Tag: Urban Life - Page 2
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50 Forgotten Bird Songs Play in a Sydney Alley
An art installation in Australia reminds us of the destructive force of urbanization.
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Forget Black Friday and Buy Nothing Day; Re-Occupy Main Street and Remember Small Business Saturday
Our Main Streets are key to building a new green economy and it's time we got serious about supporting them
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Low Impact Standing Cinema Pops Up in the Streets of Guimarães, Portugal
The latest urban intervention to celebrate the city's status as European Capital of Culture is an unusual film venue for pedestrians.
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Cornell Mini-Grants Available for Bird Projects, Events
Want to help educate people about urban birds? Cornell Lab of Ornithology has $200-$500 grants available.
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The Top Ten Stories In Design For October
A Lot of Stories About A Lot of Storeys
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More on the Trick or Treat Test: Calculating the "Candy Density."
Planner Paul Knight shows how to do the math and figure out where to go for maximum candy
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Use The Trick or Treat Test Tonight To Find Good Urban Design
Can kids find your front door? Is it safe for them be be out?
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Beyond Parklets: A DIY City for the Digital Age
Urban Prototyping Festival in San Francisco showcases open-source, replicable concepts that combine digital technology and a physical presence to improve public spaces.
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Can We Build Cities Out Of Apartments the Size of Parking Spaces?
It is an ongoing debate in America and a foregone conclusion everywhere else. Allison Arieff discusses it in the New York Times
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Helsinki Converts Historic Slaughterhouse into Culinary Hotspot
Helsinki's old abattoir has become the heart of the city's culinary revival, a movement blending innovation and tradition that integrates local foods, pop-up eateries, and urban gardens.
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The Week in Design: From High Lines To Low, From Tiny Boxes To Flatpacks
And a question: Does living in cities make you crazy?
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Cool Bike Cinema Draws Attention to Vacant Lots in Madrid
Spanish collective Basurama built a movable cinema mounted on a bike and used it to expose empty spots which could be turned into public spaces temporarily.
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We Don't All Have To Live In High Rises To Get Dense Cities; We Should Just Learn From Montreal
There really is a Goldilocks Density that's just right.
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Pedestrian Penalty Cards Teach People How To Use The Sidewalk
Just what we needed: a way of getting those pesky pedestrians to use the sidewalk responsibly
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Irish Anti-littering PSA Tackles the Problem with Humor (Video)
Anti-littering ad reminds Dublin residents to put trash in its rightful place--or else!
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Coyotes Next Door: Wild Urban Neighbors Thrive in the City
The largest carnivorous mammals thriving in urban environments could be just the begining. Could wolves, lions, and bears be next?
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Fallen Fir Gets New Life in Former Logging Town
Reclaimed urban street furniture on Vancouver's Granville Island draws on city's timber legacy.
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Jargon Watch: Park(ing) Day Evolves Into Parklets
An interview with Matt Passmore of REBAR about the new trend to semi-permanent occupation of parking spaces
