Sidewalk Labs CEO Dan Doctoroff talks to Charlie Rose about the future of cities

Thousands of people a week are signing up for New York City's free WiFi hotspots: https://t.co/HK28T0BOE9 #LinkNYC pic.twitter.com/DRMdHZzVyZ

— Brian Fung (@b_fung) April 8, 2016

From walklobby.tv — How wide should traffic lanes be?

More http://t.co/dRKf5dYnU0 discussing better mobility design approaches http://t.co/Wql7CGB9t3

— Howard Blackson (@hblackson) September 2, 2015

"Just to be safe, our traffic lanes are wide enough to be dangerous. Just to be safe." #bikeVA #infra pic.twitter.com/9LeHFhWuTq

— Andy Boenau (@Boenau) September 2, 2015

Bing Thom re-imagines downtown Vancouver

MT @rdtvan: Bing re-imagines #downtownVancouver http://t.co/W4h9TXU8Vx #rdtvan http://t.co/ioZirDl557 pic.twitter.com/dipdZwWywm

— Bing Thom Architects (@BTArchitects) July 4, 2015

From born to walk — Walking meetings

Walking is increasingly part of the program at urbanist conferences and wellness conferences, and it shares the stage with cycling and mass transit at active transportation and sustainability gatherings, but we obsessive walkers get really excited when there’s an event where walking, as Henry David Thoreau wrote in his 1862 essay “Walking,” is “itself the enterprise and adventure of the day.” Every Body Walk! will be hosting its second annual National Walking Summit in Washington, D.C., in late October, but the cream of the crop is arguably the annual Walk21 conference, to be held in Vienna from October 20 to 23. This year’s motto is “stepping ahead,” and the event is intended to promote “activities and innovations towards the future of our resilient cities and healthy living environments.” Read more: Walking meetings | born to walk

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

From The Guardian — Bikes vs Cars: why it’s war between cyclists and drivers on city streets

@zoesqwilliams Fredrik Gertten is a Swedish documentary-maker: he made a film about the banana industry, and then he made a film about being sued by the banana industry. He has recently been anointed one of Sweden’s “top environmentalists” – which, although the title is fairly broad, has got to be good. And he has now made Bikes vs Cars, which is as confronting – though I don’t think you’d call it exactly confrontational – as you would expect. Read more: Bikes vs Cars: why it’s war between cyclists and drivers on city streets | Film | The Guardian

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#Walkability — planning from the sky vs. designing on the ground

A great case for #Walkability in this video by @gracenjohnson http://t.co/YdcnHDvOU5 #pedshed

— NewUrbanismFilmFest (@NwUrbanFilmFest) April 16, 2015

How urban designer Ken Greenberg's neighbourhood made succesful transition from industrial to mixed use

More at @CBCToronto Toronto 2025: How to grow, with minimal growing pains

Pedestrians First @Penalosa_G

Pedestrians First from Knight Foundation on Vimeo.

Putting Public Back Into Public Space — Jeff Risom Partner, Gehl Architects

Treat yourself to a useful talk: "Putting Public Back Into Public Space" by Jeff Risom Partner Gehl Architects https://t.co/ofyP0kh213
— Gil Penalosa (@Penalosa_G) March 3, 2015

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@AmExperiencePBS American Experience: The World that Moses Built

American Experience: The World that Moses Built Part 1 - YouTube

From @StrongTowns @TheSchoolOfLife — How to make an attractive city

A great pedestrian experience has 4 elements effecting #walkability. Great design considers all 4. pic.twitter.com/ITJIpyQOek via @skyejduncan
— Brent Toderian (@BrentToderian) February 4, 2015

More at: An attractive city — Strong Towns

#JaneJacobs talks to @allangregg @tvo 2000. The Nature of Economies

Post by The Sidewalk Ballet.

Cities are designed to accommodate cars How do we redesign them to benefit people?

Better urban design could add years to your life#CBCCities Tweets

Enter the urban jungle: watch 5 films on the cities of the world @thenfb

Post by NFB.

From PBS NewsHour — 'A long way from zero' NYC takes on traffic fatalities

Although New York City streets over the past few years have been the safest in decades, traffic accidents and pedestrian fatalities have recently started to tick back up. Now, city officials are looking to "Vision Zero," an initiative based on a model from Sweden. The plan hinges on expanded enforcement, new street designs and legislation to increase penalties for dangerous drivers. NewsHour's Hari Sreenivasan reports. Read more: A long way from zero': NYC takes on traffic fatalities | PBS NewsHour

From @Dezeen — 3D Animation Completion of Sagrada Família

More at: One-minute 3D animation shows final phases of Gaudí's Sagrada Família

James McNabb Solo Exhibition — Metros @McNabbDesign @Vimeo

James McNabb Solo Exhibition - METROS from The Greatest Trick on Vimeo.

From lewisnvillegas — The City in TED talks

A collection of 20 minute chats or Ted Talks by a wide cross-section of prominent contemporary figures. See them alll at: The City in TED talks | lewisnvillegas

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Curbside Chat @clmarohn @StrongTowns

More at: Strong Towns