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Transportation and livable streets advocate Mark Gorton explains why the car is a flawed technology for cities and shares his vision for a mostly auto-free New York. |
MEET ME IN A BOWL
Times Square is now host to an outdoor urban furniture installation titled “Meeting Bowls,” created in partnership with the Times Square Alliance and design firm mmmm… The Meeting Bowls are three, 8-person, slatted bowls (highly reminiscent of salad spinners), which are meant to offer a place for intimate social experiences in the midst of one of the city’s busiest spaces. The…
I feel compelled to respond to a recent article and photo essay (PDF) published by a group of communications scholars led by Keith Hampton. Hampton is best known for his doctoral research under Barry Wellman, in which he studied the …
To coincide with the upcoming Festival of Ideas for the New City, Urban Omnibus is posting good ideas for the future of cities around New York. Look out for our poster campaign on a street near you — and share your own good idea for the city here.
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A conversation with Situ Studio about creating spaces for public assembly, catalyzing social interaction and how geoscience and forensic analysis inform their design practice. |
Last Thursday, the teams from Urban Omnibus and the Design Trust for Public Space met dozens of our fellow public space enthusiasts to enjoy snacks and beverages under the bamboo of the 590 Madison Avenue Atrium. This space is …
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In advance of our field trip to one of NYC’s privately-owned public spaces, we talk to Raquel Ramati about plaza bonuses, street life and the legacy of DCP’s Urban Design Group. |
UPDATED VENUE: IBM Building Atrium, 590 Madison Avenue
UPDATED TIME: 6:30-8:30pm
Today’s dismal weather has us thinking of warmer, sunnier days to come — and with that anticipated thaw comes a new season of Urban Omnibus field trips and meet-ups! To kick things off, we are once again partnering with our friends at the Design Trust for Public Space for a Public Space Potluck on Thursday, April 7 at the IBM Building Atrium.
NYC PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION GOING STRONG
New York is among the top 15 metropolitan areas for transportation, according to an Infrastructurist article on a National Resources Defense Council study. Jersey City and New Haven also make it on the list, reflecting on the good performance of PATH and MetroNorth trains. Keep it up MTA! And it’s a good thing we have public transport, because…
SKYSCRAPER SWAY
First up, if you’re curious about the potential acceleration of the top floors of your building (and, I mean, who isn’t?) then you must check out Wired‘s equation to calculate the natural sway of a skyscraper. Just because.…
