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13 Posts published in this tag

Medellin, Part 2

Published on May 23, 2014 In features, online, photo essays & writing

Shareable just published my 2nd postcard from Medellin, Are We Better Off Being Better Off?, looking more deeply into the meaning of “development” and “progress,” including plenty of photos and…

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# cities, development, Medellin, progress & Shareable

Private vs Public Transit

Published on October 17, 2013 In in the news & photography

KALW Radio did a piece today about San Francisco’s attempt to have some rules of engagement for the private commuter shuttles, aka Google Buses: Regulating the Google Buses: the SFMTA’s plan…

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# cities, environment, Google Bus, KALW & San Francisco

Nantes — City of Wonder

Published on August 7, 2013 In articles, features, online, reporting & writing

The host of this year’s Ecocity World Summit, Nantes has shown the way of using art to build a culture of resilience. My article Lessons for building an ecocity culture…

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# art, cities, climate change, creativity, Ecocity, Ecocity World Summit, livable city, Matador Travel Network, Nantes, parklet, San Francisco, sunday streets & travel

Beyond Tourism: Zanzibar

Published on July 22, 2013 In photography

A few of my photos of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Cinque Terre in Italy were picked for an exhibit at Weissenhof Galerie in my hometown of Stuttgart, Germany. The…

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# architecture, cities, Ecocity, photography, sustainable cities, sustainable development, tourism, UNESCO & zanzibar

Photo feature in the new 2030 Palette

Published on May 13, 2013 In photography

A few of my photos from the Freiburg, Germany: City of the Future Part 1 & 2 series have been picked by the awesome new Architecture 2030 Palette, an interactive…

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# 2030 Palette, architecture, cities, Ecocity, ecovillage, Freiburg, Rieselfeld & sustainable cities

What we can learn from the Transition Town movement

Published on January 25, 2013 In articles, features, online, photo essays, reporting & writing

Last week I wrote a piece for Shareable entitled Bring Transition Town-style Sharing to your Community about the transition movement and its latest, most noteworthy and replicable inspirations and projects….

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# bicycle, cities, community, creativity, public transportation, San Francisco, Shareable.net, simple living, slowing down & transition towns

Bikes, gardens, and a sharing spirit in Montreal

Published on September 27, 2012 In articles, features, online, photo essays & writing

Shareable.net just posted my article about Montreal and its inspiring communities, including Bixi bike sharing and rooftop gardens: Montreal: City of Bikes

# bikes, Bixi, cities, community, Ecocity, La Ville en vert, Montreal, Santropol Roulant, Shareable.net, sharing, sustainable cities, Swapbox Project & Urban Ecology

Smaller Cities Not Far Behind their Big Sisters in Going Green

Published on August 3, 2012 In articles, online, reporting & writing

This just went up on Alternet: How Smaller Cities are Taking the Lead in Sustainability Innovation Big cities get all the attention – but smaller, more agile towns are turning…

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# alternet, cities, clean energy, infrastructure, solar energy, stimulus & sustainable cities

Alternet: San Francisco on its way to zero waste

Published on April 24, 2012 In articles, online, reporting & writing

Where No City Has Gone Before: San Francisco Will Be World’s First Zero-Waste Town by 2020 A future without landfills? SF is already 78% of the way there — but…

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# cities, composting, environment, recycling, San Francisco & zero waste

Grist photo essay: In San Francisco, humans reclaim the right-of-way

Published on April 12, 2012 In photo essays & writing

Check out my fun spring time photo essay about SF street life in Grist this week: Street people: In San Francisco, humans reclaim the right-of-way

# cities, livable city, San Francisco, simple living, slowing down, street life & sunday streets

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