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Experiments Validate Broken Windows Theory
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
The controversial theory that social and physical disorder is a cause of neighborhood crime has been successfully demonstrated with a series of six experiments.
A New ‘Wave’ On Toronto’s Waterfront
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
Toronto has created new public space where there was none, building a curvy wooden plaza disgners Adriaan Geuze calls a ‘WaveDeck’ directly over the water.
Preserving Wildlife in the DMZ
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
The demilitarized zone dividing North and South Korea has become one of the world’s most important wildlife conservation sites.
The Planetizen News Brief
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program “Smart City”. Read, download or listen to this week’s News Brief, which looks at San Francisco’s congestion pricing hopes, the rising amount of homeowners underwater, and new research supporting the “broken windows” theory.
New Orleans’ Streetcars Make a Comeback
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
All of Canal Street’s red streetcars were damaged by Hurricane Katrina, but up to nine restored streetcars may be in service by the end of the year.
London Blitz, Redux
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
A combination of economic crises and a tax code based on square footage rather than rentals is encouraging a raft of demolitions that is leaving parts of London looking like it’s been bombed again.
Transit Hero Featured In Seattle Column
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
This column deals with two Seattle issues: one political - the victory of a transit measure on Nov. 4 that will direct $18 billion to light rail; the other human - a Sierra Club activist who made the campaign for Prop 1 a full time job.
Santa Monica Bans Exercising on Traffic Medians
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
After noise complaints by residents nearby, any exercise that takes place on a grassy traffic median in Santa Monica that can qualify as “congregating” has been banned.
Mapping Out More than Land Mass
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
Cartographer Mark Newman’s new book, ‘The Atlas of the Real World’, includes maps that show more than just ‘how many acres there are in a country.’ Malaria cases and health care spending per capita are among some of Newman’s unconventional maps.
Picture Thought of The Day
It’s kind of like Friday today, at least for a lot of people. Here’s a night shot I took two days ago, for some reason I like it. Just thought it would make a nice post. At the time of this shot, I believe it was only about 7pm. The afternoon was still peak with activity. The trains were still full of people. This shot I took about 1 second before people started getting on and off. Put simply, I totally lucked out. Everybody go and have yourselves a great turkey day.
