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Moving Beyond the Automobile is a series of ten short videos by
Streetfilms that highlights new directions in urban transportation. It shows how cities in the U.S. are encouraging a shift away from car dependency and making it easier and more pleasant to get around by other means.
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posted by parudox
on Apr 26, 2011 -
36 comments
Park(ing) Day NYC is a one day event of taking over automobile parking spots throughout NYC and converting them into miniature parks, bicycle parking, art installations and performance areas. "These small, temporary public spaces provide a breath of relief from the auto-clogged reality of New York City, and aim to spark dialogue about our valuable public space and how we choose to use it." Plan your day with this
map of Park(ing) locations and schedule of events.
posted by cristinacristinacristina
on Sep 17, 2009 -
108 comments
"There's only so many parking spaces in the city," said Sordillo. "And in this part, there's very few." A private parking
space in Boston's Back Bay area sold for
$300,000.
posted by jaimev
on Jun 11, 2009 -
60 comments
R.I.P., Arizona Parking Solutions. Guy parks car without displaying his pass.
APS boots car. Guy dollies car
into his garage and invites APS to reclaim their boots. Or not; their choice: either way, they can't tow, he won't pay the fine, and he really doesn't need to be driving the car. This catch-22 upsets the owner. And eventually
APS goes off the deep end, booting nearly everyone's car in the community. The media becomes involved. And we become witness to a business owner suiciding his own business.
posted by five fresh fish
on Jun 18, 2008 -
129 comments
Portable parking spaces are the mind-bending Atomic-age outcome of centuries of humankind's best technology: they enable a bike to occupy the same perimeter as a car. They're arts and crafts, they're couture, they're
vehicles of dissent [Flash, contains photos, project info, instructions on building your own PPS]. See the
movie [11MB QuickTime]. A
different take on the concept.
posted by Mo Nickels
on Aug 1, 2005 -
52 comments
Spots Before His Eyes? At last, the Paper of Record publishes a story about something I've known and experienced for years. This retired math professor believes that New York is "...a parking paradise." Want a free parking spot, just believe you'll find one, and you will.
When I lived in the SF area and had to go to The City for business, I would visualize parking and something
always turned up.
How about you? How do you conjure the parking Goddess?
posted by dbmcd
on Jun 17, 2005 -
38 comments
Seinfeld Dictionary Head-First Parker - 1) a person who tries to pull into a parking space head first as opposed to backing into the space 2) a person who pulls into a parking space head first with the intention of screwing someone else out of the space
posted by BradNelson
on Dec 6, 2004 -
29 comments
Iraqi official shot dead over parking violation. U.S. military officials said Tuesday that U.S. soldiers shot to death the chairman of Sadr City's governing council during a heated argument this week.... Officials said the quarrel got under way Monday when the chairman, Mohannad Ghazi al Kaabi, tried to park his car near the District Advisory Council building in an area closed to traffic.
Do you suppose this might have a negative impact on public opinion in Iraq?
posted by ilsa
on Nov 11, 2003 -
56 comments
You take a toy car, and hold it in such a way so that it looks like it's a real car parked between other real cars, or driving in traffic with real cars. Then you take a picture of it. That's the sublimely simple concept of
Parking Spots.
posted by iconomy
on Feb 8, 2003 -
28 comments
