Growing Cities Of The Future

By Victoria Vele and Rich Greene, LCBG Interns

All cities are not created equal. Each is designed, developed, and actually constructed at different points in time. This affects architecture, building stock, and even the people who live there. Urban transformation is inevitable because people have evolving needs. We are challenged with maintaining a balanced ecosystem through every urban development (new or old). The video I’ve decided to post this week is by Lilium Urbanus, Read More

Designing Parklets Around Public Transportation Systems

Since New York has been branded by insane taxi drivers, cross town buses, and a subway system that is constantly under construction, is it such a far fetched idea to think about designing NYC around its transportation systems? In particular public spaces and parks pose an interesting idea for a city that is connected by bridges, tunnels, and expressways. What if green spaces were created around the necessary forms of transportation that are already Read More

Speakers Challenge #2: Can You Guess Who?

By Victoria Vele, Social Media and Water Research Intern

As the Living City Brooklyn team works tirelessly on renovating our office, the countdown to the Community Innovation Workshop continues (5 days from today!). With speakers sending in bios and last minute questions, the anticipation of next Wednesday is pushing everyone to work just a little bit harder. The excitement from the community is also becoming more apparent.

As I sat outside yesterday painting planters Read More