urban

Quoted: A look at how modern graffiti and street-art has come to be, and how it contrasts its own predecessors.

Great article by Katia Savchuk on slum redevelopment in Mumbai.

Quoted: most resettlement sites are peripheral and threaten to become "vertical slums." In the end, this is still a way of clearing populations who are "in the way" out of central urban space in order to reshape the city for its high-end users.

This is a great site on the abandoned subway system in Rochester, NY. There is an archive of photos, maps, videos, etc. It was done by Michael Governale and Otto M. Vondrak. Very impressive.

Quoted: The Rochester Subway may be gone, but this site brings back a piece of history few people know about.

Quoted: For things like eggs and honey, some urban and suburbanites are skipping the store entirely and turning instead to their own backyards. Whether from tighter food budgets or local eating ideals, more people are petitioning their cities to allow small-animal husbandry.

Quoted: Strolling the dark streets until dawn, a young photographer captured images of a world all but lost.

This looks like a useful resource for urban revitalization.

Funny review of The Barn House by DIY Diva, "bridging the gap between 'woman' and powertool weilding badass,' one project at a time ... "

I've posted some photos from the abandoned subway tunnel in Rochester, NY, which is a very unique setting with a lot of colorful paintings on the walls. I hope the city will make use of it someday, although maybe it's better as is.