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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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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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Kadley Gosselin | Jul 27th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance, Economy, Built Environment | Region: East Coast, West Coast | Cities: Boston, San Francisco |
A study conducted by Latitude asked regular drivers in Boston and San Francisco to go car-free for one full week. The results point to many opportunities for mobile information to reduce dependence on driving by improving the experience of taking more sustainable transit.
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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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Theodore Brown | Jun 24th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: |
Bike sharing is a fledgling concept in the United States and has the tendency to be scattershot geographically. Chicago, Minneapolis, and Des Moines have programs in the Midwest while shares in Miami, Boston, and Washington, D.C. dot the coastlines.
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Theodore Brown | Jun 18th, 2011 | Topic: Governance, Economy | Region: | Cities: |
Vogue isn’t a term that conjures up images of vast stretches of infrastructure perfected by years of engineering research and tinkering with delicate designs. How then do we explain the current vogue of high speed rail? (
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Next American City | Jun 16th, 2011 | Topic: Governance, Culture, Built Environment | Region: West Coast | Cities: San Francisco |
The Angel Island Immigration Station has sometimes been referred to as the “Ellis Island of the West.” But it has a more complex history than its East Coast counterpart, which was a symbol of welcome to immigrants from all over. (
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Joe Peach | Jun 5th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance, Economy | Region: | Cities: |
New York city has twice thrown out plans for a congestion charge, and San Francisco is waiting until 2015 to begin its trial period. When the most enthusiastic response involves waiting four years, you know it’s not good news. (
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Johanna Hoffman | Apr 14th, 2011 | Topic: Culture | Region: | Cities: Philadelphia, San Francisco |
At Soil Kitchen, a temporary public art project in Philadelphia, hundreds of people talked with EPA scientists about the chemical composition of their soil samples, participated in free workshops ranging from wind turbine construction to the mechanics of compost—and enjoyed soup. (
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Kimberly Gaskins | Mar 30th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure | Region: | Cities: Boston, San Francisco |
Latitude Research asked regular drivers in Boston and San Francisco to go car-free for one week and to rely on other forms of transit instead. Participants shared their experiences and ideas for improvement, suggesting opportunities to redesign the experience of going car-free. (
keep reading…)
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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…)
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…)
A study conducted by Latitude asked regular drivers in Boston and San Francisco to go car-free for one full week. The results point to many opportunities for mobile information to reduce dependence on driving by improving the experience of taking more sustainable transit. (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…)
Bike sharing is a fledgling concept in the United States and has the tendency to be scattershot geographically. Chicago, Minneapolis, and Des Moines have programs in the Midwest while shares in Miami, Boston, and Washington, D.C. dot the coastlines. (keep reading…)
Vogue isn’t a term that conjures up images of vast stretches of infrastructure perfected by years of engineering research and tinkering with delicate designs. How then do we explain the current vogue of high speed rail? (keep reading…)
The Angel Island Immigration Station has sometimes been referred to as the “Ellis Island of the West.” But it has a more complex history than its East Coast counterpart, which was a symbol of welcome to immigrants from all over. (keep reading…)
New York city has twice thrown out plans for a congestion charge, and San Francisco is waiting until 2015 to begin its trial period. When the most enthusiastic response involves waiting four years, you know it’s not good news. (keep reading…)
At Soil Kitchen, a temporary public art project in Philadelphia, hundreds of people talked with EPA scientists about the chemical composition of their soil samples, participated in free workshops ranging from wind turbine construction to the mechanics of compost—and enjoyed soup. (keep reading…)
Latitude Research asked regular drivers in Boston and San Francisco to go car-free for one week and to rely on other forms of transit instead. Participants shared their experiences and ideas for improvement, suggesting opportunities to redesign the experience of going car-free. (keep reading…)
