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An iPhone App about Biomimetic Architecture: BioDesign #3 by Dennis Dollens

| Published March 4, 2010

BioDesign3 iPhone App by Dennis Dollens

This seems to be the year for green iPhone apps, with already over 100 to choose from, including TreeHugger’s own which was launched last month and the Green Map app launched recently. Now here is one for the biomimicry and architecture fans amongst you. <a href="http://www.treehugger….Read the full story on TreeHugger

Posted in Design & Architecture, Science & Technology, air filtration, apple inc, architects, architecture, biology, biomimicry, books, botanical, buildings, cities, concepts & prototypes, designers, education, iphone, prototypes | Tagged architecture, biomimicry, iphone, iphone apps, map | Leave a comment

Sidewalks = Social Justice in Amman, Jordan

| Published February 26, 2010

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Istanbul sidewalks aren’t the sole province of pedestrians. Photo by Jennifer Hattam.

Sidewalks in Istanbul, when they do exist, are often narrow, uneven, rutted, and frequently torn up entirely, forcing pedestrians into the street to dodge fast, erratically moving cars. So it doesn’t seem all that hyperbolic to me when New York Times writer Michael Slackman describes Amman’s “new, flat sidewalks that do not end suddenly, for no apparent reaso…Read the full story on TreeHugger

Posted in Cars & Transportation, cities, jordan, news, turkey, urban life, urban planning, walking | Tagged amman jordan, michael slackman, moving cars, sidewalks, sole province | Leave a comment

First Ever Rooftop Farm on Affordable Housing Project

| Published February 6, 2010

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Image credit: BrightFarm Systems

Solar is not the only green feature appearing on affordable housing projects these days. In fact, a project in the South Bronx is hoping to combat food miles and food deserts at the same time, growing fresh, nutritious vegetables in a 10,000 sq ft rooftop greenhouse on top of a six story affordable housing project. But does the project make sense? …Read the full story on TreeHugger

Posted in Energy Efficiency, cities, food, local food, new york city, united states | Tagged food miles, image credit, nutritious vegetables, rooftop greenhouse, south bronx | Leave a comment

Stop Blaming the Victim for the Increase in Pedestrian Deaths

| Published January 27, 2010

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Mom died, baby survived.

In Toronto, they are calling it the “War on Pedestrians”; 14 have been killed since the start of the year, compared to 32 in all of 2009. In New York City, the mayor is proud that overall traffic fatalities are the lowest in a century, but the number of pedestrians killed was up, to 155. In Portland, Oregon, Jonathan Maus writes that “A spike in traffic collisions over the weekend highlights the urgent need for …Read the full story on TreeHugger

Posted in Cars & Transportation, cities, pedestrians, urban design, urban life | Tagged blaming the victim, pedestrian deaths, pedestrians, traffic collisions, traffic fatalities | Leave a comment

Re-Envisioning New York to Combat Sea-Level Rise

| Published January 27, 2010

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One team’s vision of a “New Aqueous City.” Image credit: nArchitects

The New York art institutions MoMA and P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center are looking on the bright side of the down economy: “As in past economic recessions, construction has slowed dramatically in New York, and much of the city’s remarkable pool of architectural talent is available to focus on innovation.” So …Read the full story on TreeHugger

Posted in Design & Architecture, architects, cities, exhibits, global warming effects, new jersey, new york city, urban planning | Tagged art institutions, contemporary art center, economic recessions, new york art, sea level rise | Leave a comment

Eco-Villages: Sustainable Oases or Insular Islands?

| Published January 24, 2010

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Green developments spark debate at the EcoCity 2009 summit. Image via NewVista.

A NewVista village sounds like an environmentalist’s dream: a series of walkable, interconnected communities that produce their own local energy and food, offering a “low-impact lifestyle without daily automobile use.” But to Austrian architect and urban consultant Johannes Fiedl…Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Slow Down London’s 8 Week Course to Slow Down Your Life

| Published January 19, 2010

Gallery from Slow Down London

Slow Dow…Read the full story on TreeHugger

Posted in Culture & Celebrity, Green Basics, cities, ecology, london, walking | Tagged Gallery, Life, london, Slow, slow dow | Leave a comment

Developing Cities from India to Colombia Leapfrog Ahead With Clean, Green Bus Rapid Transit Systems

| Published January 16, 2010

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Traditional modes of transportation meet high-tech ones in Ahmedabad, India, which just won an award for its bus rapid transit system. Photo by Emmanuel Dyan via Flickr.

Ahmedabad, India, leads the pack as cities in developing nations race ahead of their richer counterparts in adopting eco-friendly transit solutions, according to the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), which last week gave the western Indi…Read the full story on TreeHugger

Posted in Cars & Transportation, awards, brazil, buses, cities, colombia, curitiba, developing nations, india, mexico, news, public transportation, south africa, urban planning | Tagged ahmedabad india, bus rapid transit, rapid transit system, rapid transit systems, traditional modes | Leave a comment

Creating a Better Market Street in San Francisco (Video)

| Published January 3, 2010

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Image credit: StreetFilms

Andrew reported last year that San Francisco was considering a car ban on Market Street. While that hasn’t happened yet, there is plenty of work going into creating an inviting, culturally vibrant thoroughfare that San Franciscans can be proud of. And who better to explore the improvements than the good folks at StreetFilms—the same people who brought us video of <a href=”http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/04/streetfilms-brt-la.ph…Read the full story on TreeHugger

Posted in Cars & Transportation, activism, cities, san francisco, transportation, united states | Tagged car ban, good folks, image credit, san franciscans, thoroughfare | Leave a comment

Urban Communities and Peak Oil: Transition Brixton (Video)

| Published January 3, 2010

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Image credit: Wikipedia

Yesterday we looked at Al Jazeera’s report on Transition Town Totnes—offering a vision of how small towns are tackling climate change and peak oil through community involvement. But how does the Transition model relate to the city? On the one hand, urban density and great mass transit make city living green. On the other hand, almost everything is trucked in, so whe…Read the full story on TreeHugger

Posted in Business & Politics, activism, cities, london, peak oil, united kingdom | Tagged al jazeera, tackling climate change, transition model, transition town totnes, urban density | Leave a comment
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