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Aug 23
Photo by Timo Arnall

Photo by Timo Arnall

(Source: ellliot)

Reblogged 9 months ago from lajacobine

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photo, streets, art, computers, keyboards, design, installations, belgium, timo arnall,

Aug 22

David Byrne Unveils Artsy New Bike Racks At BAM

transportationnation:

If his music career doesn’t work out, avid cyclist David Byrne will always have his bike rack side job to fall back on. The former Talking Heads frontman has been one of the most high-profile cycling advocates in NYC for years now, happily lending his celebrity in support of the DOT’s bold bike lane expansion. In 2008 Bryne designed a number of creatively-shaped bike racks for the DOT, and now his latest bike rack fantasies have become a reality outside the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

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Reblogged 9 months ago from transportationnation

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photo, bicycling, david byrne, bike racks, design, new york, musicians,

Aug 17
Comment of the Day, by Hroberteddy.

Comment of the Day, by Hroberteddy.

Posted 10 months ago

quotes, cars, driving, transportation, traffic, design, public transit, comment of the day, streetsblog,

Aug 15

Long Beach: Suja Lowenthal Takes Her “One Shot” to Create Inclusive Transportation

There is a reason Suja Lowenthal is speaking at the Pro Walk/Pro Bike Conference—and it goes beyond her being a policy maker for Long Beach, where the conference is going to be held this year. It’s because she holds a simple streetscape philosophy: if you gear urban design towards the most vulnerable of mobility types, walking, it can and will be safer for all mobility types.

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Posted 10 months ago

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news, california, long beach, la streetsblog, suja lowenthal, streets, design, bicycling, pedestrians, accessibility, livable streets,

Aug 11

publicdesignfestival:

Located in East London (United Kingdom), What Will the Harvest Be? is more than a garden: it’s an horticultural and social experiment. Conceived by Karen Guthrie and Nina Pope, the project invites anyone to participate both in the free garden club sessions, occurring three times a week from March to the end of October, and in the little events. The gate is always open and the produce is distributed among the gardeners as well as through an honesty stall on site.

Photos by Nina Pope _ All rights reserved.

Reblogged 10 months ago from publicdesignfestival

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photo, gardens, london, britain, design, cities,

Aug 10

publicdesignfestival:

In Auckland (New Zealand), instead of chatting on phone while waiting for a bus or at launderettes, people can sit and watch a short movie in the tiny Stairway Cinema. It’s an idea by OH.NO.SUMO.

Reblogged 10 months ago from publicdesignfestival

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photo, design, auckland, new zealand, movies, bus, bus shelters, public transit, transportation,

Aug 9

martinekenblog:

Located in Penghu, Taiwan, the Rainbow Bridge has a whimsical quality about it that will delight both children and the young-at-heart alike.

Reblogged 10 months ago from land-studio

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rainbow bridge, lights, bridges, taiwan, design, art, photo,

Aug 8

land-studio:

Matteo Cibic asks: we pay to park a car, why not pay to park a tree? His tree trolley, intended to occupy street parking spaces, is instant, multi-function urban greening. The portable unit would also serve as a street light, bench, wi-fi hot spot, and more. See full article at Treehugger.

Pictures © Matteo Cibic (Milan, Italy), via Treehugger.

Reblogged 10 months ago from land-studio

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trees, cities, city planning, design, photo, matteo cibic, illustration,

Aug 6
betaknowledge: (via) Read in Wired, a sociologist, Esther Kim from Yale University was interested in the tactics employed by people to keep a free seat in the bus: Avoid eye contact Lean against the window and stretch out your legs. Sit on the aisle seat and listen to music to pretend not to hear people asking for the window seat. Place a large bag or multiple items in the empty seat to make it time-consuming to move. Look out the window with a blank stare to appear crazy. Pretend to be asleep. Put your coat on the seat to make it appear already taken. If all else fails, lie: Say the seat has been taken by someone else. Why do I blog this? A fascinating example of how people adopt very simple behavior to avoid a proximate interaction with strangers. The underlying reasons for doing that is also relevant. Potentially intriguing for designers interested in playing with this situation.

betaknowledge:

(via) Read in Wired, a sociologist, Esther Kim from Yale University was interested in the tactics employed by people to keep a free seat in the bus:

  • Avoid eye contact
  • Lean against the window and stretch out your legs.
  • Sit on the aisle seat and listen to music to pretend not to hear people asking for the window seat.
  • Place a large bag or multiple items in the empty seat to make it time-consuming to move.
  • Look out the window with a blank stare to appear crazy.
  • Pretend to be asleep.
  • Put your coat on the seat to make it appear already taken.
  • If all else fails, lie: Say the seat has been taken by someone else.

Why do I blog this? A fascinating example of how people adopt very simple behavior to avoid a proximate interaction with strangers. The underlying reasons for doing that is also relevant. Potentially intriguing for designers interested in playing with this situation.

Reblogged 10 months ago from humanscalecities

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design, bus, transportation, public transit, psychology, photo, studies,

Jul 21
land-studio: urbanistin: Damien Gires developed the “urban seat”, which is attachable to parking prohibited posts For more images and a more detailed profile of the project visit posts by Design Buzz or Design Year Book.

land-studio:

urbanistin:

Damien Gires developed the “urban seat”, which is attachable to parking prohibited posts

For more images and a more detailed profile of the project visit posts by Design Buzz or Design Year Book.

Reblogged 11 months ago from land-studio

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photo, design, seating, streets, damien gires,