{"id":8103,"date":"2012-03-08T12:00:52","date_gmt":"2012-03-08T17:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingottawa.ca\/?p=8103"},"modified":"2013-01-21T09:26:29","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T14:26:29","slug":"urban-planet-diy-crosswalks-in-baltimore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/2012\/03\/08\/urban-planet-diy-crosswalks-in-baltimore\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban Planet: DIY Crosswalks in Baltimore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lsLglt10bTY\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/?attachment_id=25153\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25153\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"feature-urban-planet\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/feature-urban-planet.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"63\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Urban Planet is\u00a0a daily roundup of\u00a0\u00a0blogs 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<p><em><\/em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/images\/line-grey-1pixel-600wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fed up with a lack of action on pedestrian infrastructure, citizens of Baltimore are taking to the streets to install their own crosswalks. And while some residents reported the incident as a destruction as civic property, authorities appeared indifferent to the development. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.baltimorebrew.com\/2012\/02\/01\/baltimores-guerilla-crosswalk-artists\/\">Baltimore Brew<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><em>Image from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.baltimorebrew.com\/2012\/02\/01\/baltimores-guerilla-crosswalk-artists\/\">Baltimore Brew<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><\/em><em>For more stories from around the planet, check out Spacing on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Spacing\/111174192229238\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/Spacing\">Twitter<\/a>.\u00a0 Do you have an Urban Planet worthy article you&#8217;d like to share? Send the link to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:urbanplanet@spacing.ca\">urbanplanet@spacing.ca<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Urban Planet is\u00a0a daily roundup of\u00a0\u00a0blogs 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. 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