Monthly Archives: July 2012

Beyond Zuccotti Park

Posted on July 30, 2012 by

New York City has these strange beasts called Privately Owned Public Spaces (or POPS) which were put to some significant tests for the first time in recent history during the Occupy Wall Street protests. Many planners were watching the protests … Continue reading →

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Industries and Urban Form: categorizing businesses by proximity and speed

Posted on July 27, 2012 by

As technology continues to improve and performance standards are met or bettered, it seems increasingly less relevant to plan for specific industrial uses. In this rapdly changing market economy, how are we able to correcly project where an industrial business should be … Continue reading →

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Harvard Graduates Mapping Public Toilets in Mumbai Slums.

Posted on July 25, 2012 by

In a recent NY Times, article, Mapping Toilets in a Mumbai Slums Yields Unexpected Results (India Talk - July22, 2012), Samuel Lowenberg reported about a class of Harvard graduates in public health, mapping public toilets in a Mumbai slum called Cheetah camp. … Continue reading →

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Shootings Mapped

Posted on July 23, 2012 by

Due to the recent shooting in Colorado, it seemed appropriate to look at an older post from the Atlantic on the Geography of Gun Deaths by Richard Florida. These emotional moments are often points when people rally for policy changes, … Continue reading →

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Santiago Calatrava: a better bridge designer than an architect

Posted on July 20, 2012 by

I recently visited Calatrava’s City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Spain. This huge complex was built in the bed of the river Turia, which was diverted after a devastating flood in 1957. Shortly after, the riverbed was converted into a … Continue reading →

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EVENT: Wild Urban Plants, Wed. 7/18, 7:00pm

Posted on July 18, 2012 by

The Gowanus Canal Conservancy has been hosting a Wednesday Night Lecture Series over the last couple of months. Tonight’s event, and the final of the series, is entitled Wild Urban Plants. The lecture will be given at the 61 Local … Continue reading →

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Disaster Management & Public Libraries

Posted on July 18, 2012 by

Recently I watched Spotlight on: The Massachusetts Public Library Construction Program on US Building Digest‘s website. It is about the construction program for libraries in Massachusetts, which is a state program, as opposed to New York’s more local systems. New … Continue reading →

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High Speed Hope

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

High Speed Hope

60 minutes DC to NYC on a train?

Yes, please!

That is less time than it takes me to get to an airport.

Fingers are crossed, but I am prepared for disappointment.

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Neighborhood Photo Essay: Satellite Beach, FL

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EVENT: Greater and Greener 7/13/12-7/17/12

Posted on July 15, 2012 by

This international conference on urban parkland is going on already, but there is still time to partake! Here is the full schedule. It goes through Tuesday and if you happen to have some time off, it looks like there will … Continue reading →

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