The sharing economy is not often enough actually about sharing. Car sharing becomes a huge unlawful “taxi company,” a platform to share a room or your apartment a few days a year becomes a real estate play with companies and individuals kicking tenants out and leasing dozens of apartments year-long, etc.
In the US, President Biden is pushing for huge relief and investment packages, “once in a generation” proposals. An interesting aspect of this project, is the discussion (and arguing) around the word “infrastructure.” What is and isn’t, and what kinds are there?
Lovely, healthy, and quite the change of perspective with this ‘Tube map for walkers’ which links London’s green spaces. Created by the designer Helen Ilus, the map replaces metro lines with suggested walks and existing trails to take walkers around the city, from parc to parc.
Since we’ve already mentioned kits to help citizens in getting involved in their neighbourhood, lets look at another one, the Measure What Matters: DIY Toolkit.
At first glance, it might surprising for some to see a project like The GROW Observatory on a website for a community and event with the word “city” in its name. Actually, it’s a great fit in a number of ways.
