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Great video visualizations demonstrate bicycle innovations being...

Wed, 08 May 2013 21:12:41 -0400

Great video visualizations demonstrate bicycle innovations being made in Montréal, the only North American showing (#11) on the Copenhagenize Index of Bicycle-Friendly Cities. The videos are beautiful, and offer a taste of urban planning jargon in French.

A New Face for an Old Broad: exemplary project from Memphis of...

Wed, 01 May 2013 10:00:17 -0400

A New Face for an Old Broad: exemplary project from Memphis of “Tactical Urbanism” in America.

CoSign was innovative program partnering with the American Sign...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:04:23 -0400

CoSign was innovative program partnering with the American Sign Museum last year, pairing local artists with business owners to produce 10 unique handcrafted signs for local businesses in Cincinnati’s Northside. The well-organized and documented (hint: do this in your city!) program’s compressed schedule went from a call to interested businesses to installed signs in a mere 5 months. The project was completed in time for America’s biggest shopping day, Black Friday, with each business owner unveiling their sign from a cherry-picker.

portraitsofqueenwest: Queen St W near Dovercourt | April 2013

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:21:32 -0400

portraitsofqueenwest:

Queen St W near Dovercourt | April 2013

This is so cool: subtilitas: EM2N - Restoration of the viaduct...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:01:54 -0400

This is so cool: subtilitas:

EM2N - Restoration of the viaduct arches, Zurich 2010. A great urban renewal project that breathes new life to a previously derelict infrastructural barrier. Photos (C) Roger Frei.

iCUP: Edmonton’s standalone public bathrooms.

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:00:17 -0400

iCUP: Edmonton’s standalone public bathrooms.

Laneway Housing. aros: La Couleuvre / NatureHumaine

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:45:22 -0400

Laneway Housing.

aros:

La Couleuvre / NatureHumaine

colchrishadfield: Washington DC, capital city on the Potomac...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:35:50 -0400

colchrishadfield:

Washington DC, capital city on the Potomac since 1791.

subtilitas: 1:1 Landskab - Classensgade courtyard, Copenhagen...

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:00:29 -0400

subtilitas:

1:1 Landskab - Classensgade courtyard, Copenhagen 2010. Via, photos (C) Anders Sune Berg.

subtilitas: Josep Mias - Old-town public space renovation,...

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 12:36:19 -0400

subtilitas:

Josep Mias - Old-town public space renovation, Banyoles 2012. Portions of the town’s irrigation system were revamped and partially exposed in seemingly random slits and fissures, which are based on the somewhat haphazard occupation of parking, pedestrian, and infrastructural elements that have coexisted on the site for generations. Photos (C) Adrià Goula.

Porter Airlines: Catalysing Urbanism

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:38:00 -0400

Porter Airlines: Catalysing Urbanism:

Canada’s’s coolest airline has plans to expand. Much has been said about Porter’s sleek design aesthetic, fuel-efficient turbprop fleet, free inflight alcohol service, and exposure for Toronto - not to mention a passenger lounge complete with iMacs and self-serve espresso. Full disclosure: I’m a fan. But when an airline uses its growth statement (www.porterplans.com) to talk about the role its playing on the built environment and urban public spaces, I really take notice.

branchplant: Pottery Road Bicycle Crossing got a shout-out this...

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:54:15 -0400

branchplant:

Pottery Road Bicycle Crossing got a shout-out this week in NOW Magazine. This urban infrastructure project is the first component in a larger scheme to provide interpretation, orientation, and environmental control for the Lower Don Recreational Trail in Toronto.

Old map of Rock Creek Park between Wisconsin and Georgia...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 20:26:32 -0400

Old map of Rock Creek Park between Wisconsin and Georgia Avenues.

thelandofmaps:

Topographical Sketch Of Rock Creek Park (1866)

urbanxdesign: Metro logos from around the world. Source:...

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 23:47:03 -0400

urbanxdesign:

Metro logos from around the world. Source: http://mic-ro.com/metro/metrologos-static.html

Ontario’s Share the Road Cycling Coalition is a great...

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 23:42:11 -0400

Ontario’s Share the Road Cycling Coalition is a great pro-bike road safety campaign with partners like CAA. Check out their videos and other resources.

The Mayor’s Geek Squad

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:48:00 -0400

The Mayor’s Geek Squad:

New York City’s Office of Policy and Strategic Planning is a group of tech-savvy and civic-minded number crunchers analyzing city statistics for solutions to some pressing and convoluted problems.

100% Awesome. via Copenhagenize

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 08:01:00 -0400

100% Awesome.

via Copenhagenize

urbnist: Traffic Reduction 101

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:17:13 -0400

urbnist:

Traffic Reduction 101

watershedplus: UTEC, the University of Engineering and T...

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 23:32:05 -0400

watershedplus:

UTEC, the University of Engineering and T echnology in Lima, Peru, has collaborated with mayo draftDCB to develop a billboard that can produce potable water from the air humidity.

Based on the same concept as Fog interception technology in our previous post.

From 123 inspiration

amonlab: //Ciclovía de Lisboa – Joao Gomes Da Silva, Lisboa,...

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 10:55:14 -0400

amonlab:

//Ciclovía de Lisboa – Joao Gomes Da Silva, Lisboa, 2009

La simplicidad del diseño combinado con la elección de un buen grafismo. Bravo!

Great combination of graphics and design

via: landezine