The problem of traffic is something that we have come to take for granted as an omnipresent part of everyday life; we don’t even notice it any more. But traffic can also be a connective element, a movement that makes…
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A railway line, now an elevated park
Posted by Florica Vlad,
Thursday, June 11th, 2009 – 03:20 CEST
This week Highline Park opened in New York City’s west side, spanning the section from Gansevort Street to West 20th Street.
The Highline is an elevated railway line built in the 1930’s, abandoned in the 1980’s, and was stated to be demolished. Nature…
More →Growth of Open-Source City Government
Posted by Florica Vlad,
Monday, May 11th, 2009 – 09:32 CEST
In an effort to actively affect urban life citizen activists have been pushing for the development of open source / open data projects in government. As noted in a recent O’Reilly article it follows that “the conversation about the future of…
More →Reclaiming Urban Public Space in New York
Posted by Florica Vlad,
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009 – 22:32 CEST
New York City has recently began to more actively shape public spaces in the city, implement bike lanes and explore alternatives for dealing with traffic issues.
Various initiatives are in place for the reclamation of urban street space in an attempt…
More →Traffic: The Photo Exhibit
Posted by David Sasaki,
Thursday, April 30th, 2009 – 04:32 CEST
From May 31 to September 20 at the Pasadena Museum of California Art photographer Benny Chan will exhibit his stunning photographs of Los Angeles’ freeways during rush hour.
More →Benny Chan has worked diligently over the past few years to photograph overhead views of…
Air France flight from France to Mexico not allowed to fly over US airspace
Posted by Cyrus Farivar,
Monday, April 27th, 2009 – 08:18 CEST
While Traffic is a theme here at 80+1, we tend to focus on automobile traffic, and lose sight of air traffic. In the air, as on the ground, airplanes have very complex procedures and processes that they must follow. These include…
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