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honeydirt: Southern Fried Scribes: A Free Summer Writing...

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 17:58:53 -0400

Southern Fried Scribes: A Free Summer Writing Workshop on Kickstarter!

An 8-week-long initiative to offer free summer creative writing and literacy workshops to high school students in Alabama.

My friend has 2 more weeks to raise money for her Kickstarter project. Please consider donating what you can!

annadork: baltimere: booberellaslikeblog: notcuddles: raumlet...

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 20:37:49 -0500

annadork:

baltimere:

booberellaslikeblog:

notcuddles:

raumlet:

queensimia:

thesmithian:

…the president’s second term may provide another chance for him to push his vision for high-speed passenger rail, which was stalled by Congress’ refusal to keep paying for it.

more.

Do you even know how much I would love for this to be implemented…

Not having to pony up hundreds of dollars to visit people on the other side of the continent, endure hours-long claustrophobic car rides, AND enjoy all the benefits of a train ride? SIGN ME UP YO

I would love to be able to ACTUALLY VISIT MY FRIENDS IN THE NORTHEAST. For not butts money in gas or plane tickets.

GIVE ME THE THING

I want this simply cause Atlanta to Jacksonville.

This would be AMAZING. I would be all over this shit man.

do it

doitdoitdoitdoit

archiveofaffinities: C.R. Ashbee, New York:Three Stage of...

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:37:58 -0500

archiveofaffinities:

C.R. Ashbee, New York:Three Stage of Growth

Design for Good

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 23:54:24 -0400

Design for Good

"The urban revolution is a total revolution."

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 08:50:52 -0400

““The urban revolution is a total revolution.””

- Edward Soja, recalling work of Henri Lefabvre (via notesnsailboats)

Photo

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 20:54:14 -0400

Debunking the Cul-de-Sac This is where it’s most apparent –...

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:54:46 -0400

Debunking the Cul-de-Sac

This is where it’s most apparent – from an airplane window – that American ideas about how to live and build communities have changed dramatically over time. For decades, families fled the dense urban grid for newer types of neighborhoods that felt safer, more private, even pastoral. Through their research, Garrick and colleague Wesley Marshall are now making the argument that we got it all wrong: We’ve really been designing communities that make us drive more, make us less safe, keep us disconnected from one another, and that may even make us less healthy.

allintow: When this documentary comes to your city, do your...

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 23:58:38 -0400

allintow:

When this documentary comes to your city, do your city a favor and see it.

For reference: Helvetica & Objectified

Could cities rely 100% on urban agriculture for their food?

Sun, 18 Sep 2011 22:47:24 -0400

Could cities rely 100% on urban agriculture for their food? :

tundra-and-lightning:

70% of today’s urban growth occurs outside of the formal...

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:15:41 -0400

70% of today’s urban growth occurs outside of the formal planning process. MIT has developed an open-sourced software to calculate how city organization will affect inhabitants.

MIT’s Free Urban Planning Software Will Help Build Cities of the Future

Urban Analysis Toolbox Demonstration

"Once you have a vision of a much better city and better world, it is hard to sit back and not do..."

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 08:44:15 -0400

“Once you have a vision of a much better city and better world, it is hard to sit back and not do anything about it.”

- Mark Gorton of NYC Streets Renaissance, Streets Blog and Streets Films in an recent interview with WIRED (via irishboyinlondon)

GOOD Magazine - Rethinking Cities

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:35:33 -0400

GOOD Magazine - Rethinking Cities

fafafab: guess I should move to Chicago click the image to play...

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 23:43:00 -0400

fafafab:

guess I should move to Chicago

click the image to play the game

London/Sustainability/Wealth

saatchionline: Edison Industrial Area by Toni Silber-delerive...

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 23:39:44 -0400

saatchionline:

Edison Industrial Area
by Toni Silber-delerive
NY, United States
Original: $6,200
Prints Starting At: $20

Art Featured On This Weeks Home Page

Photo

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23:05:22 -0400

Chicago Drafts First Ever Pedestrian Plan

Sun, 21 Aug 2011 23:54:48 -0400

Chicago Drafts First Ever Pedestrian Plan:

tundra-and-lightning:

Monocle Video: Best Urban Farm Projects

Sun, 21 Aug 2011 23:53:05 -0400

Monocle Video: Best Urban Farm Projects:

irishboyinlondon:

Photo: Monocle

Cool short documentary by Monocle on 4 different urban farms.

Monocle’s favourite cities combine small-scale neighbourhoods with green spaces, but not all cities were built with the right foundations for future growth and sustainability. We champion four urban innovators who see potential in derelict spaces and find creative approaches to make some of the world’s more challenging neighbourhoods bloom into richer and more pleasant places to stay

Retrofitting Suburbia

Sun, 21 Aug 2011 23:37:20 -0400

Retrofitting Suburbia

The "Not So Big" Neighborhood

Sun, 21 Aug 2011 23:33:00 -0400

The "Not So Big" Neighborhood:

Creating more sustainable suburbs and improving communities in Chicago

NYC Enacts New Local Food Laws

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:35:23 -0400

NYC Enacts New Local Food Laws:

One bill requires the city to collect and publish “metrics” on how food is produced, processed, distributed, and consumed in the region. These metrics include everything from counting the number of restaurants in the city, to tracking the number of vendors at greenmarkets, to recording how much food is transported by truck or by rail. Having this baseline information can help officials make better decisions about how we get our food and how to improve its impact on public health and the environment.