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Even More Evidence That Bike-Friendly Cities Are Better Cities
Bicycles are wonderful contraptions that help people be healthier, have better commutes, and are a wonderful solution to car-based traffic jams. Yet, there are still cities out there that hate…
A Good City is an Environmentally Friendly One
The urban environment can benefit from more, well, environment. More research is coming out that proves something that many urbanites already know: where there is green there is more peace.…
A lesson learned from ‘plein air painting’
neath: Stumbled on this and remembered how enthusiastic I was about freeway art just a few years ago in they heyday of Walking Turcot Yards. Now I am thinking that…
A Call to Think Bigger About Transit
The way we get around in North America is changing from a work-home orientation to a node based network with multiple destinations. At first cars were used to fulfil this…
Dreams Of A Fire
Dreams Of A Fire Was a time less than a lifetime ago the only people on Nun’s Island were nuns In the quixotic days of our youth We could see…
Dreams Of A Fire
Dreams Of A Fire Was a time less than a lifetime ago the only people on Nun’s Island were nuns In the quixotic days of our youth We could see…
Doctors Say Healthy People Come From Good Urban Design
A new report written by a handful of doctors titled Improving Health Care by Design concludes that in order to have a healthy populace we need cities designed for health.…
And the Flooding Accelerates…
Originally posted on Global Climate Change : As we approach summer in the northern hemisphere, torrential rains are happening with increasing frequency. One thing we can say with confidence, the…
And the Flooding Accelerates…
Originally posted on Global Climate Change : As we approach summer in the northern hemisphere, torrential rains are happening with increasing frequency. One thing we can say with confidence, the…
Like an iceberg, 1999 cont., “Robins in the Arctic”
neath: Climate change begins at the Arctic Originally posted on A date with Siku girl: Like an iceberg, 1999 cont.: “Robins in the Arctic” Here’s a story that crops up…
Like an iceberg, 1999 cont., “Robins in the Arctic”
neath: Climate change begins at the Arctic Originally posted on A date with Siku girl: Like an iceberg, 1999 cont.: “Robins in the Arctic” Here’s a story that crops up…
Supervised Injection In Toronto: Why The Discussion Has Screeched To A Halt
By Joe Fantauzzi @jjfantauzzi Drug use is a multifaceted issue in urban life. Addiction can take an enormous toll on individuals and can leave the municipalities in which those people…
Like an iceberg, 1997, “Qaggiq”
Originally posted on A date with Siku girl: Like an iceberg, 1997: “Qaggiq” The sun still remains below the horizon in January, 1997, when I first arrive in Igloolik. (PHOTO…
Like an iceberg, 1997, “Qaggiq”
Originally posted on A date with Siku girl: Like an iceberg, 1997: “Qaggiq” The sun still remains below the horizon in January, 1997, when I first arrive in Igloolik. (PHOTO…
Traffic Lights
Originally posted on eMORFES: Photographer Lucas Zimmermann on a foggy night near Weimar, Germany, set up his camera, and took incredible long exposure traffic light photos. You can see more…
Traffic Lights
Originally posted on e-MORFES: Photographer Lucas Zimmermann on a foggy night near Weimar, Germany, set up his camera, and took incredible long exposure traffic light photos. You can see more…