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.
• Not for the faint of heart – if the top of China’s Tianmen Mountain is your destination, your options are 1) The Avenue Towards Heaven – 99 turns and 1500m of elevation gain or 2) the world’s longest cable car ride. (Kuriositas)
• Ever wondered what it is like to bike the length of Broadway? This video compresses the 13 mile ride into 5 minutes. The video includes great shots of some of the city’s recent bike lane improvements. (Observer)
• The New York Times‘ Christopher Gray charts a brief history of our changing understanding of the street and the dominant mode of travel. Has the submission of pedestrians to cars, trains and bicycles meant the loss of the street as public space?
• Combining abandoned buildings with abandoned objects, Dutch artist Marjan Teeuwen fills the nooks and crannies of large spaces to create surprising unity. (Colossal)
Image from Colossal
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