Diana Lind of Next City has created a brilliant two-minute reposte to the famed Superbowl ad highlighting what’s great about public transit.
Tag: automobiles
The Vancouver That (Thankfully) Never Was
A decision Vancouver made in the 1960s, or rather chose NOT to make, has created the city we know and love.
The Speed Camera Lottery [Weekend Watch]
Can we get more people to obey the speed limit by making it fun to do?
Ray Bradbury’s Killing Machines
From a Paris Review interview with science-fiction legend Ray Bradbury.
The Social Harms of Traffic (Weekend Watch)
The short video from StreetsFilms is inspired by Donald Appleyard’s work examining the role automobile traffic has on neighborhood connectedness.
Love Dogs, Not Cars in Downtown Phoenix
Why the Sahara/Ramada lot in downtown Phoenix should include a dog park.
Streets as Places
The life of any great city occurs on the street.
Friday 5: Urban miscellany from Sept 11th-17th
Five of the most interesting posts on urbanism that I read in the past week:
Friday 5: Urban miscellany from Aug 28-Sep 3
Five fascinating finds for Friday.
Friday 5: June 26 – July 2
Five posts that captured my imagination this week.