VIDEO: Architecture for the people by the people

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FOTO + TEXTO: HAIKU STREETS SIGNS EN NUEVA YORK

haiku street signs in new york city the 'curbside haiku' initiative brings bright graphic signs and playful haikus to the streets of new york city a collaboration between the new york city department of transportation with safe streets fund  and american artist john morse, 'curbside haiku' brings bright graphics and playful poetry to the street signs of new york, in an initiative designed to promote road safety. 144 signs covering 12 different designs have been placed in areas near cultural centers and schools, where a high percentage of accidents take place. in some locations, the signs feature only graphics, with the haikus embedded in a QR code. in others, signs are hung in pairs featuring both image and text. Para ver directamente en la pag hacer click AQUI FUENTE: DESIGNBOOM

FOTO: Space required to transport 60 people

FOTO: Sancocho en El Café, Edo Miranda

foto por: Bernat Parra

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Artículo: Four Florida metropolitan areas recently ranked as the most dangerous places for pedestrians, according to a survey by Transportation America.

Orlando and three other Florida metropolitan regions again top the list of most dangerous places for pedestrians, with more than 550 pedestrians killed between 2000 and 2009. According to a survey by Transportation America, these areas lead the nation in pedestrian fatalities and other injuries relative to the amount of walking that occurs there, and Hispanic and black residents are disproportionately the victims.

Experts blame the problem on a glut of wide, arterial roads built for cars. These multi-lane roads have few crosswalks and sidewalks, and the car culture built up around them includes some motorists who speed up at the site of pedestrians crossing.

Southern and southwestern metro areas make up the bulk of the regions that scored poorly on the survey. New York City-Northern New Jersey-Long Island was found to be the safest place for pedestrians.

 

source: PLANETIZEN