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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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\n\u2022 We’ll fight the law for safer streets and sometimes the law will win. Treehugger<\/a> showcases 8 DIY strategies for working around the system: guerilla gardening, knitting, bike\/ped signage, eco-graffiti, parking, dumpster conversion, recycling bin art, and benching.<\/p>\n

\u2022 From the zany, to the informative, to the creative, to the engaging, to the participatory, Architectural Videos<\/a> has a 10 minute spot profiling “buildings that twitter”.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Guardian<\/a> reports on Ugandans Fred Kyagulanyi and James Sendikwanawa. The two are using plastic waste collected from Kampala’s suburbs to produce high quality petroleum fuels suitable for use in a variety of vehicles.
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\n\u2022 In Vancouver, the movement of local businesses supporting cyclists has reached a fever pitch, reports Momentum Planet<\/a>. The Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition (VACC)’s Businesses for Bikes program aims to “create a robust group of businesses that openly support cycling and supply businesses with the tools and resources to reach the cycling consumer; empower employees to ride safely and confidently; and help create a more vibrant community and local economy.”<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Dirt<\/a> summarizes a fascinating article by Sarah Williams Goldhagen on the role of parks and public spaces in healthy democracies. She urges us to build public space which is \u201cunstructured and non-goal-oriented, because humans, wired to concentrate on goals when goals are set before them, will focus on people whom they might not otherwise see (or whom they might otherwise choose to ignore) only if the pursuit of concrete goals is withdrawn.\u201d Parks open up the opportunity for us to step outside of our traditional communities to connect.<\/p>\n

\u2022 A breathtaking trailer for the film, Waste Land<\/a>. The 2010 documentary\u00a0 features the work of artist Vik Muniz at the world’s largest garbage dump. “What I’d really like to do,” says Muniz, “is change the lives of a group of people with the materials they use everyday.”<\/p>\n

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