The Omnibus Roundup – deforestation, smart MetroCards, public art and the Street View car
This week on the Omnibus, Vanessa Keith made some thought-provoking connections between tropical deforestation and sustainable urban retrofitting. Here's another way to think about deforestation in urban terms - this time in the context of the world's great urban parks, from architect and artist Maya Lin
The Omnibus Roundup – Happy Holidays Edition
Urban Omnibus wishes you a happy holiday season with a special Christmas/New Year's roundup. See you in 2010!
The Omnibus Roundup: Thanksgiving Edition
Instead of our usual Wednesday feature, today we wish you a happy Thanksgiving holiday with an early edition of the weekly Omnibus roundup.
Mapping Main Street: Flushing, Queens
Mapping Main Street heads to Flushing for audio-video explorations of Main St. produced by neighborhood students, providing a local snapshot of the nation-wide project.