GREEN STREET 93

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How Cities Should Be Designed by Mikael Colville-Andersen on Flickr.

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PEOPLE HABITAT: 25 Ways to Think about Greener, Healthier Cities

Essays by F. Kaid Benfield

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An abandoned gas station is transformed through inexpensive food carts, planters and furniture

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Build Better Cities, day in and day out. 

Let’s get to work. 

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Via Thomasville Arts in Thomasville, GA

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A little bit of love for Metaxourgeion, Athens

http://popaganda.gr/ligi-agapi-gia-tin-odo-iasonos/

Check out the photojournalism from the action of the residents of Metaxourgeion,Athens who are trying to change the degraded landscape of their neighborhood.

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The German city of Hamburg has announced an ambitious plan to create, and link, an amazing 27 square miles of new and existing green space all over the city. The plan, called the "Green Network," will effectively remove all cars from the city centre and promote cycling and public transport - and it is planned to be in place by 2034.

If fully realised, the network will cover some 7000 hectares, over half the size of Boston or San Francisco. 

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Sugar Beach waterfront redevelopment by Claude Comer + Associes

(This used to be a parking lot. Just imagine what the parking lot nearest you could become in its next life.)

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Link to the project’s main page.

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The idea of the smart city seems to have triumphed as a term that aims to bring together the link between the twenty-first century technologies and their deployment in the city. Even though its narrative compresses very diffuse profiles, interpretations and definitions, the smart city –no matter you feel comfortable or not with the term itself- has gained a privileged position in the whole scope of urban discussions and particularly in the field of urban technologies. But after some years of massive attention, the list of skeptics and openly critical positions keeps growing.

Read more.

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Toon Bombing: A Toronto Artist Turns Outdoor Objects into Googly-Eyed Faces

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Which city quotes inspire you? Share them with us and we might include them in this series!

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What’s your energy-saving IQ? Take the quiz and test your knowledge of renewable energy.

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Rubbish, recycling and city care survey results

On a recent survey we performed, concerning rubbish, recycling and city care in Athens, we came across some very interesting facts. About 60% of the people in question believe that rubbish and the lack of care in our city is a very serious problem, while 38% believe that it also has a very negative effect in our psychology. When asked whether they believe taking care of the city is the state’s business, 40% are not certain, while 45% believe it is. A very large number of the respondents, 56%, are saying that they would like to participate in an action concerning the welfare and betterment of our city. About recycling, 52% are saying that they recycle in a regular basis, but they believe that the recycling infrastructures are not satisfying (80%). Analyzing those results, we can see that the problems we are facing today are known and that the people are willing to make a difference. Maybe what they lack is the right motivation and guidance to start taking action.

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A Day With Atenistas

 Saturday the 18th of January was a very special day for us, since we collaborated with the Green Team of Atenistas in order to renew a street in the centre of Athens.

 It was about Perikleous street, a sidewalk which was abandoned and used as a trashcan , poorly lightened during the nightime. 

 The plan was a new "city" to be made, a city inside a city.  A skyline of a city was painted as a background, with a green sky and fans-angels. Also, plants and chairs were added, creating a cosy result which will allure every passenger. 

 40 people worked together for 11 hours, with a help from the Municipality , who added two more lamps for the little street to be more lightened. 

 It was a great experience for us to work with them and so inspiring to see that anyone can do something like this, since the ingredients that are needed are good will and love for our city , with a low budget. 

  The Preparation

 The Final Results

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Alex Steffen: The shareable future of cities

How can cities help save the future? Alex Steffen shows some cool neighborhood-based green projects that expand our access to things we want and need -- while reducing the time we spend in cars.

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Pocket parks by Atenistas!

"When we first came across this abandoned piece of land on Dramas street, we never thought that creating a pocket park there would become such an inspiring and cooperative experience."

green group of atenistas

http://atenistas.org/2013/10/10/2kolonos/

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