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WATCH: 'Pothole Killer' Takes On Damaged City Streets

Posted 10.12.2011

Read More: Streets, Video, Pothole, Chicago, Potholes, Pothole Killer, Roads, Chicago Roads, Cdot, Department of Transportation, Chicago News

As the city's battle against Chicago's unending pothole problem rages on, Transportation Commissioner Gabe Klein has added a new weapon to his arsenal...

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Pondering Artifacts of Displacement in the Sustainable City

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 09.04.2011

Read More: U.S. Cities, Photography, Green Urban Planning, Living News, World, Urban Policy, Neighborhoods, Urban Planning, Rome, Architecture, Green, Travel, Urban Design, Real Estate, Sidewalks, Green Urban Design, Urbanism, World News, Transportation, Culture, Streets, Density, Travel News, Green News, Sustainability, Living, Pedestrians, Cities, Green News
Charles R. Wolfe

If our cities must be dense to be competitive and sustainable, we must also look with care to the potential displacement of uses, institutions or traditions -- not to mention the artifacts we will leave behind.

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Exploring the Immediacy of the In-Between Place

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: U.S. Cities, Photography, Green Urban Planning, Living News, Shopping, Urban Policy, Neighborhoods, Urban Planning, Architecture, Green, Urban Design, Real Estate, Sidewalks, Green Urban Design, Urbanism, Culture, Streets, Green News, Sustainability, Living, Pedestrians, Cities, Business, Business News, Arts News
Charles R. Wolfe

The archaeology of today's urban regions need not be excavation-based. One trick allows the illusion of memory through photographic tools.

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Corners as the Baseline for Urbanism

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 08.12.2011

Read More: U.S. Cities, Green Urban Planning, Living News, Urban Policy, Urban Planning, Architecture, Green, Urban Design, Real Estate, Sidewalks, Green Urban Design, Urbanism, Green News, Sustainability, Living, Pedestrians, Cities, Photography, World, Neighborhoods, World News, Transportation, Culture, Streets, Green News
Charles R. Wolfe

More so than public squares -- which require a conscious set-aside of assembled space -- corners naturally result from crossroads, the elemental feature of travel between places.

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Creating the Urban Diary

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 08.07.2011

Read More: U.S. Cities, Green Urban Planning, Living News, Neighborhoods, Urban Policy, Urban Planning, Architecture, Green, Urban Design, Real Estate, Sidewalks, Green Urban Design, Urbanism, Transportation, Streets, Green News, Sustainability, Living, Pedestrians, Cities, Photography, Green News
Charles R. Wolfe

Cities are hubs of human interaction, and the urban experience can be enhanced by authentic participation in the dynamics of a place and transitions to nearby venues.

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Let's Fix LA From the Ground Up, One Pothole at a Time

Al Abrams | Posted 07.18.2011

Read More: Neighborhood Councils, L.A., Los Angeles, Potholes, Street Services, Infrastructure, Streets, Operation Pothole, Los Angeles News
Al Abrams

Fixing potholes is the least the city of L.A. can do. Guess what? They're doing it, in an enterprise called "Operation Pothole."

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Street Style New York: Rockstar Kids, Reality Stars and more Rad Girls

StyleCaster | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Streets, Fashion, Style, New York Fashion, Fashion Week, Style News
StyleCaster

Spotted on the streets during New York Fashion Week. 2010-09-14-fashionweek.jpg

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Village Green: Striking Images Reclaim the Urban Memory

F. Kaid Benfield | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Photography, Streets, History, Cities, Transportation, Green News
F. Kaid Benfield

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Pray Immigration Reform Into Passage

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: White House, President, Leadership, Neighbor, Stories, Prophetic, Family, Children, Scripture, Prayers, Elections, Economy, Scriptures, Prayer Vigil, Immigration Reform Bill, Pray, March, Immigration, Immigrants, Commitment, Prophet, Prayer, Movement, Legislation, Injustice, Deportation, America, Immigrant, Testimonies, Members of Congress, Values, Religious Leader, Rally, Justice, Stranger, Faith, Leaders, Bipartisan Spirit, Jesus, Politics, Religious, Community, Congress, Faith Communities, Families, Migrants, Bipartisan, God, Democrats, Reform Legislation, Compassion, Children of God, Deportations, Streets, Immigration Reform, Faith Community, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Moral Imperative, Injustices, Republicans, Bipartisan Support, Politics News
Jim Wallis

If our political leaders won't make room for the "strangers" among us, we, the people of faith, will. It's time to stop playing politics with people's lives.

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Women in Hip-Hop: The B-girl Be Festival

Lauri Lyons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Afrika Bambaataa, Tommy Boy Records, Rapper's Delight, Spray Paint, Urban Culture, South Bronx, Salt -N- Pepa, Female Rappers, Music, Mc's, 1970's, Spinderella, Angie Stone, Planet Rock, Aerosol Paint, Africa, Graffiti, Soul Music, Martial Arts, African-American, Women, Sugar Hill Gang, Rap, Brazil, Sugar Hill Records, Hip-Hop, Mc Lyte, Jazzy Joyce, Dancing, 1981, Microphone, Breakdancing, Soul Sonic Force, Capoiera, Dj, The Sequence, 1979, Monica Lynch, Sylvia Robinson, Turntables, Costumes, Black Women, Clothing, Harris Publications, Whitney Museum of Art, Business, Vh1, Stylist, Hip Hop Records, The Oscars, Photographers, Spotlight, Image Makers, Editors, DJ Beverly Bond, Publicist, Behind the Scenes, Magazines, Music Careers, Queen Latifah, Bet, Hip-Hop Films, Fox Network, Denise Dee Barnes, Wendy Williams, Female Graffiti Artists, Fetish, Art, Mtv, Choreographers, Subways, Living Single, Pump It Up!, Hot 97, Multi-Tasking, The Source Magazine, The Wendy Williams Show, Photography, Guidence, Murals, Mentoring, 1990's, Cover Girl, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Flip Mode Squad, Images, Apparel, Wild Style, Lady Pink, Sarah A. Friedman, Eve, New York City, Music Videos, Dancers, Black Girls Rock Inc!, XXL Magazine, Costume Design, Entrepreneurers, Vibe Magazine, Art Museums, Viacom, June Ambrose, Leadership, Alumni, Jennifer Lopez, Elements, Michelle Spaise, Minneapolis, TV Shows, Curator, J-Lo, Exhibitions, Rosie Perez, Making the Band, Future, Past, B-Girl Be, Living Color, Festivals, B-Girl, Painting, Tv, Fly Girls, Unleash, Theresa Sweetland, Politics, Video, Political Activism, Female Artists, Art Festival, Laurie Ann Gibson, Education, Tv Sitcoms, Spike Lee, Midwest, Deanna Cummings, Minnesota, Expression, Mama, Television, Activism, Mama Said Knock U Out, Brewing, Do the Right Thing, Concerts, Lauri Lyons, Social Activism, Visual Art, Women in Hip-Hop, Mother, Communication, Intermedia Arts, Sculpture, Commissions, faith47, Sound, Cinema, Music Downloads, Arts Education, Installations, Mixed Media, Art Commistions, Roxanne Shante, Martha Cooper, Marketplace, Fashion, Museums, Art World, Block Parties, Albums, Textiles, October, Youth, Film, Streets, Records, September, Girls, Youth Programs, Cd's, Recording Technology, History, Technology, College, Balls, Music History, Belle, Music School, Universities, Money, Comeback, Scholarship, Undergraduate, School, Diploma, Language, Hip-Hop Studies, Fellowship, Mcnally Smith School of Music, Recording, Music Business, Author, Fab Five Freddie, Flag International, Video Music Box, Yo! Mtv Raps, Flag an American Story, The Bridge, Ralph Mcdaniels, Vinyl Records, Prince, Juxtaposition Arts, Stefskills, Sarah White, Jennifer Rasinski, Corinne Santiago, C-Rocka, Keegan Xavi, Jessica Kitzman, Janelle Olson, Toofly, Tiffany Smith, Niz, Lichiban, Katrina Knutson, Jamel Shabbaz, Tamiko Mitchel, Erotica 67, Motel 7, Ladykfever, Monica Kelly, Amanda Lopez, Abeni Garrett, Desdamona, Catiesha Pierson, B-Fresh, Wendy Williams Show, Alice Mizrachi, Niz Graphics, Kanye West, Chanel Kennebrew, Shannon Joyce, Manifesto Festival, VH-1 Hip-Hop Honors, MTV VMA, Michaela Angela Davis, Essence Magazine, Dream Hampton, Amsterdam, London, South Africa, Charlie Ahearn, Henry Chalfant, Japan, Jamaica, Walker Art Center, Toronto, France, Cuba, In the Frame, Harvard, Rhode Island School of Design, Zimbabwe, Barcelona, Argentina, San Francisco, Represent Inc., International Center of Photography, Berlin, Germany, Belgium, Spraycan Art, James Prigoff, Puerto Rico, Powerhouse, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Mexico, Sao Paulo, Norway, Paris, Star Tribune, Kulture Klub, Tokyo, Mexico City, Bronx, Zulu Nation, Hip-Hop Degree, Kimora Lee Simmon, Baby Phat, U.K., Russell Simmons, Phat Farm, Getty Images, Icp, Somalia, Somalis, Bling a Planet Rock, Raquel Cepeda, Black History Month, African American Photographers, Black Female Photographers, Female Photographers, Black Photographers, Carribean Photographers, Carribean Artists, Black Journalists, African American Journalists, Entertainment News
Lauri Lyons

When it comes to women in hip-hop, don't call it a comeback. Women have been here for years.

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They're Watching You

Nick Carr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: East 9th St, East Village, Graffiti, Streets, 3rd Avenue, Security Camera, Film Scout, Ny Scout, New York City, New York News
Nick Carr

How do you find a security camera? Look for the giant arrow.

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Walking Manhattan -- Rules for the Road

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Avenues, Downtown, Manhattan, Traffick, Streets, Walking, Police, Bikes, Pedestrian, Cars, Crosstown, On Foot, Uptown, New York News
Stephen C. Rose

If you follow these rules, your chances of getting there are about as good as if you risked some other mode of ambulation.

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Lazarus and the Iranians

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Global, Wealthy, President Obama, Lazarus and the Rich Man, Jesus, Grassroots, Justice of God, Poor, Injustice, Luke, Government, Streets, Image of God, Iran, Muslim, Wealth, Muslim World, Protest, Muslims, Story of Lazarus, Justice, Poverty, Iranians, Lazarus, Politics News
Jim Wallis

A connection has been made. A connection clearly seen between a young generation here in the United States and a young generation of Iranians who have taken to the streets.

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