Rebecca Solnit Wanderlust, A History of Walking — “In a sense the car has become a prosthetic..."

Rebecca Solnit, Wanderlust: A History of Walking “In a sense the car has become a prosthetic, and though prosthetics are...

Posted by The Sidewalk Ballet on Friday, November 27, 2015

From Bicycle Diaries / David Byrne — "Our cities are alive, just like us..."

Our cities are alive, just like us; they have both a deep intelligence that guides them and a physical presence. They’re...

Posted by The Sidewalk Ballet on Monday, October 19, 2015

From @CityLab — The Robert Moses Vs. Jane Jacobs Opera Is Almost Here

The Robert Moses Vs. Jane Jacobs Opera Is Almost Here @CityLab

Posted by The Sidewalk Ballet on Monday, October 19, 2015

"Something special about cities with compact urban places, they stimulate innovation, entrepreneurship, create opportunities"

—@globeandmail @shanedingman “something special about cities w/ compact urban places stimulate innovation, entrepreneurship create opportunities"

Posted by The Sidewalk Ballet on Sunday, July 19, 2015

New plaza in Vancouver’s gay village to be named after Jim Deva

New plaza in Vancouver to be named after Jim Deva, the late and beloved co-owner of Little Sister's Bookstore....

Posted by Arsenal Pulp Press on Thursday, July 9, 2015

From Better! Cities and Towns — Form-based codes: What's the deal?

Form-based codes: What's the deal? The community gets walkable neighborhoods with affordable housing—developers get a streamlined approval process.

Posted by Better! Cities & Towns on Wednesday, June 17, 2015

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Chris Burden died on Sunday. He was 69.

From @CityLab "When it comes to thinking critically about what makes cities run, Burden’s genre-spanning career places him among the most useful, inquisitive artists of our time."

Posted by The Sidewalk Ballet on Monday, May 11, 2015

Some great walks in New York City

New York City is a walker's paradise. Follow us on some great walks around the city, and then tell us about your favorites.

Posted by The New York Times on Thursday, April 23, 2015

If you go walking in New York City...

If you go walking in New York City early enough in the morning, who knows, you might witness a scene like this one, which became the cover of The Times Magazine's Walking New York issue.

Posted by The New York Times on Thursday, April 23, 2015

@LitmanVTPI study: more land is devoted to roads and parking spaces per automobile than is devoted to each person's house.

"Menos Cajones Más Ciudad" ("Less Parking More City") is a terrific new short video by the wonderful folks at ITDP...
Posted by Todd Litman on Friday, April 3, 2015

How Much Sprawl Costs America — $1trillion+ according to new report

How Much Sprawl Costs America @CityLab @LitmanVTPI

Posted by The Sidewalk Ballet on Tuesday, March 24, 2015

For Warhol, J.G. Ballard, and others the destroyed car is one of the most potent symbols in modern art

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From Urban Toronto — Westbank Proposes Fully Rethought Mirvish Village Redevelopment

Ever since it was announced last year that David Mirvish had sold his family's iconic Honest Ed's store and Mirvish Village properties at Bloor and Bathurst Streets to Vancouver-based developer Westbank Corp, people have been wondering what the proposed redevelopment of the site would look like. Would the quaint and eclectic atmosphere of Markham Street be maintained? How tall and dense would the proposal be? Will it end up with a monolithic feel? More at: Westbank Proposes Fully Rethought Mirvish Village Redevelopment | Urban Toronto

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Free eBook — @CityLab Books: The Future of Transportation

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From @guardiancities — Are we seeing the erosion of public space and access in our cities?

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Background / Vancouver — An artist's view of the city, October 30, 1972

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Women in Design: An interview with Johanna Hurme of @546arch @spacingvan

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From @TheTyee — Part 2 of 3 'At My Age, All I Expect Is a Place to Live'

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From @TheTyee — Part 3 of 3 Inside Woodward's, a Still-Contentious Social Housing Experiment

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Inside Woodward's, a Still-Contentious Social Housing Experiment | The Tyee

From The Tyee — Part 1 of 3 At Four Sisters Co-op, an Affordable Housing Dream Realized

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