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The Spectacular High Line

Evan wrote 3 days ago: A view from the High Line If you haven’t yet explored the High Line, I strongly encourage you to he … more →

Tags: Art, New York City, Friends of the High Line, High Line, high line photos, Hudson River, Manhattan, Meatpacking District, New Jersey

Flying garbage versus hot smelly garbage

boywithnoname wrote 4 days ago: We’re almost a month into the garbage strike and it seeems that neither side is going to give … more →

Tags: Environmental Issues, Environmentalism, Toronto, Healthy Living, Conservation, eWaste, recycling, reuse, consumption

California Prepares to Shut Parks in Effort to Close Budget Gap 1 comment

asladirt wrote 5 days ago: Arnold Schwarzenegger, governor of California, is trying to close a massive USD 26 billion budget g … more →

Tags: forests, Policy and Regulation

Sharing the roadways - a cyclist and motorist saga avoided?

boywithnoname wrote 5 days ago: When it comes to sharing the roadways, there is no greater war than the one waged between cyclists a … more →

Tags: Automobiles, bicycle, car sharing, Cycling, Folding Bicycles, scooters, Toronto, Travel

A High Line Park for Toronto?

asladirt wrote 6 days ago: Azure Magazine outlines a new concept for turning Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway into a High L … more →

Tags: Sustainable Design, INTERNATIONAL, landscape architecture, Urban Design, Urban renewal

Oops, my heart went oops...

futuredreamer wrote 1 week ago: The old dream of a detached home with a garden, swimming pool and double garage is… because pe … more →

Tags: Sustainable Future, Compact city as a sustainable urban form?, compact city

Ten Years for Toronto's Music Garden

boywithnoname wrote 1 week ago: I can’t believe that the Toronto Music Garden is 10-years-old.  I only discovered it last year … more →

Tags: cityscape, Environmental Issues, Environmentalism, gardening, Harbourfront Centre, Music, Parks, Pedestrians, Toronto

NYC's Living Tree Museum

asladirt wrote 2 weeks ago: Bldgblog wrote about NYC’s new Tree Museum, a creation of artist Katie Holten, which includes … more →

Tags: Education, Environment, Exhibits, landscape architecture

eCycleway just a pipe dream?

boywithnoname wrote 2 weeks ago: Bike lanes are nice to have in the city as they give cyclists their due space in order to travel to … more →

Tags: Environmental Issues, Environmentalism, Folding Bicycles, Cycling, urban spaces, sustainability, Healthy Living, recycling, reuse

The Papergirl Street Art Project

beckyminx wrote 3 weeks ago: Berlin artist Aisha Ronniger started the project, Papergirl, in 2005 when the police force was inte … more →

Tags: Cool, Berlin, Street Art, new ways, papergirl, Paperboys, Art Project, aisha, Police Force

"WILL IT BE ALRIGHT?" "UH, DUNNO."

msuen wrote 3 weeks ago: “THE QUESTION IS, WHICH PATH WILL YOU CHOOSE?” - SAREK, STAR TREK (2009) (via asabove … more →

Tags: talk, Art, spirituality, existentialism, Meaning of Life, Sislej Xhafa, Truth, death, Nihilism

The Pedestrianization of Times Square and the Naked Cowboy

mrbarham wrote 3 weeks ago: Times Square is an iconic location in the City of  New York. In planner speak a place like this is o … more →

Tags: mrbarham, Artfull Urbanites, urban fun, New York, Naked Cowboy

21st Century Parks

asladirt wrote 3 weeks ago: The Globe and Mail (UK) did a series on 21st century parks, including the High Line Park in NYC (se … more →

Tags: INTERNATIONAL, landscape architecture, Urban Design, Urban renewal

Visiting Smithfield Gardens21 comments

Racquel wrote 3 weeks ago: Went on another roadtrip today with Janet  of  The Queen of Seaford.  We went over to Smithfield Ga … more →

Tags: Public Gardens, New additions

Splat

Jules wrote 1 month ago:   Josh loving the big redball!  I had to post this photo only because it is probably now the most vi … more →

Tags: Art, ball, luminato, Photo, Red, redball project, Toronto

Land Matters: Expressing a World of Hurt1 comment

poltrackt wrote 1 month ago: What kinds of memorials are fitting for disasters that are almost too horrible to contemplate? As s … more →

Tags: 9/11 Memorials, landscape architecture, memorials, Disasters, Design

Book Review: Death and Life of Great American Cities

edgymama wrote 1 month ago: BOOK REVIEW Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs Originally published in 1961, thi … more →

Tags: Books, Community, health, Social Justice, Transportation, Cities, ethnic diversity, housing projects, mixed-use communities

Redball Project Toronto

Jules wrote 1 month ago:     This Redball Project in Toronto is part of the Luminato 2009 festival. Who knew that a giant inf … more →

Tags: Art, ball, luminato, Photo, Red, redball project, Toronto

The Highline Park Takes to the Sky

fv237 wrote 1 month ago: This week the Highline Park opened in New York City’s west side, spanning the section from Gan … more →

Tags: 801, elevated park, highline


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