A viewing observatory that competes with the viewHere’s a preview of SUMMIT One Vanderbilt, an immersive observatory experience in Midtown Manhattan’s newest skyscraper. From a review from…
The Future in Lanes and Everyday LifeWe used to rely on the front covers of cheap sci-fi paperbacks for images of the future. The cities were…
Little Island in the Big AppleAnother major public space – a combo of park, art and outdoor theatre – opens this weekend in New York…
Motordom Redux: The Reality on Our RoadsPT: We’re in a sudden, massive, global real-life experiment in how we live and move in our cities. While there…
How to celebrate Valentine’s Day in New YorkGo to Times Square on the Red Steps: RENEWAL OF VOWS Say “I do” all over again. At 6pm…
Friday Funny: New York in 1983This clip from a local news station in New York City is labelled as “the city before gentrification.” What now…
What’s the best layout for a subway car?TransLink was recently asking Vancouverites for suggestions on the best seating design for new SkyTrain cars. Hopefully they saw this…
How New York City Lowered StressSurprise: it built bike lanes. This video shows how, from 2007, the Big Apple did it, and the results it…
Streetview Nostagia: YVR / NYCNow that Google’s Streetview has been in operation for a decade, and conveniently provides its available archive with each image,…
New York City: Your Best Ever Advice and RecommendationsTwo Vancouver urbanistas – Michael Gordon and Gordon Price – have decided to celebrate their birthdays in New York City. …
Comparing the New York Subway to … Us and OthersThe New York Times asked its widespread readers to compare their experiences with the NYT MTA (the subway) to other…
Every Street Tree in New YorkThis is a shot I took on my New York trip in August (see Urbanist Abroad) that I selected to…
Urbanist Abroad in New YorkI’m off again — another trip (ah, the retired life). This time to New York. I’ve been visiting the city…
Dec. 19, 2022Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their TimeSandy James Planner