Metropopular is an animated short film about what American cities would say to one another if they could talk.
Roll On, Future City [Weekend Watch]
I love the line “We are cycledrivarians” (Although perhaps it should be ‘cycle-driv-esdrians’) Oregon is inventing better. And as usual, America is watching — enviously. Roll on, future city. Presented by the Bicycle Transportation Alliance Video by North, Digital One, Chris Hornbecker
Friday 5: Long Weekend Reading for Urbanists
This week’s news and views for urbanists.
August’s Top Posts
My top posts in order of unique page views from August 2011.
Community Led Consultations in Marpole
When the City didn’t host a focus group on a proposed development in the Marpole neighborhood, residents stepped up and held their own.
Vancouver State of Mind [Weekend Watch]
A Vancouver twist on the song “Empire State of Mind.”
Picnurbia: A Public Space Installation in Vancouver [Weekend Watch]
Brian Gould—a fellow Vancouver urbanist—captured what Picnurbia on Robson St in Vancouver was all about before it is removed.
Friday 5: Scientific American on Cities
A special edition of my Friday 5 featuring web exclusive material from Scientific American’s special edition on cities.
Arizona Centennial Highway “Sign”
In 1999 Michael Levine purchased “a few” signs from the Arizona State surplus yard. He put them to work in time for the Arizona Centennial.
A Brief History of Urbanism in North America: 1940-1949
The 1940’s saw the construction of the first American planned communities. It also saw the passing of a wave of federal legislation in the United States.