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Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We\u2019ll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u2022 Sarah Fine at\u00a0Next American City<\/a> responds to recent incidents at the Occupy Oakland protest where drivers used their vehicles to injure and intimidate protestors. She considers the lessons from the Occupy movement for Complete Streets advocates.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0By its own standards, LA is park-poor (15,717 acres of parkland despite a standard of 10 acres for every 1,000 residents). But with a lack of available open space, LA will take the small is beautiful approach as it seeks to open 50 new “pocket parks” in urban neighbourhoods over the next two years. (LAist<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Streetsblog DC<\/a> has a powerful map of America’s traffic fatalities, produced by British firm ITO World. The WHO reports 12.3 annual traffic deaths per 100,000 residents in the US.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u2022\u00a0Colossal<\/a> has images of\u00a0\u00a0an abandoned Luxembourg\u00a0steel mill that has been converted into a striking public park.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Gary Toth at\u00a0Project for Public Spaces<\/a> considers the need to turn the transportation planning process on its head. He argues that streets need to be viewed not only as conduits towards a destination but as destinations in and of themselves. Towards this end, he offers a few guidelines for planning streets for people: think of streets as public spaces, plan for community outcomes and design for appropriate speeds.<\/p>\n

Image from <\/em>Colossal<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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