The Untitled Project
Ok, there's no need to hide out anymore. I'm back in the fair Minneapolis and enjoying the modern amenities of home… if at the same time missing the adventures and compassion of Venezuela.
The trip was fabulous and I expect to have a few thoughts posted in the next few days… hopefully including a few photos […]
Monorail, Monorail, Monorail…
(via planetizen) Ok, who wouldn't love this… The Little Monorail That CouldYes, this man built a monorail in his Fremont, CA, backyard. The rails and the car are constructed of wood, and the system is run by a battery. The project took about 5 years to complete, at a cost of about $4,000.
"She wanted a […]
Using Light Rail and Public Subsidies to Encourage New Development
Today's Star Tribune came out with a strong editorial, denouncing critics of public subsidies for light rail as a means of encouraging new development. The article uses a variety of examples (such as providing free land to rail interests, the construction of the Erie Canal, and the creation of the interstate highway system) to show […]
New Airlines: Fly the Partisan Skys
Coming off the recent Airline Quality Ratings report, which found that low-cost airlines (Jet Blue, Southwest, Alaska Air, and America West) occupying 4 of the top 5 rakings, in airlines in terms of quality…
… NY Times columist (and author of the very funny book, Bobos in Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got […]
Beyond Brilliance, Beyond Stupidity
I did a little roaming around the interent today and came across this very interesting (and well-written) site: Beyond Brilliance, Beyond Stupidity
This site is well arranged, splitting the page into two columns, the left hand side with examples of brillian urbanism, the right hand with stupidity. It's updated every few days, and includes examples "Absurd […]
The End of the Bus Strike in Minneapolis
I'm happy to report that after 40 something days or so, I was able to use my bus card again, starting up last Monday.
In honor of having the busses run again, I decided to give buses the right of way for one day on my bike.
Oddly enough, the next day the back wheel was stolen […]
Coarse Grain at the Stevens Square Center for the Arts
The Stevens Square Center for the Arts will host a reception and gallery opening for "Coarse Grain," an exhibition of new paintings by Alison Beenken, Nicole Jensen, Charlie Kraft, Cory Rasmussen, Adam Ridgeway Nick Shafer, and Jeremy Szopinsky.An opening reception will be held on April 24th, from 7PM - 11PM.
Admission is free and refreshments will […]
Call for Artists / Architects / Designers / Urbanists for the Next American City Exhibition
I thought I might try my hand at organizing and curating an arts exhibition, so I am pleased to invite fellow urbanists to participate in the "The Next American City".
The exhibition will run from June 4th - July 3rd in Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN (USA) at the Steven Square Center for the Arts.
An informational flyer is […]
We Built This City on Rock and Roll
The other day, Star Tribune columnist James Lilecks had a pretty funny article, "Worst rock song ever? Give This a Spin"
In the column, he analyzes a "Worst 50 Rock Songs" list put out by Blender Magazine. The worst song… it's "We Built This City (on Rock 'n Roll)" by Starship.
Mr Lilecks goes on to write,
Good […]
Memories of Your First New York Experience
Every once in a while you come across one of these blog posts that catches your eye and brings back on old memory. Somehow I clicked onto this blog post In Which I Forget All The Reasons I Hate Midtown Manhattan on the blog of stevenberlinjohnson.com
In the post, he goes on to describe having an […]