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07/26/2012

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/technology/2012/07/satellite-view-city-change-gifs/2716/

Watch these 11 cities boom over recent decades. From space. In animated GIFs.

07/08/2012

Starting earlier this year, mobile, daytime occupations called Occupy Town Squares have been held in parks and other public spaces around New York City. With info tables, teach-ins, trainings, and political discussions, each event seeks to reclaim our public commons in the fullest possible sense: fo...

06/28/2012

Awesome 8-bit rendering of the Montreal metro map!

You can buy a high-res poster here. As promised, Montreal’s Metro map rendered in Super Mario 3 style. I’d like to dub this map trend as “Mariotography” if I may. Special th...

06/27/2012

http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2012/06/26/the-governors-island-ferris-wheel-that-wasnt/?mod=WSJBlog&mod=WSJ_NY_NY_Blog

The proposal to build a giant Ferris wheel on Staten Island isn't the first time investors have had a vision of a tourist-friendly attraction turning above the New York's iconic harbor.

06/25/2012

Mashup of City Landmarks around the world

http://www.decktwo.com/new/global-city/

decktwo graphic design.

06/23/2012

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06/22/2012

http://www.fastcodesign.com/1670099/exploring-new-yorks-most-hidden-spaces-its-rooftops #1

New York is known for its skyline jam-packed with skyscrapers straining toward the clouds. But it’s a sight rarely seen from above, looking down on the penthouses terraces, rooftop gardens, bars, basketball courts, and pools. To the aerial photographer Alex McLean, this unexplored territory is the c...

06/21/2012

The World's Best Parks

http://www.fastcodesign.com/1670078/infographic-a-superb-guide-to-the-worlds-best-parks

“This project started in part because of a simple question that I wanted to find the answer to: How does the size of Golden Gate Park compare to that of Central Park?” Mikell Fine Iles writes on his Tumblr.

06/20/2012

New Ideas for a Bus Stand

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2012/06/building-better-bus-stop/2325/

06/14/2012

Track the Subway in real time!
http://www.fastcompany.com/1840240/new-app-seetrain-tracks-nyc-subways-in-real-time

Seetra.in, created at a New York City hackathon, tracks the locations of subway trains in real time and lets users know if they have enough time for a pre-work coffee.

06/13/2012

How would you calculate the complexity of a city? http://www.theatlanticcities.com/politics/2012/06/mathematical-puzzle-complexity-city/2261/

How, if at all, can we quantify the relative complexity of a place?

06/12/2012

Enjoy.

http://vimeo.com/43580167

This time-lapse production has been a wild and exhilarating ride, with a lot of physical work lugging my 120-130 pounds of gear around all of Manhattan. I bent (broke) some laws and made a ton of friends. Thank you all for your support and please feel…