January 2010
44 posts
how far we've come
smartercities:
subtilitas:
Rego Park, Queens 1935. Via
Palm Jumeriah, Dubai 2007. Via
Unpackaged, UK →
creative-cities:
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Ken Greenberg on the Future of Urban Planning →
townsandcities:
I’m pretty convinced we’re in the midst of a transformation which is probably as profound as what happened immediately after the Second World War, when we got all excited about automobiles and in a sense turned our backs on cities. There are all kinds of things that are propelling this. Some of it has to do with the environment; much of it has to do with the cost of energy.
Haiti: 360° →
adrifting:
Use your mouse to click and drag around the video to change the view. You can also zoom in and out. Pause and explore at any time by pressing the play/pause button under the video to stop and look around.
This is worth clicking on.
Simply unbelievable.
via influent:robotindisguise
“This self-imposed blockade by bureaucracy is a scandal but could be easily...”
– Andy Kershaw: Stop treating these people like savages - Commentators, Opinion - The Independent (via photourbanism)
Prefabs Are Not the Answer
townsandcities:
At least not right now or anytime soon. From Inhabitat:
According to founder Steve Glen, the wood–framed models (which are preferable in cold weather) are 30% less expensive than the steel-framed versions. That means you can have a 1,700 square-foot, two-story home for $392,000 or upgrade to a 3,100 square-foot home for $698,000.
Why are they even offering a 3,100 square foot...
“Investment in transit is likely to be futile in an environment of subsidised...”
– Human Transit: portland: is parking the problem?
“The 19th century was a century of empires, the 20th century was a century of...”
– SiliconRepublic.com: Smart cities - Green Tech (via smartercities)
“Un site internet suisse de vente de produits de la ferme a vu le jour en...”
– ACP – souveraineté alimentaire, commerce équitable et lutte contre la malbouffe | Café Vert TV
nipresa:
keap:
KEAP – Damn, it’s Xmas (again)
...
“1. Widespread recognition of how industry clusters work
2. Richard Florida’s...”
– Five Phenomena of the Century (so far) | All About Cities
“Even in enlightened Vancouver, for example, newly built residential towers...”
– Human Transit: good news on american census data
“Tour à tour, à la fin de l’année dernière, les autorités municipales de Lausanne...”
– Les centres lémaniques seront piétons dans 10 ans, enfin ! Par Yann Gerdil-Margueron - Les Urbanités
“The lesson of Seattle is that successful transit infrastructure responds to...”
– Human Transit