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What’s the matter with “The Google Bus?”

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Yesterday I went to a panel discussion entitled A Story of Shuttles at SPUR, the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association. For those of you not living in SF […]

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cities, economy, technology
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HOLY SPOKES!!!!! London commits £1 BILLION to new bicycle infrastructure.

March 12, 2013by Sven 2 Comments

From the Department of Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, last week the city of London announced one of the largest cycling transportation development budgets in the history of […]

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bicycle, cities, politics
The five-story Vertical Farm will expand Growing Powers greenhouse and aquaponics operations currently spread over a two-acre site in the City of Milwaukee.

The Good Food Revolution Goes Vertical

March 6, 2013by Sven 17 Comments

This is a story about something that is right in this world. It’s a story of inspiration and real world solutions, a down to earth celebration of the most basic […]

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cities, community, soil

Liberating Streets: Of bubbles, hobby horses, and tumbling towers

June 3, 2012by Sven 6 Comments

Today Sunday Streets returned to my neighborhood in San Francisco’s Mission District. Sunday Streets is an event organized by the City of San Francisco, MTA, and Livable City that creates […]

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cities, community, photo essay

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