Friday, November 27, 2015

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

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Rebecca Solnit, Wanderlust: A History of Walking “In a sense the car has become a prosthetic, and though prosthetics are... Posted by The Si...
Tuesday, November 24, 2015

From Punch 1927 —
Making the world safe for motocracy

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This ace cartoon poking (serious) fun at "motocracy" is still poignant today - & it's nearly 90yo! #RoadSafetyWeek pic.tw...
Sunday, November 22, 2015

From Ecofiscal —
Getting Traffic Moving in
Canada's Biggest City

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Ecofiscal Commission has launched its latest report We Can’t Get There from Here: Why Pricing Congestion is Critical to Beating It . The rep...
Thursday, November 19, 2015

Innovation! Convertible perambulator
1951 model converts to bike side-car

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The moment you realise pram ingenuity hit it its peak in 1951. Posted by Mamamia on  Monday, November 9, 2015

From DougSaunders.net — Citizen Jane

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OCTOBER 11, 1997  It’s easy enough to find her. Just stroll westward past the bookstores and cafés of Bloor St and head north on leafy Alb...
Tuesday, November 10, 2015

From The Guardian —
The Mexico City superhero
wrestling for pedestrians' rights

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"Walking around Mexico City may well be for the adventurous types, statistically speaking, but Mexico City is full of... Posted by Proj...
Thursday, November 5, 2015

From UBC School of Architecture
and Landscape Architecture —
Cornelia Hahn Oberlander wins
2015 Margolese Prize

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Congratulations to Landscape Architect Cornelia Hahn Oberlander, this year’s winner of the prestigious Margolese Prize.... Posted by UBC Sch...