A thriving metropolis unfolds in Maciek Janicki’s Paper City.
Fun video of a paper city’s growth!
Time-lapse of 12th st. (now renamed Lake Merritt Boulevard) reconstruction (01.2011-11.2012).
road diet, new bridge, daylighting the channel that connects the lake to estuary and the bay.
very true comment on this oakland tribune article (22.02.13):
This is a tremendous project for Oakland which has received very little publicity in the Bay Area. The usual Oakland naysayers want to talk about crime, crime, crime. If this project was happening in San Francisco the media would have been doing weekly updates and cheerleading the entire time.
photos and more on Erik Niemann’s blog: Oakland 12th St. Project.
remember to come out to Love our Lake Day / Oaklavia this sunday to celebrate and play!!
Color Film of the Streets & People of New York City in 1939
‘Stoopid Tall’ Bike Built By Richie Trimble Is The Tallest Two-Wheeler In Los Angeles. via huffpo, 23.04.13.
Trimble uploaded footage of his entire ride, from La Cienega Boulevard to Venice Beach, on YouTube Monday. Shot from his perspective on the tall bike, the video is a dizzying, suspenseful horror film for people who are afraid of heights…
Trimble also took to Reddit for an “AMA” (Ask Me Anything) session after the ride, where he got a thorough scolding from Redditors for not wearing a helmet. He defended himself by likening his ride to a circus act, calling it a “spectacle.”
“Do circus performers wear helmets and body protection? It’s clear that it’s not a day to day activity,” he wrote.
wow, reddit mob and the extent that the helmets thing is so deeply ingrained in everybody. it’s CICLAVIA, anyway! streets are closed off to cars!
Watch Rio Erase and Rebuild Its Entire Waterfront in 3 Minutes. atlanticcities, 23.04.13.
texting while walking.
how can you not love casey neistat
When streets were mixed-use.
via 99% Invisible
“In 1905, an unknown cameraman filmed a streetcar trip along San Francisco’s Market Street. The following year, the Great Earthquake struck, and he filmed the trip again.”
i love how everyone just narrowly dodges everyone else. and the kid who runs in front of the streetcar just for fun!
CORN FED #3
indianapolis.
makes me miss san diego, mashing with the guys in streets with no bike infrastructure, blowing between lanes of traffic, feeling hella badass.
