Adam Greenfield over at Speedbird posts a provisional reading list entitled: The City Is Here For You To Use: Adam Greenfield over at Speedbird posts a provisional reading list entitled The City Is Here For You To Use: read and related View full entry
NYC-based graphic designer Mike Joyce demands "more Jane Jacobs, less Marc Jacobs". Vanishing New York talks to him about this self-initiated guerrilla campaign.NYC-based graphic designer Mike Joyce demands "more Jane Jacobs, less Marc Jacobs". Vanishing New York talks to him about this... View full entry
The city's administrative body has decided that there are too many small urban garden plots and plans to make some reductions. Should it get its way, more than one-fifth of the city's total space devoted to small gardens will disappear.The city's administrative body has decided that there are too... View full entry
The voice gets increasingly emotional toward the end... The voice gets increasingly emotional toward the end... elseplace more @ Futurama 2 obvious In 1964, the World Fair returned to New York, about twenty years after the first event. Taking the opportunity, GM once again marked its presence with... View full entry
Adam Marino, 12, prepares to ride his bike home from school Thursday afternoon Sept. 24, 2009, accompanied by his mother, Janette Kaddo Marino. Adam Marino, 12, prepares to ride his bike home from school Thursday afternoon Sept. 24, 2009, accompanied by his mother, Janette Kaddo Marino. The... View full entry
Whether it's bike polo, urban golf or scaling public buildings, interesting new urban sports are leaving a distinctive mark on German cityscapes. Whether it's bike polo, urban golf or scaling public buildings, interesting new urban sports are leaving a distinctive mark on German cityscapes... View full entry
Found via the Discussions, David Byrne has published a piece in the WSJ describing his perfect urban mashups. Found via the Discussions, David Byrne has published a piece in the WSJ describing his perfect urban mashups. Read David's picks, and share your favorite mashup in the forum. View full entry
Regional office space vacancies are soaring and owners must compete fiercely for new tenants. The seeds for the current glut were planted after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, when commercial real estate collapsed in New York. Investors began pouring money into commercial real estate in... View full entry
It is the longest automated metro system in the world, complete with luxury compartments, Wi-Fi and air conditioning. But will Dubai succeed in luring sheiks out of their cars in an emirate where gasoline only costs 25 cents a liter? It is the longest automated metro system in the world, complete... View full entry
Depave has been created to inspire and promote the removal of unnecessary concrete and asphalt from urban areas.Depave has been created to inspire and promote the removal of unnecessary concrete and asphalt from urban areas. Via floresenelatico View full entry
Where the walls went up, up some more, some went down, (more were planned to come down) now seem to be going back up again. - Read in "Security walls return to Baghdad after series of bombings" (Guardian)Where the walls went up, up some more, some went down, (more were planned to come down) now... View full entry
Plans to construct "eco-cities" around the world were stunted by the recession. With economies slowly getting back on track, green developments are again luring governments and investors. Plans to construct "eco-cities" around the world were stunted by the recession. With economies slowly getting... View full entry
NOLA to BO: "We will miss having you in our midst", and more...The Deadly Choices at Memorial | We're counting on you, Mr. President | Study of Hurricane Katrina's dead show most were old, lived near levee breaches | How Could They Have Stayed Behind? View full entry
"Everything, all the settlements - even most of the Wall - was built by Palestinians, I feel like a slave." "Everything, all the settlements - even most of the Wall - was built by Palestinians, I feel like a slave." bbc View full entry
The BBC explores the topic of mega-cities. In India growing migrant populations put huge pressure on Delhi and Mumbai. Chris Morris asks whether urbanisation is sustainable. BBC News View full entry