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Labels: car culture and automobility, parody, participatory democracy and empowered participation, protest and advocacy
posted by Richard Layman @ 3:21 PM&Permanent Link
I am an urban/commercial district revitalization and transportation/mobility advocate and consultant. I was a principal in BicyclePASS, a bicycle facilities systems integration firm, based in Washington, DC. Now I'm in Salt Lake City for family reasons. Urban economic competitiveness is dependent on efficient transit and mixed use, compact places. Therefore, I end up writing a lot about mobility and urban design. I still own a house in DC, so I write a lot about Washington, DC issues. I try to write so that "universal lessons" are evident in the entries, regardless of the place.
Jane's (Jacobs) Walks, first weekend in May
Parking Day, 3rd Friday in September
Western Baltimore County Pedestrian and Bicycle Access Plan
Baltimore County Pedestrian and Bicycle Legislation
Cambridge, Maryland Commercial District Revitalization Framework Plan
Easy print Florida Market Directory
Florida Market Map & Directory
Urban Safeway Design Misses Mark op-ed, WBJ
Temper Walmart Glee with Planning op-ed, WBJ
ANC4B Large Tract Review Report on Walmart, 5/2011
ANC4B Large Tract Review Report on Walmart, Summary Recommendations
Bordercross Communications (Corinna Moebius)
This is None: Storytelling by Design
Capital City Market (w/Frozen Tropics)
Dr. Transit/League of Transit Doctors
6 Comments:
Reminds me of Berkeley's (CA) "How Berkeley Can You Be?" parade and celebration. People come up the most absurd niche groups and pet causes. There's also a lot of nudity. Naturally.
@Christopher
"Berserkeley" -- no place on earth like it.
-EE
Parody? Parking is serious business. Those of us at CRAP are fighting for freedom.
There's also our brothers and sisters in asphalt over at Michigan Needs More Parking: https://www.facebook.com/MichiganNeedsMoreParking
Thanks for the heads up.
Have you thought about doing an event on Park(ing) Day?
Oh, and speaking of roads, have been meaning to put this up for a while now...
http://solarenergy.net/News/solar-innovation-roads-made-solar-panels-become-reality/
-EE
This is a great post.
Thank you for providing such valuable information.
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