#UrbanRegeneration #LowTrafficNeighbourhood #StreetLife #WalkableCities #UrbanDesign #PlaceMaking #SustainableMobility #LivableCities #PublicSpace #EverydayUrbanism
"Performing the Politics of Peace: Locational Dramaturgies and the Public Space / Jouer la politique de la paix : Dramaturgies locales et espace public"
OA-Journal "Critical Stages/Scènes critiques" Issue #34 (December 2026)
Deadline: 15 June 2025
Archdaily : Křižík Pavilions Reconstruction / Výstaviště Praha https://www.archdaily.com/1029908/krizik-pavilions-reconstruction-vystaviste-praha #CulturalArchitecture #Museums&Exhibit #Refurbishment #UrbanDesign #PublicSpace #Urbanism #Pavilion
Minimal State, Public Space, and Self-Organization: Arendt, Rousseau, Diderot, Proudhon, and Illich in Dialogue
For Arendt, Rousseau, Diderot, Proudhon, and Illich, the state is only legitimate if it guarantees an autonomous public space and remains subordinate to civil society. Toward a federal, deliberative, and non-coercive model where justice and democracy are locally invented. #Democracy #PublicSpace #Federalism #RestorativeJustice For Hannah Arendt, the state…
"The mural inspired millions of people and helped our city through a very painful period" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/dc-mayor-remove-black-lives-matter-plaza-pressure-white-house-rcna195152 #BLMPlaza #PublicSpace #SafeStreets #PublicArt #DC
https://www.cbs19news.com/news/charlottesville-unveils-new-historical-state-marker-in-court-square/article_c1ef80c8-f889-11ef-9c48-3fe5ea50403a.html Thanks to the many people who worked for so many years to make this happen. #Cville #Histodons #PublicSpace
“On a digital network, public space is not a place (like Facebook), it is the interconnection of sovereign spaces owned and controlled by individuals.”
– What is the Small Web
https://ar.al/2020/08/07/what-is-the-small-web/#fn:4
#SmallWeb #publicSpace #publicSphere #townSquare https://mastodon.social/@Daojoan/114049881597268650
Edit: someone in the thread points out that this formulation was paraphrased from Sean Tejaratchi: https://web.archive.org/web/20130621083214/http://www.readingfrenzy.com/ledger/2012/03/taking_the_piss
'Why advertising should be banned'
Docu (eng sub) #commercials #anticommercieleactiebeweging #brandalism #publicspace
https://youtu.be/McsqJnRF_XQ?si=rejPuzu0vboigynZ
Toronto’s next great waterfront public space is almost finished! Touring Bathurst Quay Common and its centrepiece, the restored Canada Malting Co. silos.
The inside of the silos is going to be a great space for temporary art installations (the echoes are pretty amazing).
And it will be a great addition to the Toronto skyline at night!
Got my comment in urging adoption of US Dept of Transportations "PROWAG" proposal to require more accessible public right-of-way infrastructure for sidewalks, curbs, crossings, etc.
Deadline is Sept 23, so there's still time to add your voice. Better accessibility benefits everyone!
See info at bottom of article here: https://usa.streetsblog.org/2024/09/12/on-a-roll-feds-inch-closer-to-finally-achieving-key-goal-of-americans-with-disabilities-act
Do you live in or near Richmond and use the nearby library? Sign and share petition: Save Charlotte Street Park - we want public green space! https://www.change.org/p/save-charlotte-street-park-we-want-public-green-space
Sonoma County reclassifies Park Rangers as "public officers," removing law enforcement duties from the agency. This seems like a significant win, despite the fact that a new, much smaller force within Sonoma County Sheriff's dept. will be created to fill the void. Reducing the number of categories of people who think of themselves as cops is good. And anything that makes police unions upset is worthwhile.
"The new parks unit at the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office will be made up of four deputies and a sergeant that will be assigned to cover the county’s 60 parks overseen by Sonoma County Regional Parks. They will only operate from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. Some of the funding for the positions will come from savings from vacant park ranger positions that have not been filled."
Getting back to nature: Sonoma County park rangers stripped of law enforcement duties - Local News Matters
One of my apocalypse mental health coping strategies is choosing silly or celebratory versions of emergency supplies. (Some of my emergency water is carbonated.)
Seeing so many happy people at the new Banfield Park public swimming platform during the heat warning today pushed that same button -- it's a party version of a public cooling station. Big fan.
https://www.victoria.ca/city-government/news/expanded-banfield-park-dock-opens
In a 6-3 ruling, the court said #homelessness is not a status protected by the #EighthAmendment’s prohibition on #CruelAndUnusual punishment, even when a community offers #NoAccess to indoor #shelter for #HomelessPeople.
So much for love thy neighbor
#SCOTUS says #ban on #homeless camping does not violate #Constitution
#SupremeCourt on Fri rejected a challenge to #AntiCamping #laws allowing cities to #BanHomelessPeople from sleeping in #PublicSpace — a decision that will significantly impact how local officials address the nation’s #homeless.
#law #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #HumanRights
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/28/supreme-court-homeless-encampments-ban-ruling/
hi mastodon!
we're play:vienna, a community of players and game designers of playful activities that you mostly play in the city.
we believe public space can and should be accessible to everyone and for all kinds of activities.
we're based in vienna, but sometimes we travel the world.
#UrbanGames #PervasiveGames #PlayVienna #PublicSpace
A discussion with some old friends brought this up:
"The Street Photographers Rights
Know Your Rights: A Street Photographer’s Guide"
https://www.photouno.com/a/tips/18/street-photographers-rights/