Projects tagged
Transportation
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Big street barbecue for the distinct people
Read more: Big street barbecue for the distinct peopleIn São Paulo, just like in many other metropolitan regions, public transport is not as effective as it could be. Buses and trains usually run overcrowded, late and on limited hours, so that owning a car increases a lot one’s…
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The City: Pedestrian and Cyclist Cemetery
Read more: The City: Pedestrian and Cyclist CemeteryThe City: Pedestrian and Cyclist Cemetery (Ciudad cementerio de peatones y ciclistas) A project by Bicicleta Blanca Guadalajara Since we perceive the world at the size of a human being and not a car, this is an inherently more comfortable…
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White Bikes
Read more: White BikesThe White Bikes are the best known acts of creative activism by the Dutch group Provo. The political wing of the Provos won a seat on the city council of Amsterdam, and developed the “White Plans”. The most famous of those is…
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Miss Rockaway Armada
Read more: Miss Rockaway ArmadaThe Miss Rockaway Armada is both a collection of individuals and an idea. At its most basic, the idea is this: we’re going to float down the Mississippi River from Minneapolis to New Orleans on rafts that we built ourselves.…
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Ghost Bikes
Read more: Ghost BikesGhostbikes.org is intended to be a site for the worldwide cycling community where those lost on dangerous streets can be remembered by their loved ones, members of their local communities, and others from around the world. They also hope to…
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Color-Cycling
Read more: Color-CyclingCiclo-Color February 7, 2012, www.mastamagazine.net Having a bike as vehicle and paint as a tool, “Bici-Brochas” brings new colourful lines to the asphalt and, according to the chosen route, leaves a hint of colour that breaks up with the sobriety…
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Free Subway Ride
Read more: Free Subway RideWednesday’s Free Subway Ride? That Was Occupy Wall Street If official-looking MTA signs directed you to breezily walk through open service gates during your Wednesday morning subway commute, you can thank Occupy Wall Street. The Brooklyn Paper and Daily News report that a team…
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Brooklyn Bridge Lottery
Read more: Brooklyn Bridge LotteryOn March 24, 1992, a fake inter-office memorandum from the then Mayor of the City of New York, David Dinkins, was leaked to the press. A handwritten Post-it note was attached which read “Thought you might be interested in seeing…
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Aqua Line
Read more: Aqua LineCreative Time, Social Practice Archive: In 2000 Heavy Trash, an anonymous arts organization of designers, architects, and urban planners, implemented its Aqua Line project throughout various parts of Los Angeles. The project involved the installation of false “Future Station Location”…