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Category: Urbanism
Posts related to cities and urban areas, their geography, economies, politics, social characteristics, as well as the effects on, and caused by, the built environment.
Weekend Watch: One Day of Transit
Videos highlighting the relative transit activity on a weekday (from 4am to 4am) in selected cities.
Weekend Watch: A New SimCity is Coming
The newest version of SimCity retains most of the game’s previous elements while bringing a whole new level of complexity.
Kiwi Urbanism in Vancouver this Thursday, August 16th
Two urban designers from Auckland, will explore key projects that their practise Isthmus Group are currently designing and building.
Human Transit: Clear Thinking on Public Transportation
Only if we embrace the facts of transit, and discover the opportunities they present, will our cities, and our transit, be human. —Jarrett Walker Whether you are transit geek, a SkyTrain rider or an interested citizen, you will learning something by reading Human Transit: How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and…
The Lost Tribes of New York City [Weekend Watch]
Urban Anthropologists, Andy and Carolyn London interview some of New York City’s more overlooked citizens.
Brent Toderian: Tackling Vancouver’s BIG Shared Challenges
On November 28, 2011, City of Vancouver Planning Director, Brent Toderian, spoke to the members of the Urban Development Institute on issues relating to affordability, city planning, CACs, architecture and housing supply.
Friday 5: Articles for Urbanists
My weekly curation of news and views for urbanists.
Friday Five: Articles for Urbanists [Nov 12th-18th]
This week’s round-up of articles for urbanists.
Unlimited Cities [Weekend Watch]
Unlimited Cities is a participatory platform used by architect to enable citizens to change their neighborhood.