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Walking silent in NYC

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Ringing a bicycle bell in a crowd is a quick way to clear the path ahead

I thought I had posted this here before, but after some searching I don’t think I have (although I had seen it ages ago). This Japanese video posted over at Neatorama again shows how a simple bicycle bell can get … Continue reading

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New concrete can soak up 1500 gallons of water

Ok, that headline may be a bit misleading. The concrete isn’t exactly soaking the water up. It’s just made in a way that allows water to flow right through it and back to the ground. I’m not sure what this … Continue reading

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Soft City installation by Benjamin Boré

This is a cool art installation called Soft City by French architect Benjamin Boré. He turned the brick pathway in this part of town into a visually confusing street water-bed. [via]

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Microlawns

Photo by David Yoon Microlawns is a very niche blog about super-tiny patches of green found mostly in urban cities wedged between sidewalk concrete and gravel. You’ve undoubtedly seen one in your daily walks and now you have something to … Continue reading

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Fat Snowman

Not sure if Justin took this photo, but it’s friggin’ great! In NYC, the snow that falls in the tree planters never gets dug out, so making a snowman out of that is a brilliant idea!

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