Written largely in the first-person, Streetfight is an insider’s account of Janette Sadik-Khan’s time as Transportation Commissioner in NYC under Mayor Bloomberg.
While “Handbook for an Urban Revolution” may be a bit ambitious of a subtitle for what might better be classified as a candid memoir, it’s still possible to distill and refine the lessons presented to make them more actionable for other urban contexts.
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‘No Vehicles In The Park’ is an interesting, yet simple, interactive exercise in semantics. It asks: “does this violate the rule?” — and then compares your answers to those of others.
I bought a 1-day pass. It works for exactly one day from the time you first use it. I bought a 3-day pass expecting it to work the same. I was wrong.
Passenger don’t always feel safe on the traditionally over-crowded public minibuses (matatus) in Kenya.
Could evocative signage empower and motivate passengers to speak up against bad drivers, and thus increase their own safety?
This sign seems to have a really interesting and novel physical design.
Spotted on the island of St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, the holes may be there to reduce wind loads in a hurricane-prone environment — thus ensuring stability and longevity.
Right…?
Sometimes real-world observations of absurdities can trigger relevant questions about design.
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