A Geodesic Dome Promises Fish from the Sky


A design for a geodesic dome could allow for affordable rooftop aquaponics.

National Complete Streets Coalition to become official program of Smart Growth America

TELL your Senators: ACS is VITAL to GOOD planning!

Pressure Washed Street Art by Strook

Belgian artist and illustrator Stefaan De Croock aka Strook pressure washing a mossy wall masterpiece in Leuven.

Source: Colossal

Sustainable Installation Planning

Dept of Defense releases new update to UFC to create more walkable, mixed-use and sustainable installations.

CNU20 Report: DIY Urbanism

Had a great experience at CNU20, meet a lot of great people and learned about exciting, tactical and innovative projects.  Kudos to the City of Delray Beach for implementing such a robust CRA improvement plan.

Had a great experience at CNU20, meet a lot of great people and learned about exciting, tactical and innovative projects.  Kudos to the City of Delray Beach for implementing such a robust CRA improvement plan.


This Interactive Map Shows Exactly How Many Fast Food Restaurants There Are In Every State Melanie Hicken, businessinsider.com
It’s no secret that Amer­i­cans love fast food.
So when we recent­ly dis­cov­ered sta­tis­tics com­piled by the U.S. Depart­ment of Agri­cul­ture that track the num­ber of fast food restau­rants per state, we decid­ed to cre­ate an inter­ac­tive…

This Interactive Map Shows Exactly How Many Fast Food Restaurants There Are In Every State
Melanie Hicken, businessinsider.com

It’s no secret that Amer­i­cans love fast food.

So when we recent­ly dis­cov­ered sta­tis­tics com­piled by the U.S. Depart­ment of Agri­cul­ture that track the num­ber of fast food restau­rants per state, we decid­ed to cre­ate an inter­ac­tive…

(Source: ktc1426)

humanscalecities:

Wow! How many times I needed one of this!

engenderandendear:

yokefellow:

All the tools are still there! Full marks for Brisbane!

Yay, Brisbane! 

(via ktc1426)

nybg:

NYBG Adult Education instructor Jan Johnsen gets a mammoth feature in Westchester Home, for good reason. The landscape architect has an unusual focus: She likes to work with stairs. So when a family approached her with a 2 1/2 acre site of pure hill, she leaped at the chance to work her magic. Twenty years later, the site is completely transformed and a beauty to behold. Learn more about Johnsen’s work in her June 20 class, Creating Gardens of Serenity.

nybg:

NYBG Adult Education instructor Jan Johnsen gets a mammoth feature in Westchester Home, for good reason. The landscape architect has an unusual focus: She likes to work with stairs. So when a family approached her with a 2 1/2 acre site of pure hill, she leaped at the chance to work her magic. Twenty years later, the site is completely transformed and a beauty to behold. Learn more about Johnsen’s work in her June 20 class, Creating Gardens of Serenity.

knowurbanis:

DETROIT // RECLAIMING THE NEIGHBORHOOD 

knowurbanis:

DETROIT // RECLAIMING THE NEIGHBORHOOD 

lifeonfoot:

While this request at first seems snarky, I realized that this is probably the best advice. How many tourists visit New York each year, purchase this obligatory souvenir, and then return home to a place that lacks civic pride? Take what you loved about New York, those things that made you buy the shirt, and demand them at home. Then, someday, a kid from Brooklyn may just be spotted wearing (without irony) an “I ‘Heart’ Omaha” t-shirt.

lifeonfoot:

While this request at first seems snarky, I realized that this is probably the best advice. How many tourists visit New York each year, purchase this obligatory souvenir, and then return home to a place that lacks civic pride? Take what you loved about New York, those things that made you buy the shirt, and demand them at home. Then, someday, a kid from Brooklyn may just be spotted wearing (without irony) an “I ‘Heart’ Omaha” t-shirt.

transited:

The average Los Angles car driver spends 72 hours in traffic.  They can thank the 11.2% using transit – or else the car commute would be even worse.

GOOD’s Flash Mob shows us there is a better way and that way is PUBLIC TRANSIT.

Americans walk less than any other industrialized nation

grist.org

Tom Van­der­bilt owns the “how we get around” beat, and we’re excit­ed for his new series on walk­ing, the first install­ment of which was pub­lished today. The juicy bits:

Americans walk less than citizens of “any other industrialized nation.”…

(Source: ktc1426)


Biker uses GPS to turn city into an Etch-a-Sketch jesszimmerman, grist.org
Michael J. Wal­lace may start his bike rides in Bal­ti­more, but he ends them on the moon, on a bas­ket­ball court, or in the mouth of a drag­on. He uses the streets of the city as a can­vas, sketch­ing out sur­pris­ing­ly detailed images by…

Biker uses GPS to turn city into an Etch-a-Sketch
jesszimmerman, grist.org

Michael J. Wal­lace may start his bike rides in Bal­ti­more, but he ends them on the moon, on a bas­ket­ball court, or in the mouth of a drag­on. He uses the streets of the city as a can­vas, sketch­ing out sur­pris­ing­ly detailed images by…

(Source: ktc1426)