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iXpress Bus, Ontario. Courtesy of Wikipedia.

Region of Waterloo – Central Transit Corridor Community Building Strategy

January 15, 2014

iXpress Bus, Ontario. Courtesy of Wikipedia. This video takes a look at utilizing the existing transit corridor for community building in the Waterloo-Kitchener-Cambridge Ontario area. http://v...

Johannesburg CBD. Photo by thesmiths on Flickr.

Mixed reactions to Johannesburg CBD clean-up

John Cruz

January 8, 2014

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From the YouTube Description Johannesburg CBD. Photo by thesmiths on Flickr. The City of Johannesburg says Operation Clean Sweep is a multi-disciplinary approach aimed at rejuvenating the Johannesburg ...

907 Main St, Cambridge. Photo by Lawrence Barriner II.

899-907 Main Street: An Uncertain Future

John Cruz

January 1, 2014

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907 Main St, Cambridge. Photo by Lawrence Barriner II. The Fall 2013 MIT course for In This Building took a look at the building at 900 Main Street and studied the question: If it's worth more torn down tha...

Strip The City: Ice City Toronto

John Cruz

December 25, 2013

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Toronto, Ontario Canada. Photograph by John Cruz. The Science Channel's series "Strip the City" takes an unconventional look at various cities around the world, stripping the city down to its infrastructure...

Singapore. Photo by cheishichiyo on Flickr.

101 East : The world’s richest city

John Cruz

December 18, 2013

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Singapore. Photo by cheishichiyo on Flickr. Which city has the highest percentage of millionaire households in the world? Try Singapore. The urban island nation in south-east Asia has become a magnet of tra...

New York bicycle. Photo by moonman82 on Flickr.

The Future of Urban Mobility

John Cruz

December 11, 2013

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From the YouTube description: New York bicycle. Photo by moonman82 on Flickr. The Future of Urban Mobility: (Context) Carlos Pujol, (Keynote) Janette Sadik-Khan, (Moderator) Matt Flegenheimer and (Pane...

The “Mean streets of New York”? Not so much anymore.

John Cruz

December 4, 2013

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Janette Sadik Khan The amount of adjectives used to describe walking in New York City are typically less than positive. The stereotype goes that the people on the streets of new york are any of the followin...

The Geisel Library, designed by William Pereira. LaJolla, CA.

Modernist Maverick: The Architecture of William Pereira

John Cruz

November 27, 2013

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This cool and short video takes a look at the architecture of William Periera, world renowned modernist architect. His buildings are breathtaking, and this video is a quick glimpse into his world. From the v...

Montreal’s 21 Swings

John Cruz

November 20, 2013

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This is really cool. Every spring in Montreal these swings are put in place where people can swing, wait for the bus, and make music. The Quartier Des Spectacles website says: The first thing you must know ...

A Country of Cities: A Manifesto for an Urban America

John Cruz

November 13, 2013

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Urbanist Vishaan Chakrabarti has written a new book, A Country of Cities: A Manifesto for an Urban America where he argues that density in urban, suburban, and rural areas leads to greater prosperity and a more...