the other “high line”: the Promenade plantée
The renovation of infrastructure is not necessarily a new idea. In Paris, the Promenade plantée is a green belt that follows the old Vincennes railway line. While railways and other infrastructural...
View ArticleBolivia bans cars for ‘day of the pedestrian’
“Government Creates an Environmental Awareness Day to Counter Ill Feelings over Highway Plans” The BBC reports that Bolivia held their first “National Pedestrian Day,” intended to raise awareness about...
View ArticleTaipei, Taiwan: regional rail, transportation and identity
In less than 30 years, Taipei, Taiwan has undergone significant transformation in its cultural identity, its urban design, and its regional transportation systems. Taipei, the largest city of Taiwan,...
View Article“The Killer Commute”
What is your commute doing to you, really? We spend an average of 38 minutes per day getting to and from work. Traffic and time spend sitting in cars, not moving, can affect you mentally, physically,...
View ArticleNorwegian National Tourist Routes + Abalimi Urban Agriculture Win Topos...
The 20th Anniversary of Topos brings two special awards for very different projects in planning and design. Both awards were presented at the landscape Biennial in Barcelona, September 29th: The first...
View ArticleStreetMix: Code For America Labs Takes On Street Design
Want to design your own street, or quickly show someone what variations in Right-Of-Way (ROW) do to your street? Code For America graduates, in a January 2013 hackathon, created an online drag-and-drop...
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