May 2012
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“When most people think of vehicle emissions, they assume cars do most of the...”
– Daryl Dulaney, Siemens infrastructure chief (via lifeonfoot)
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Report: Nation's Gentrified Neighborhoods... →
WASHINGTON—According to a report released Tuesday by the Brookings Institution, a Washington-based think tank, the recent influx of exceedingly affluent powder-wigged aristocrats into the nation’s gentrified urban areas is pushing out young white professionals, some of whom have lived in these neighborhoods for as many as seven years.
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“A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his...”
– John James Audubon (b. April 26, 1785)
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Mayor Sam Adams: A fresh take on building... →
samadamspdxor:
PORTLAND — I help lead one of America’s cities – Portland, Oregon. It is known for being a well-planned city. It’s not. At least, not as well as we want it to be. And not as well-planned as every American city must be.
When I talk about planning, I’m not just referencing plotting spots on a map where new bikeways will run, or where new business districts will pop up. Instead,...
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“I like to say we have no cyclists in Copenhagen, we have citizens who use bikes...”
– Andreas Rohl, manager of the City of Copenhagen’s bicycle programme.
「我總覺得，哥本哈根沒有單車騎士，只是有些居民會騎單車往來兩地之間。」
﹣ Andreas Rohl，丹麥哥本哈根市單車計畫負責人
(via thisbigcity)
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April 2012
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“The poetry of cities doesn’t lie in idyllic harmony at all, but in the...”
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March 2012
23 posts
President Obama's Bid To End Oil Subsidies Voted... →
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Cavalier: American Versatility →
I have a lot of conversations about “America” and “Europe” and “Scandinavia” and “Denmark” as a foreigner here in Copenhagen. It’s a fun comparison game with endless amusement for all parties involved, but exceedingly myopic from any objective perspective. Just as dismissing a particular characteristic or lifestyle as “European”...
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Well, That Was Embarrassing.
Apologies to anyone who may have attempted to visit Secret Republic in the past couple days - more than likely you were greeted with some wretched message by GoDaddy about my domain name expiring. My attempt to leave GoDaddy and transfer to a different domain host (Gandi.net) was made much more difficult than need be - thanks to none but GoDaddy.
But all’s well now, on with the show.
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“Progressives and urbanists need to move beyond their romance with central...”
– Matthew Yglesias (via lifeonfoot)
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Chinese Cycling Statistics
I need a little help with my bicycle infrastructure research (that big project I’ve been quietly working on all year here in Copenhagen).
Specifically: What is the busiest bicycle street in China, and how many cyclists does it carry each day?
Anyone have sources? You’re the best.
-Kasey
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WatchWhat would you do if you saw a bike thief in action?
Great video, quite funny, but also a serious question. It’s not the easiest conflict to approach. The best maneuver I can think of would be to walk up calmly and say “Excuse me, what are you doing with my bike?”. The average bike thief will probably bolt. If it actually is that person’s bike, they will appreciate that...
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Driving is a Dying Activity in America →
American levels of automobile use are tumbling downward, now back to 1999 levels.
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10,000 Thank You's
Stumbled back in to Copenhagen from Amsterdam to find that now over 10,000 Tumblr users follow Secret Republic. So thank you to all 10,000 of you, you’re an awfully dandy lot of internet compadres.
If my math is right, at least one or two of you probably have some content or ideas that would be perfect for Secret Republic - I’d love to put your work out there or collaborate with folks from...
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Secret Republic in Hamburg & Amsterdam
I’m off to Germany this morning with a crew of other urban design students, then off to the Netherlands a few days after that. I’ll try to update Secret Republic when I’m able and take good pictures to bring back for show and tell. We’ll be hitting Hamburg, Essen, Cologne, Amsterdam, and Utrecht. If any readers happen to reside in any of those cities and have suggestions...
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Why the Rent is Too Damn High →
Supply, demand, and the anti-density policies that are making renting more difficult than ever. A spot on article by Matt Yglesias.
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This Big City + 城事: Ten of the Best Urbanism Blogs... →
Thanks Joe! Great list here folks.
thisbigcity:
A couple of weeks back we asked you ‘what are the best urbanism tumblogs?’ We heard your suggestions (and also had a few of our own). So here they are, ten of our favourite urbanism tumblogs:
Urbalize - Urbalize presents a portfolio of images and videos exploring imaginative use of urban…
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New data adds job creation to the many benefits... →
From US Secretary of Transportation Ray Lahood’s blog, a new study of Baltimore finds that pedestrian and bicycle projects created nearly twice as many jobs per dollar spent than typical road projects.
February 2012
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