WWCCD: What Would Climate Change Do?

No, not what would ceiling cat do?

Docklands faces overhaul as Gehl report urges major changes

Y (p) Connect?

It’s that time of year again. Everyone’s back at work, uni is starting, and the traffic snarls and tram crushes are back with a vengeance. That week on the beach seems but an all too distant memory… But I’m excited - because it means that March is upon us! And that means its YP Connect time!

What's your Future City?

Check out the BMW Guggenheim Lab’s Urbanology game

The game seeks to teach players something about urban sustainability by asking them to give “yes” or “no” answers to a series of urban policy questions. It then produces some quick-and-dirty findings about the governing values implied by the answers, and identifies a real city that best matches those values. The eight values at issue are Affordability, Health, Innovation, Lifestyle, Livability, Sustainability, Transportation, and Wealth. Questions include items such as “Will you double the cost of public transport to fund its conversion to a carbon-neutral system?” or “Will you pay for a free bike service in your city”? Working with such yes/no dichotomies is not ideal, but it’s also not unreasonable as a starting point for conversation.

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Highs and Lows: Abandoned NYC Tram Station likely to become the World’s First Subterranean Park

You’ve most likely heard of, or even visited New York’s High Line, the elevated linear park recycled from the city’s former central railroad. But it’s time to get to know the “Low Line”…

A dark and abandoned one-acre underground space with loose wires and dampness all around– what could there possibly be here to ‘get to know’? This neglected subterranean site is the location of the former Williamsburg Bridge Trolley Terminal, which from 1908 to 1945, served the tram passengers of New York City. It is also the location of one of the most exciting and unique urban project plans the world has ever seen.