Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues.
• Artist Daniel Huffman’s transit-inspired river maps draw a new link between cities and rivers. “I wanted to create a series of maps that gives people a new way to look at rivers: a much more modern, urban type of portrayal,” he writes. (CMYBacon)
• A team of researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health has published a study which compares cyclist safety on separated right of ways and on-street routes, using data from Montreal. Contrary to conventional transportation engineering thinking, the authors conclude that separated right of ways are safer for cyclists. (Bike Portland)
• Looking for an alternative guide to L.A.? A group of local artists have recently released, Scores For the City – an urban guide which highlights important moments in the city’s social choreography. (GOOD)
• Polis has a review of Lutz Konermann’s documentary: Dharavi, Slum for Sale. The film turns our view of slums upside down as we’re introduced to Dharavi – a slum located right in the heart of Mumbai. The film explores issues of gentrification, top-down planning and power.
•America’s declining infrastructure is a major stumbling block to economic growth. A recent McKinsey Global Institute report identifies decaying digital and highway infrastructure as important priorities on the road to recovery. (Infrastructurist)
Map by Daniel Huffman
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