The Rhode Island IDSA Chapter announced today the screening of the film Objectified by Gary Hustwit. The IDSA Rhode Island Chapter is the leading group in the state, representing product designers of all types...
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Greater City ProvidenceVideo: Flexing Manhattan Bridge
All bridges flex but seeing this time-lapse video of the Manhattan Bridge is slightly scary.
Jef NickersonVideo: Barcelona by streetcar in 1908
Barcelona by streetcar in 1908; via Bicycle Fixation.
Worth A Watch: James Howard Kunstler
For any that are not familiar with TED, it is a gathering of relevant minds with the purpose of sharing their thoughts on whatever it is that they specialize in. The speakers have ranged from Michelle Obama to John...
David RochaVideo: Kai Tak Airport
This is a crazy cool video that at once fascinates and terrifies me. It is Hong Kong’s old Kai Tak Airport which sat right in the heart of Kowloon. Kai Tak closed in 1998 when Hong Kong’s new airport opened...
Pixel City
This is a demonstration of a program I wrote to generate and fly through a dynamically generated city. You can read the step-by-step of how it was made at my website. The program was built on vanilla OpenGL, Windows...
Copenhagen // City of Cyclists
Copenhagen – City of Cyclists from Colville Andersen on Vimeo. Via Streetsblog.
U.S. Conference of Mayors in Providence
It may or may not be news to you that the 77th annual U.S. Conference of Mayors will be taking place in Providence this year, and it seems that Mr. Cicilline has created (well, paid somebody else to create) this spiffy...
Just a cool video
This is nothing to do with anything really, just a video I stumbled upon that I thought was really compelling. This is a from a series that photographer Keith Loutit is working on of Sydney, Australia. The one above is...
No one thinks big of you
Funny public service announcement from New South Wales, Australia:
via How We Drive
Video: Potholidence
Traffic navigating the potholes on Dean (more pothole than) Street this afternoon. Some still photos after the jump:
Snowvlogging: Middle of the night edition
Snowvlogging: Middle of the night edition
Dear Mother Nature,
Thank you for the not having to work today.
Love,
Me
In Like a Lion
In Like a Lion This morning we had a quick blast of very slippery slush. Tomorrow though, the apocalypse is coming. I’m hearing reports of up to 15 inches of snow! Dear Mother Nature: I would be pleased to not...
Pedal Powered Snow Plow
Could this be the answer to Providence’s snow clearing woes? Probably not, but it sure is cool, and I want one.
Check out the rest of the story over at MAKE
Matthew CoolidgeIf you rode a bike, you’d be home by now
Speck posted this on UrbanPlanet. While Greater City Providence certainly does not recommend riding your bike on the highway (you could get KILLED!), this video is too great not to share.
Read all about it on Vimeo.
Fruit & Produce Warehouse updates
Video from ABC6. Also, RIFuture weighs in with, Something Stinks in Providence.
