http://gizmodo.com/how-alleys-are-becoming-pathways-to-urban-revitalizatio-1575922287
Tuesday, 20 May 2014
Wednesday, 14 May 2014
NYC. Sweden. Traffic. Belfast should learn
More on road safety. New York City follows the Swedish example of aiming to zero deaths by traffic. Something to learn from Belfast?
Saturday, 3 May 2014
Cars vs people. Finally Jacobs is being considered by the mainstream
For more than half a century now the car has reigned over the streets of cities, not allowing them to be public spaces. Slowly some examples appear of the demolition of motorways to replace them with pedestrian areas. This one in Seoul is one of them.
http://m.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2014/04/tearing-down-urban-highway-can-give-rise-whole-new-city/8924/
Thursday, 17 April 2014
Urbanism and urbanisation
Both faces of the city. We cannot talk about the city in general terms. Different parts of the world face different challenges in this increasingly urbanised society.
Whose city is it anyway? The harsh truth about urbanisation http://gu.com/p/3zahn
Saturday, 15 February 2014
Sorkin on New York
A sustainable, convival and beautiful city. Michael Sorkin (an all time favourite) writes eloquently about the possibility of a self sufficient city. This could be applied to many other cities that are highly dependent on importation.
http://aeon.co/magazine/living-together/can-nyc-be-completely-self-reliant/
Wednesday, 8 January 2014
Hamburg 20 year plan
It is happening, and Hamburg will be a pioneer. Reducing car use might be the solution to congestion and CO2 emissions, whilr providing more liveable urban spaces.
http://www.archdaily.com/464394/hamburg-s-plan-to-eliminate-cars-in-20-years/#more-464394
Thursday, 19 December 2013
Urbanising tha suburbs
Housing and park replace parking lot in suburban Seattle. I still wander wether the sidewalks are walkable. In any case it seems like a good example of densification and reduction of car use. Hoping to see more of such developments.
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