A great perspective of London’s street life from the top of a double decker bus.
Tag: city
Friday 5: Canada Day Edition
In honor of Canada Day, this week’s edition of news and views for urbanists focuses on Canadian cities.
Happy Canada Day
Happy Canada Day to all my Canadian readers. I hope you take some time today to go out and explore all your city has to offer!
A City in Motion [Weekend Watch]
The elements of a city may remain relatively constant. But their appearance is ever altering as the hours, days and seasons pass.
Mapnificent: A Powerful Tool for Urbanists
Want to know how far you can travel without a car in under 15 minutes? Check out Mapnificent.
A City Celebrates
On Tuesday evening, the city of Vancouver erupted in celebration after the Canucks defeat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 in double overtime!
Calvin and Hobbes on City Planning
I came acros this comic excerpt on Beyond DC. As a big Calvin and Hobbes fan, I had to repost it here.
My TEDxScottsdale Talk: Cities are People (Video)
A video of my TEDxScottsdale presentation, ‘Cities ARE People’ where I talked about my journey through the ‘urban desert’ of Phoenix, AZ.
Visualizing Urban Wi-Fi [Weekend Watch]
The complex technologies the networked city relies upon to produce its effects remain distressingly opaque, even to those exposed to them on a daily basis. –Adam Greenfield (2009) httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxdjfOkPu-E From YouTube: This project explores the invisible terrain of WiFi networks in urban spaces by light painting signal strength in long-exposure photographs. A four-metre long measuring…
Best of Yurbanism: Placemaking
Five of my most popular posts on placemaking.