July 2010
18 posts
“Les chemins pédestres des gorges de l’Orbe sont à nouveau praticables de...”
– Les sentiers des gorges de l’Orbe rouverts au public | 24 heures
Fighting 'food deserts' with groceries at the...
smartercities:
utnereader:
From the Governing magazineIdea Center:
Two Baltimore libraries now have another service to offer their patrons: grocery ordering and pickup. The City Health Department’s Virtual Supermarket Project (VSP) lets patrons living in “food deserts”—areas without shops offering healthy food at reasonable prices—order and pickup groceries at the library. Once a week,...
“Au rayon de ces gémellités helvético-valdôtaines, il y a donc d’abord le...”
– Archives de 24 heures
Watchsmartercities:
michaelpoos:
“Pavement to Parks” a growing movement and planning practice in the US.
“Près de 300 personnes ont répondu dans le cadre des week-ends de « La ville...”
– Les rues piétonnes plébiscitées par les habitants
WatchWorld Wide Opportunities for Organic Farms, WWOOF for short, is a nonprofit matchmaker between organic farms and volunteers. Farm hosts provide food, board, and learn-work opportunities to volunteer farmers. Started in 1971, WWOOF’s network has grown to include 90 countries, 7,500 host farms, and 100,000 volunteers. It’s a global movement. (via Shareable: A WWOOFing We Will Go)
WatchPyongyang, North Korea - Metro (by Paul Moore)
Watchlandscapearchitecture:
Found via: http://urbantick.blogspot.com/2010/06/small-streetlife.html
“Planning systems treat parking and toilets in very similar ways and for similar...”
– Reinventing Urban Transport: Parking slots are like toilets (according to conventional parking planning) 