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The Guardian: How one New York bike lane could affect the future of cycling worldwide | Matt Seaton
march 2011 by Urbanscale
The Guardian on a bike lane in Brooklyn, Sadik-Khan, NYC Politics, & the NYTimes as an active and partisan player [MN]
politics
journalism
guardian
nytimes
nyc
(nyc)
cycling
urbanplanning
cities
urbanism
from twitter
march 2011 by Urbanscale
NYT: Janette Sadik-Khan, Lionized and Criticized (March 2011)
march 2011 by Urbanscale
For City’s Transportation Chief, Kudos and Criticism
via:mayonissen
nyc
cycling
politics
(nyc)
transportation
publictransport
march 2011 by Urbanscale
NYT: What's in a Symbol? A Lot, the M.T.A. Is Betting (1994)
march 2011 by Urbanscale
"Frankly, it's about time we did something to stop confusing our customers."
via:mayonissen
publictransport
transport
transmobility
branding
brand
mta
nyc
(nyc)
subway
march 2011 by Urbanscale
Designwala: Panel Discussion: Parallel Urbanism: local people regulating local spaces
march 2011 by Urbanscale
Unusually thought-provoking disc. & diverse perspectives @ Parallel Urbanism: local people regulating local spaces [MN]
architecture
urbanplanning
cities
urbanism
nyc
(nyc)
india
conservation
politics
from twitter
march 2011 by Urbanscale
the Daily Pothole
february 2011 by Urbanscale
The daily pothole: 3,859 potholes fixed in NYC yesterday. Photos. Maps. Oddly compelling. [MN]
internet
street
urban
urbanism
socialmedia
(nyc)
from twitter
february 2011 by Urbanscale
Alternet: Surprise: Big Old New York City Is the Cutting Edge for Urban Transportation and a Vision for a Sustainable Future
february 2011 by Urbanscale
a profile of NYC transport commisioner Janette Sadik-Khan
via:mayonissen
nyc
(nyc)
transportation
urbanism
cities
mobility
cycling
february 2011 by Urbanscale
Official NYC Social Media Sites Index
january 2011 by Urbanscale
Quite the list [MN] RT @rachelsterne Dozens of NYC gov. agencies are on Twitter & Facebook, see the City's list here:
via:mayonissen
nyc
(nyc)
socialmedia
twitter
internet
city
january 2011 by Urbanscale
Q&A With the Danish Architect Bjarke Ingels - NYTimes.com
january 2011 by Urbanscale
"We’re trying to see if you can create a hybrid typology. What happens if you crossbreed the Copenhagen courtyard with the New York high-rise? [...] New York is ideal for cycling."
via:mayonissen
urbanism
architecture
design
copenhagen
(nyc)
january 2011 by Urbanscale
Strange Maps: "Go late!", a Night-Club Map of Harlem
august 2010 by Urbanscale
"Nothing happens before 2 AM." Gorgeous. Via Mike Risher.
(nyc)
history
maps
humangeography
yes
from delicious
august 2010 by Urbanscale
NYT: Truth in Taxi TV
august 2010 by Urbanscale
Disappointing work from the usually-reliable Antenna. (I know, this isn't a fully worked-out proposal, but even so...)
(nyc)
taxis
transmobility
antennadesign
from delicious
august 2010 by Urbanscale
NYT: New York City Aims to Improve Lives of the Elderly
july 2010 by Urbanscale
"Aims to improve," that is, through specific, concrete interventions, like extending crossing signal times. The city is here for [everybody] to use.
(nyc)
sidewalking
humangeography
july 2010 by Urbanscale
Can Cab-Sharing Reduce Traffic on NYC Streets?
july 2010 by Urbanscale
Good news. More like this, please. And if fares are standardized...surely a Metrocard would work smashingly as a form of payment, no?
(nyc)
transportation
transmobility
july 2010 by Urbanscale
Eyes on the Street: If You Build It, They Will Sit
july 2010 by Urbanscale
Supernice. Somewhere Holly Whyte is smiling.
(nyc)
streetfurniture
sidewalking
july 2010 by Urbanscale
Programs /velo-city blog | NYC
june 2010 by Urbanscale
Getting a younger cohort invested in urban planning through cycling (!). Fully awesome & worthy of support.
(nyc)
community
designingdesign
urbanplanning
cycling
june 2010 by Urbanscale
Streetsblog: Eyes on the Street: Bus Bulbs on Broadway, Protected Lanes on Second Ave
june 2010 by Urbanscale
A nicely-shot look at the upgrading of transit provisions on lower Broadway.
(nyc)
transit
sidewalking
urbanplanning
june 2010 by Urbanscale
NYT: Lunch Shop for Ironworkers Rises With Skyscraper
june 2010 by Urbanscale
Talk about pop-ups.
(nyc)
temporary
architecture
june 2010 by Urbanscale
Endcommercial
june 2010 by Urbanscale
Still the gold standard for rigorous photodocumentation of the urban landscape.
(nyc)
photography
cities
sidewalking
yes
june 2010 by Urbanscale
NYT: In Village Restaurants, the Spirit of Old New York
may 2010 by Urbanscale
I fear that, if not checked, this sort of thing may well be the death-knell of NYC as a creative enterprise. Retrieval, reification and vitrification are never good signs of a robustly healthy place with lots of new ideas to contribute, and these things in and of themselves are not sufficiently novel to constitute a creative response to the times.
(nyc)
1960s
retail
noideasbutinthings
DONOTWANT
may 2010 by Urbanscale
planningcorps
may 2010 by Urbanscale
Very cool, and just the kind of thing I'm looking forward to getting involved in when we get back.
(nyc)
urbanplanning
community
yes
may 2010 by Urbanscale
NYT: Beautiful Brutes
april 2010 by Urbanscale
...and are they ever! This was the moment I realized our building was going to be landmarked.
(nyc)
brutalism
architecture
kipsbay
personal
yes
april 2010 by Urbanscale
NYT: Pedestrian Plaza Is Planned for Union Square
april 2010 by Urbanscale
Wow. Wow. They're on a tear over there, aren't they?
(nyc)
traffic
sidewalking
yes
personal
youneverknowwhoyou'llfindthere
april 2010 by Urbanscale
NYT: Plan for Greener, Pedestrian-Friendly 34th Street
april 2010 by Urbanscale
I remain in awe of Janette Sadik-Khan. This is wonderful.
(nyc)
traffic
sidewalking
yes
personal
april 2010 by Urbanscale
Urban Omnibus: Work and the Open Source City
april 2010 by Urbanscale
Laura 4lano on the physical and social elements of coworking.
(nyc)
coworking
community
workspace
work
personal
april 2010 by Urbanscale
NYC Subway Ridership, 1905-2006
april 2010 by Urbanscale
Sha, you are truly a Stamenite now.
(nyc)
stamen
maps
subway
transit
humangeography
april 2010 by Urbanscale
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Manhattanhenge
april 2010 by Urbanscale
I neither knew this lovely phenomenon had a name, nor that NdGT had coined it. Hooah.
(nyc)
tehsunz
april 2010 by Urbanscale
Second Ave. Sagas: The shape of Tunnel Boring Machines to come
april 2010 by Urbanscale
Gorgeous. Hopefully this makes it to 34th St by, y'know, 2067 or so. Also: "2nd Ave Sagas" or "2nd Ave's A Gas"?
(nyc)
subway
infrastructure
yes
april 2010 by Urbanscale
NYT: After Years, M.T.A. Cracks Down on Sign Dealer
april 2010 by Urbanscale
Glad we got ours when we did. : . )
(nyc)
adaptivereuse
signage
mta
subway
april 2010 by Urbanscale
Design Observer: Why Nicolai Ouroussoff Is Not Good Enough
march 2010 by Urbanscale
Alexandra Lange, wonderfully, submits Nicolai Ouroussoff to a closer reading than I'd've been able to stomach, cutting through him like the proverbial hot knife through butter. (For the record, I miss Herbert more and more every year.)
(nyc)
architecture
critique
nyt
ouch
march 2010 by Urbanscale
NYT: New York Cabs Gouged Riders Out of Millions
march 2010 by Urbanscale
(Note how this was discovered.)
(nyc)
taxis
crime
technology
gps
datamining
march 2010 by Urbanscale
Core77: Alvaro Uribe's furniture designs
march 2010 by Urbanscale
The "NYC Stoop Bench" is absolutely lovely.
(nyc)
streetfurniture
sidewalking
humangeography
march 2010 by Urbanscale
Social Computing Group Blog: New York City has launched a shared taxi service
march 2010 by Urbanscale
And about time, as well...
(nyc)
taxis
mobility
transportation
march 2010 by Urbanscale
Taxi of Tomorrow
february 2010 by Urbanscale
Didn't we go through all this already?
(nyc)
mobility
design
urbanism
transportation
taxis
february 2010 by Urbanscale
NYT: City of Earthy Delights
december 2009 by Urbanscale
On Thomas Hoving's legacy of microparks, and how to extend it.
(nyc)
urbanplanning
yes
december 2009 by Urbanscale
Urban Omnibus: Letting Off Some Steam
december 2009 by Urbanscale
This is why I love UO.
(nyc)
infrastructure
december 2009 by Urbanscale
The Block: The Complete History of Eldridge Street between Stanton and Rivington 1795-1991
november 2009 by Urbanscale
Jackpot link. "Click on any building to learn more about it." So beautifully done.
(nyc)
urbanism
history
les
sidewalking
november 2009 by Urbanscale
Gothamist: L Train Real-Time Subway Screens Reach Bedford Ave Station
october 2009 by Urbanscale
Well, OK, so they need a little help with the graphic design. But the *idea* is right on!
(nyc)
infovisualization
infrastructure
mta
subway
urbancomputing
screens
transit
october 2009 by Urbanscale
Scouting NY: New York, You've Changed: Taxi Driver
october 2009 by Urbanscale
Absolutely incredible series in which a film location scout revisits the locations in Scorsese's Taxi Driver (1976) and compares across time. This was the New York I remember from my childhood: so much more textured in many ways.
(nyc)
architecture
history
film
sidewalking
october 2009 by Urbanscale
NYT: Another Landlord Worry: Is the Elevator Kosher?
october 2009 by Urbanscale
Interesting to note: A rabbinical panel rules that elevator cars that "know" how many people are aboard constitute a desecration of the Jewish Sabbath. Whither the instrumented city? Gonna get tough to be an observant Orthodox Jew.
(nyc)
jewness
urbancomputing
ubicomp
everyware
humangeography
october 2009 by Urbanscale
NYT: The Urban Collective as a Modern Answer to the Commune
october 2009 by Urbanscale
Watch the NYT hipsterize cohousing. Still, always a good idea.
(nyc)
cohousing
personal
october 2009 by Urbanscale
Museum of the Phantom City: Other Futures
september 2009 by Urbanscale
This sounds super: an iPhone app revealing all the New Yorks that never were. Including "Terraplane"'s?
(nyc)
yesterday'stomorrows
september 2009 by Urbanscale
41 Cooper Square: Thom Mayne's Brazen Stair-Obsessed Marvel
september 2009 by Urbanscale
Heh heh heh. This may be the most interesting piece of architecture to have been completed in New York since I've lived there...but only time will tell. Despite everything, I kinda love Thom Mayne.
(nyc)
architecture
morphosis
september 2009 by Urbanscale
Fred Wilson: Urban Architects
september 2009 by Urbanscale
This will strike many of you as restating the obvious, but when it's a well-known venture capitalist saying it, it has a force that other similar pronouncements might not.
(nyc)
urbancomputing
september 2009 by Urbanscale
Bruce Ratner Tries to Save Atlantic Yards With New SHoP Architects Design
september 2009 by Urbanscale
Whoah - teeth from New York Magazine? Whodathunkit.
(nyc)
brooklyn
bad
atlanticyards
urbanism
architecture
knowyourenemy
september 2009 by Urbanscale
Who Controls Data About Public Transportation?
september 2009 by Urbanscale
Via Berkman, an interesting comparison of municipal attitudes toward transit data. (Broadly: East Coast cities see such data as IP to be, urgh, monetized; West Coast cities perhaps unsurprisingly treat it more like a public good.) Will want to start authoring legislation mandating that such data be held in the public trust and made freely and universally available for the common good of all.
(nyc)
urbancomputing
mta
transit
opensystems
servicedesign
institutions
infrastructure
september 2009 by Urbanscale
Zeitgeist week '09
september 2009 by Urbanscale
If you happen to be in NYC or London next week, there's an imperial god-tonne of amazing stuff going on. I dumped all my links in one post for easy reference. Enjoy!
(nyc)
london
brooklyn
urbanism
urbancomputing
architecture
conferences
conflux
sidewalking
psychogeography
technology
yes
againyes
september 2009 by Urbanscale
Conflux 2009: Cassim Shepard
september 2009 by Urbanscale
Urban Omnibus honcho throws down at ye olde Conflux. This'll be good.
(nyc)
cassimshepard
architecturalleague
urbanomnibus
conflux
urbanism
september 2009 by Urbanscale
Toward the Sentient City: September 17-November 7, 2009
september 2009 by Urbanscale
A long time in the preparation - you truly don't want to miss this show. Gutted, *gutted* not to be there for it.
(nyc)
urbancomputing
markshepard
theliving
sooinyang
davidbenjamin
anthonytownsend
lauraforlano
usmanhaque
carloratti
workspace
urbanism
september 2009 by Urbanscale
An Open Letter to Nicolai Ouroussoff
august 2009 by Urbanscale
RTFO. This needs to be printed in 300pt type & nailed to the door of the NYT.
(nyc)
architecture
yes
againyes
august 2009 by Urbanscale
About New York: Brooklyn Man's Cellphone Turns On His Oven
august 2009 by Urbanscale
Mobile phones & failure modes.
(nyc)
mobile
FAIL
august 2009 by Urbanscale
NYT: When David Fought Goliath in Washington Square Park
august 2009 by Urbanscale
Jane J. vs. Robert M.
(nyc)
janejacobs
urbanplanning
august 2009 by Urbanscale
Hudson betw Perry and W 11th to be renamed "Jane Jacobs Way"
july 2009 by Urbanscale
...thus joining "Joey Ramone Place" in my list of favorite NYC streetnames.
(nyc)
janejacobs
yes
againyes
july 2009 by Urbanscale
[Photo]
may 2009 by Urbanscale
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The city is here for you to use. Photo by Damon Winter.
(nyc)
publicspace
urbanplanning
yes
may 2009 by Urbanscale
NYT: City Issues Street Design Manual
may 2009 by Urbanscale
I'm not always a fan of traffic calming, but this feels like several steps in the right direction to me.
(nyc)
sidewalking
urbanplanning
publicspace
may 2009 by Urbanscale
NYT: How to Look Like a Grown-Up While Biking to Work
april 2009 by Urbanscale
Called this one too. Not that it's likely to happen, but nothing could make me happier than if Dutch-style cycling (bikes, infrastructure, mores) was transplanted to NYC en bloc.
(nyc)
cycling
urbanism
april 2009 by Urbanscale
NYT: Street Vendors Get Illustrated Guide to City Regulations
april 2009 by Urbanscale
Outstanding! Chang in the Times! Great work, too; triple hooah.
(nyc)
sidewalking
urbanism
candychang
april 2009 by Urbanscale
a few zines
february 2009 by Urbanscale
!!! Via Jamie Mowder.
(nyc)
architecture
zines
kazysvarnelis
markshepard
mimizeiger
yes
february 2009 by Urbanscale
NYT: Starbucks: The Wave Crests
february 2009 by Urbanscale
"New Yorkers living within 1/4 of a Starbucks." Heh.
(nyc)
starbucks
coffee
infovisualization
maps
february 2009 by Urbanscale
Streetsblog: Real-Time Bus Info: There's Always Next Year
february 2009 by Urbanscale
This is the kind of infuriating half-stepping and bullshit excuse-making that's swiftly rendering my beloved New York into an informatic backwater. You best believe I'm planting boots in asses when I get back. Sassan Davoodi, this means you.
(nyc)
mta
transit
urbancomputing
traffic
february 2009 by Urbanscale
Curbed: P.S. 1 Architecture Competition Runners-Up Blow Up the Party
january 2009 by Urbanscale
I like this *so* much better than the proposal that actually won. Sigh.
(nyc)
architecture
ps1
summer
january 2009 by Urbanscale
Urban Omnibus
january 2009 by Urbanscale
"Urban Omnibus is an online project of the Architectural League that explores the relationship between design and New York City's physical environment: revealing the choices shaping the city, encouraging conversation, inspiring innovation." Hooah.
(nyc)
urbanism
architecturalleague
january 2009 by Urbanscale
ZEROPERZERO
december 2008 by Urbanscale
Hey, they made good on my old aspiration to redesign the Seoul subway map - and Tokyo and NYC into the bargain!
seoul
tokyo
(nyc)
subway
maps
december 2008 by Urbanscale
NYT: Hanging Out in Cornerville
november 2008 by Urbanscale
Rambles a bit, and therefore sounds *just* like the mini-essays I used to write for Urban Computing.
(nyc)
sidewalking
november 2008 by Urbanscale
NYT: Murder Suspect Has Witness - A MetroCard
november 2008 by Urbanscale
For once, a positive outcome from latent perpetual locational awareness.
(nyc)
surveillance
location
november 2008 by Urbanscale
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