Monthly Archive:: August 2008
The Milan of the Midwest: When it comes to industrial design, Milan, Italy is a world capital,
Reader Exp: “What makes Vancouver great”: Today’s entry is part of my favorite series on this site, ‘Reader
Restaurants increasingly preferred over retail in town centers: The signs are there: - In a CoolTown retail study, 44% of
250 s.f. condos for first-time home buyers: The median home price in San Francisco is $749,000, so being able
Top 12 public squares in the U.S./Canada: Project for Public Spaces presents its Top 12 public squares in the
The ‘trailer’ for ‘the’ crowdsourcing book: It’s pretty safe to say this is the video preview of the
40 U.S. cities looking to embrace streetcars: As they say, the more things change the more they stay the
Shopping mall turned walkable neighborhood: In the 1960s Holladay (within the Salt Lake City metropolitan area) made
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Outside – Top Renaissance Towns’ (2 of 2): Continuing our look at the best cities that are remixing, reinventing themselves,
Outside: Top renaissance cities 2008′ (1 of 2): We’ve seen endless list of best places to live, work, walkable etc.
First bike sharing program in the U.S. launches: For a city with such a reputation for bureaucracy, it’s perhaps a
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All night art festivals hit the U.S.: You’ve heard about White Nights/Nuit Blanche and Long Night at the Museums
White Night’ all night art festivals sweep the world: What do Paris, Toronto, Copenhagen, Madrid, Malta, Montreal, Sao Paulo, Lima, Santa
Video of the first car-free street day in Manhattan: Thanks to Streetfilms! August 9, 2008 will go down in history as
Summer street closings all the rage: Tomorrow marks the first day of NYC’s Summer Streets program when 7
Mixed-use, mashedup nightlife: This is an alternative for a growing number of people bored with
The ‘Permanent Breakfast’ program: In keeping with the spirit of the previous entry, The Dining Room
NY Times: ‘Dining Room Takes to the Streets: In one of the best NY Times articles ever published as it
When coworking and coffeehouse merge: The previous entry profiled the Architect magazine story, The Next Coffeehouse, and