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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
DIY Activism in American Architect Magazine
'Spontaneous Interventions'
American Architect Magazine explores DIY activism in its pages in advance of the Biennale 2012 in Venice:
http://www.architectmagazine.com/architecture/spontaneous-interventions--47-to--62.aspx
Biennale Architetura 2012
http://www.labiennale.org/en/architecture/index.html
Photo: Pothole Onomatopoeia, URS Toronto
Monday, August 27, 2012
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
With Love From Bogota
Combo 2600 creates a wonderful sidewalk in Bogota, Colombia.Via
http://thisbigcity.net/wikicity-bogota-citizens-improve-road-safety-conditions/#.T-CRgPHIzO8.twitter
Labels:
Actions,
Activism,
crosswalk,
Pedestrians,
South America,
Traffic Calming
Friday, June 15, 2012
The Desire Crosswalk
Major and Ulster Street, Toronto. Kids paint a crosswalk in different colour chalk where cars routinely run through a stop sign and turn left.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Monday, May 14, 2012
Des graffitis pour reprendre la main sur l’espace urbain
Pas assez de voies pour cyclistes sur les routes de Toronto ? Qu’à cela ne tienne, les membres d’UrbanRepair Squad empoignent leurs pots de peinture et vont eux-mêmes dessiner des pistes cyclables sur le bitume. Fissures et trous menacent les deux-roues ? Des « Oof ! »et « Thonk ! » apparaissent, peints en rose fluo sur la chaussée. Ces pothole onomatopoeia (« onomatopées pour nids-de-poule ») anticipent les sons que les bécanes des cyclistes et cyclomotoristes pourraient produire au contact de ces obstacles urbains. Ils alertent aussi les services d’entretien de l’état de décrépitude dans lequel sont laissées les routes. Urban Repair Squad, comme d’autres adeptes du « Do it yourself urban design », poussent ainsi les graffitis au-delà de la simple performance artistique : ils s’en prennent à un domaine jusqu’alors laissé aux mains des bureaucrates et améliorent eux-mêmes l’environnement urbain.
Et tout y passe : à Los Angeles, Eco Village redessine les intersections routières pour les rendre plus sûres et agréables, les agrémentant de passages piétons, de bancs et d’arbres. Les militants américains de City Repair, à Portland, délogent quant à eux les plaques de bitume inutiles afin d’étendre l’espace disponible pour des jardins communautaires ! — via Terra Eco
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Astral Media vs Bike Parking: Street Artists Fight Back!
Astral Media install an 'Info Pillar' and remove five bike parking spots in just one location...
the rest is some pretty compelling street art. An article about the intervention via Torontoist
http://torontoist.com/2012/04/spotted-ghost-bike-posts/
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Friday, April 20, 2012
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Meanwhile in Sao Paulo
Bike Reporter & Pedaline (Brasil) Photos: http://instagr.am/p/I-k82OCBBj/ & http://twitter.com/#!/pedaline/status/187339092827181056/photo/1 Activists in Sao Paulo paint a crosswalk and bike lane on a dangerous road. News story with more images
Labels:
Actions,
Activism,
Brasil,
crosswalk,
Sao Paulo,
Street Art,
Urban Repair Squad
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Wile E. Ford Mural (AGO)
Installation/Mural produced as part of the video series 'Whitewash' by Sean Martindale and Pascal Paquette http://nowexhibition.com/ for the Art Gallery of Ontario.
Labels:
Bike Lanes,
Canada,
Exhibitions,
graffiti,
Humour,
Toronto,
Urban Repair Squad
Friday, March 30, 2012
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Thursday, January 5, 2012
With Love From Portland
A fine example of preventing dangerous spots for cyclists. Fixed in Portland for next to nothing:
http://bikeportland.org/2012/01/04/activist-takes-road-hazard-fix-into-own-hands-for-under-20-64616?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BikePortland+%28BikePortland.org%29 (Hat tip to Nick from Portland) Follow up. Seems the City of Portland got the message
Article: http://is.gd/F0J3cF
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
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