Cycling in the US from a Dutch perspective

...and it gathered widespread support among mainstream commentators and young urban political activists. In Amsterdam in the early 1970s, there were already organisations with the aims of demotorising cities, improving public transport, preventing the bulldozing of heritage sites and controlling pollution. These campaigners opposed the statist interventions of the Left and the laissez-faire economics of the Right, both of which they felt threatened t...

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Picture Sunday: Images of Detroit

...e. (One of the lots she gardens on cost $210.) She also says that there’s a 170 acre forest at the edge of her neighborhood, which makes it feel more like the country than the city. Looking at Google images of the Brightmoor areas, I agree. It does have a country feel. There’s lots of open space, lots of green lushness — along with the blighted houses and other signs of urban decay. You can also see this in her work, of course. It looks like a pla...

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Saturday Tweets: Happy Feet and Sad Feet

...actual monsters,” https://t.co/JiGukRJXfi — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 17, 2019 This @monodialogue piece on Disney’s postmodern legacy is everything ✨ https://t.co/gOGAI4qV9H pic.twitter.com/VyBjp0NXtj — Alissa Walker (@awalkerinLA) July 17, 2019 For some historical background on Elon Musk’s plans to make brain-machine interfaces, you might check out this @TNAjournal piece. The tech has advanced since I wrote it in 2006, but not as radically...

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A Visit to the Reversible Destiny Lofts

...sruptive and complex). This hyperspacial character is echoed in the Loft itself and its surroundings. The urban hyperspacial maze that is Tokyo makes both the Bonaventure and the Reversible Destiny Lofts seem comprehensible by comparison. The Shinjuku train station, to take just one example, contains a dizzying number of public transit options on multiple levels connected to a massive shopping mall with escalators and elevators leading to what see...

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3 Mules Update

...ule tells me that throughout his travels he has noticed an ever-increasing urban sprawl. Much of the open land that once allowed them to move freely and spend the night in secluded spots is disappearing. More and more cars are filling up the roadways, and the expanding urban infrastructure seems to serve only one purpose: accommodate more automobiles. His words resonate with me, and I realize then and there that I am about to embark on a filmmakin...

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