarah Fine | Nov 16th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Economy, Built Environment | Region: West Coast | Cities: |
Chances are you heard about Occupy protestors in Oakland and Washington, D.C. being struck by cars two weeks ago—a Mercedes and a Lexus, respectively. But did you hear about the Hummer in Oakland? Or the Toyota truck that drove through a general assembly at the port? (
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Emilie Bahr | Oct 8th, 2011 | Topic: Culture, Economy | Region: South | Cities: New Orleans |
Could the special yet hard to describe place of New Orleans in the American psyche explain the influx of young, educated people to the city in the past several years? (
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Leda Marritz and Nathalie Shanstrom | Oct 1st, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: |
Speed bumps, street markings, speed limits and other measures have all been used to create safer conditions for all users of the road. But what about trees? (
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This Big City | Sep 15th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Economy, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: |
London’s Underground rail network is hugely popular with the city’s residents, carrying over 3 million passengers a day between its 270 stations. However, its iconic buses are even more widely used, transporting 6 million Londoners around the city every day.
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This Big City | Aug 7th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Economy, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: |
With 20% of the world’s energy consumed by street lighting, perhaps it is time to rethink our approach to lighting urban areas. (
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Angie Schmitt | Jul 20th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance, Economy, Built Environment | Region: West Coast | Cities: Los Angeles |
Over the weekend, a team of bicyclists beat an airplane from Burbank to Long Beach, California. The closely watched, 40-mile race was a thrilling climax to a story that’s been unfolding for weeks now. “Carmaggedon” — the weekend closure of the 405 freeway. (
keep reading…)
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Johanna Hoffman | Jul 18th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Culture, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: San Francisco |
Thought the movement to reclaim city streets was over? Think again. From their studios in San Francisco, the REBAR design collective is churning out interactive, site-specific design interventions that have begun to trigger transformations of urban environments within the United States and beyond. (
keep reading…)
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While Buffalo’s growing season is decidedly short, local gardeners know how to make the most of their time in the dirt. (keep reading…)
Parsons The New School for Design rolls out new academic programs that do away with the traditional dichotomy of theory versus practice. (keep reading…)
The success of the bicycle in Amsterdam is often attributed to its flat terrain. By this logic, cycling would be unpopular in San Francisco. Yet the truth is the opposite of this. (keep reading…)
Chances are you heard about Occupy protestors in Oakland and Washington, D.C. being struck by cars two weeks ago—a Mercedes and a Lexus, respectively. But did you hear about the Hummer in Oakland? Or the Toyota truck that drove through a general assembly at the port? (keep reading…)
Could the special yet hard to describe place of New Orleans in the American psyche explain the influx of young, educated people to the city in the past several years? (keep reading…)
Speed bumps, street markings, speed limits and other measures have all been used to create safer conditions for all users of the road. But what about trees? (keep reading…)
London’s Underground rail network is hugely popular with the city’s residents, carrying over 3 million passengers a day between its 270 stations. However, its iconic buses are even more widely used, transporting 6 million Londoners around the city every day. (keep reading…)
With 20% of the world’s energy consumed by street lighting, perhaps it is time to rethink our approach to lighting urban areas. (keep reading…)
Over the weekend, a team of bicyclists beat an airplane from Burbank to Long Beach, California. The closely watched, 40-mile race was a thrilling climax to a story that’s been unfolding for weeks now. “Carmaggedon” — the weekend closure of the 405 freeway. (keep reading…)
Thought the movement to reclaim city streets was over? Think again. From their studios in San Francisco, the REBAR design collective is churning out interactive, site-specific design interventions that have begun to trigger transformations of urban environments within the United States and beyond. (keep reading…)
