Tag: Urban Life - Page 10
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Paris' Elevated Park Predates NYC's High Line by Nearly 20 Years (and It's Prettier, Too)
Considerably less famous than the NYC newcomer, Paris' "Coulee Verte," a park on an elevated rail line, has been open to visitors since the early 1990s.
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David Frum On The Root Causes of Obesity: "Society Really is to Blame"
The last thing one would expect a conservative republican commentator to say is that people are not personally responsible for their fate.
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Watch 1998 Barack Obama Discuss the Importance of Cities
In a 1998 CSPAN video, the then State Senator speaks about the importance of urban revitalization to economic growth.
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Beirut's Roofs and Walls Ripe for a Green Takeover
Architects and designers in Beirut are dreaming up ways to create a healthier environment that looks more like the hanging gardens of Babylon than its current concrete jungle.
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The Week in Pictures: Naked Protesters, Canada v. Chiquita Bananas, and More
A naked woman on a giant dinner plate in Barcelona protested animal killings. We also have the battle over the use of Canada's tar sands oil, Banksy's latest, and more.
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Water-Shooting Bike Hack Sprays Calligraphic Graffiti (Video)
Taking his cue from a respected tradition, Beijing-based Canadian media artist modifies a cargo tricycle to shoot out Chinese calligraphy in the city's streets -- using water.
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More Proof That Young People Are Giving Up On The American Dream of A House In The Suburbs
It's not that they want to live in the city or near transit, it's that they can no longer afford the alternatives.
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Turning an Abandoned Industrial Island into a Green Cultural Center in Paris
A small island in the Parisian suburbs, once home to Renault car factories, is being converted into a cultural hub with a focus on sustainable development and a quality living environment.
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Ugly Utility Boxes Become Sweet Public Art in San Jose
A public project in San Jose is turning ugly utility boxes into works of art.
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The Week in Pictures: Underground Park for New York, Green Concept Cars, and More
Could the underground "Low Line" be NYC's next great park? We also have new green concept cars, the Eiffel Tower's makeover, and more.
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Wicked Bike Hack That Spray Paints Rainbows, Hands-Free
A Swedish street artist engineers a spray-painting, robotic arm attached to the rear of a bicycle. Legal? Probably not. Cool? Yes.
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Is Suburbia Doomed? Not According to Joel Kotkin, Who Accuses Urbanists of "Wishful Thinking"
I wonder who is doing all the wishful thinking, the New Urbanists or Joel Kotkin.
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2012 TED Prize Winner is an Idea, Not an Individual: The City 2.0
" It is an idea upon which our planet’s future depends."
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Rail Station and Warehouse Recycled into Cultural Center and Massive Park in Argentina
An old freight train loading station and warehouse and its surrounding areas were transformed into amazing public spaces.
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Paris to Plant 80,000 Square Yards of Green Roofs and Rooftop Gardens by 2020
Paris' recently ratified Biodiversity Plan includes a call to triple the number of rooftop gardens and green roofs in the next decade.
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Could the Underground "Low Line" Be New York's Next Great Park?
Two New Yorkers have put forward a proposal to make an underground lot into a park (with real sunlight).
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An Etiquette Guide For Urban Life
Cities can be crowded and controversial; Use the etiquette guide to help people be better citizens.
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Berlin: the City is Wild
Tourists and natives alike know that Berlin is a wild city. But do they know just how wild?
