Secret Weapon For Our Cities: Walking
New York's High Line Park sets the pace for urban walking amenities. Other cities are trying to duplicate its success. By Bob Chew Urban:Fix Editor The best solutions are often the simplest. When it comes to fixing our traffic- congested cities the simplest and most cost effective tool turns out to be crazy simple – walking. Councilman Jose Huizar is leading the "Bring Back Broadway" drive in downtown Los Angeles. The initiative has widen the sidewalk, added planters, and ins
Detroit’s 'Zombie Land' Finds Hope In Heidelberg Art Project
We’re all watching Detroit and nothing is more symbolic of its despair than block after block of abandoned homes. Locals call this their own “Zombie Land” and it’s as close to a post-apocalyptic landscape you’re going to find without an actual thermonuclear bomb dropping. Yet, there is hope. Never underestimate the power of art and people and community. There, in the middle of this ghastliness, stands The Heidelberg Project (see images). The Heidelberg Project is all about ta
