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#citylife

HSP is OK
3 days ago

I tried to take a walk today in the fall air. The sunlight felt good, but every street I wanted to walk down either was under construction or lined by city workers blowing leaves with loud leaf blowers. Not very conducive to relaxation.

#HSP #CityLife #Walking

Frank
1 week ago
A wooden, house shaped sign with a picture of a dog in profile. A thin red circle with a strike through is drawn over the dog. The words "NO PETS" appear above the dog. The words "NO POOP" appears below. The word "please" is scrawled at the bottom, in black paint.
dtaylor
2 weeks ago

"It dose not
Matter
how slowly you go
as long as you do
not give up!!!"

#handwrittensign #handwritten #midweekmotivation #motivationalquote #citylife

A handwritten note tied to a lamp post. It reads: "It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not give up!"
cjeng
3 weeks ago
Hen and her chicks under the shadow of a large trees by the side of the road.
🚲👣🌍🌿
3 weeks ago

Extending a city highway that threatens cultural heritage and communities. I thought the fifties were behind us? Guess not. Thanks to "conservative" coalitions 🙄

Destroying cultural fabric for fossil traffic has always been a disastrous approach. It literally kills cities.

#Berlin #carmagedon #highways #urbanplanning #protest #heritage #2023 #citylife

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/05/berlin-clubbers-and-green-protesters-unite-to-fight-motorway-plans?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

My brain focus is such that reading, which I used to be able to do SO FAST, is now so slow I almost always have to renew library books to finish them. I had to return “The City Google Couldn’t Buy” half-read as there was a hold on it. Placed my own to get it back soon.

Now started “The Smart Enough City” by Ben Green. It’s of a similar view with lots of good refs - recommend for anyone interested in urban futures. #urbanplanning #cityLife #future

The cover of my current read, and sitting to the right side of the frame, the cat who would prefer I were petting him.
Sean and Ruchika
3 weeks ago

Time for an #Introduction -

We are @dohappybelove and @seanbala. We have been together for almost 10 years. Ruchika is from #Delhi in #India and Sean is from the #Adirondacks in the #USA. Currently based in #Chicago.

This is our experiment in the #Fediverse - we plan on posting about our adventures. Expect a lot of the following: #travel #vegetarian #vegan #food #urbanexploring #city #citylife #art #nature #adventure.

Also trying out #Pixelfed - @bunvoyage17@pixelfed.social as well.

Our photo in front of a intricately carved Ming era door at the Lan Su Chinese Garden in Portland, Oregon. This is our CLASSIC pose.
GuettisKnippse :darktable:
4 weeks ago

#guettisknippse genießt noch ein bisschen
𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐠 - Der Weg in den nächsten Montag ist nicht immer leicht...
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The path to next Monday is not that easy...
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#streetphotography #blackandwhite #darktable #citylife

Irgendwo in Kopenhagen geht eine Frau in Jeans und T-Shirt eine Straße entlang. Der Körper ist nach vorn geneigt und ihr rechter Arm zeigt nach hinten. Denn in der rechten Hand hält sie eine Hundeleine, an deren anderen Ende ein Hund hängt, der der Frau bis zum Knie geht. Er scheint nicht weiterzugehen, weshalb die Frau ein wenig zieht. 
Auf dem Unterarm der Frau ist eine Pistole tätowiert. Aus dem Lauf kommt eine Blume. Auf der Straße neben der Frau fahren Autos, dahinter ein Mehrfamilienhaus mit Geschäften im Erdgeschoß.
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Somewhere in Copenhagen, a woman in jeans and T-shirt is walking down a street. Her body is leaning forward and her right arm is pointing backwards. This is because in her right hand she is holding a dog leash, on the other end of which hangs a dog that goes up to the woman's knee. He does not seem to be going any further, which is why the woman pulls a little. 
A pistol is tattooed on the woman's forearm. A flower comes out of the barrel. Cars are driving on the street next to the woman, behind them an apartment building with shops on the ground floor.
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metkcom 🏹
4 weeks ago
Katylou
4 weeks ago

Handsome clientele #CityLife

Dog at a restaurant table
Babs E. Blue
4 weeks ago

#Fensterfreitag

"Set wide the window. Let me drink the day." - Edith Wharton63

Photography - Babs E

#photography #windows #WindowFriday #citylife #Portugal #morning #Lisbon #castle #colors #life #day

The castle - Castelo de S. Jorge seems to watch over the square and people going about their daily lives in the city - Lisbon, Portugal.  One can imagine the different lives being lived inside all the buildings and windows flanking the square and imagine the different views on the world through those windows.
Tristan Louis
1 month ago

Here's an idea: since it takes $36k to add a parking spot in New York, any new parking spot should generate $12k of revenue per year. If a given parking area (defined as 4 adjacent parking spaces) fails that for 3 years in a row, the space should be turned into a human usable space (park, sidewalk, etc...)

#NYC #WarOnCars #NewYorkCity #NewYork #carsruincities #policy #cities #citylife

Sharon Murphy
2 months ago

I love this Manifesto for a better Dublin from Trevor White of the Little Museum of Dublin. It encourages us to dream, imagine, expect and, ultimately, demand better for our capital city!
Some wonderful observations and ideas from someone who has real love for Dublin and its people.
#Dublin #Mastodaoine #CityLife

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2023/08/12/manifesto-for-a-better-dublin-charge-motorists-reimagine-stephens-green-and-move-rte/

Zap Productions
2 months ago

This is the cumulative efforts of yesterday’s attempt to collect as many MRT station stamps as possible. I got 106 unique stamps out of a total of 122. I was unable to collect the final 3 on the yellow line, and 13 on the orange line. I also skipped the light rail stations.

For anyone who is so inclined, I think it is possible to collect all in one day provided that you make sure you’re at the starting terminal station of wherever you’re beginning at opening time and take provisions with you.

#Taiwan #Taipei #Metro #MRT #MTR #travel #transport #PublicTransport #PublicTransportation #trains #TrainTravel #TravelChallenge #Stamps #StampCollecting #City #CityLife #CityLiving #台灣 #台北

#Recommendations: Shopping for a cart for groceries

There's a steep hill, with sometimes crummy, icy sidewalks, between my preferred grocery store and my 3rd floor walkup home.

Is there anything better than the foldup metal grocery cart they sell at the Ace Hardware in #PorterSquare?

#CambridgeMA #SomervilleMA #Boston #WalkableCities #CityLife #NYC

Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág
2 months ago

If anyone wonders what Captain Budapest would be like:

I was walking along the Danube yesterday when a guy tore past on a bicycle. He looked like Santa but was jacked like a body builder, wearing only a helmet and tidy whities. "I need a hero" was blasting from his portable speaker.

😂

#Budapest #WTF #CityLife #Hungary

Shouty person
2 months ago

Me, a big-city person: Er? There are cows? Crossing a bridge?

@xtaldave, who grew up in rural nowhere: What? Do you not have cow bridges in Canadia?

Me: I mean, we certainly don’t have them in Toronto.

#UrbanVsRural #FarmCountry #CityLife

Cows, crossing a bridge
Nick DeWolf Photo Archive
2 months ago

new york city
1975

policeman, times square

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dboo/5243998893

© the Nick DeWolf Foundation
Image-use requests are welcome via nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com

#photography #film #color #35mm #streetphotography #citylife #newyorkcity #newyork #nyc #manhattan #timessquare #sign #signs #protest #demonstration #people #profile #protesters #police #policeman #cop #nypd #1970s

Nick DeWolf Photo Archive
2 months ago

new york city
1975

street life, midtown manhattan

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dboo/5229740468

© the Nick DeWolf Foundation
Image-use requests are welcome via nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com

#photography #film #color #35mm #streetphotography #streetlife #citylife #newyorkcity #newyork #nyc #manhattan #midtown #people #pedestrians #clothes #clothing #fashion #1970s

Nick DeWolf Photo Archive
3 months ago

new york city
1975

mural, 191 madison street
"chi lai arriba rise" by cityarts workshop

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dboo/5264597011

© the Nick DeWolf Foundation
Image-use requests are welcome via nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com

#photography #film #color #streetphotography #citylife #newyorkcity #newyork #nyc #manhattan #lowermanhattan #lowereastside #twobridges #madisonstreet #buildings #mural #cityarts #chilaiarribarise #people #streetlife #citylife #basketballcourt #liquorstore #1970s

Gene McKelvey
4 months ago

Times Square is crowded with tourists. Big screens display advertising. New York City's center of hustle and tourism is alive and bold with the darkness of commercialism and the light of human spirit. #BuyIntoArt #ayearforart #artmatters #mastoart #AppArtist #NewYork #TimesSquare #CityLife #abstractions #Cityscapes #artwork #photography

The view is a busy Times Square. You are looking just over the heads of a crowd, filling the bottom of the scene from edge to edge. On both sides, skyscrapers climb up and out of frame , disappearing in perspective above the crowd. Neon and clothing in vibrant colors create a festive mood, while dark shadows lend a sense of possible danger. It's a typical summer evening at the crossroads of the world.
Molly Cantrell-Kraig ✅
4 months ago

Thank you for this day. 🌇

The glass exteriors of skyscrapers make good mirrors. There is a lot of street art in Chicago’s West Loop. This is next to Morgan and Lake.

#tyftd #ThankYouForThisDay #goodMorning #gratitude #ritual #thankYou #goodVibes #cityLife #GoodMorningPhoto #Chicago #architecture #DailyPhoto #POTD #PhotoOfTheDay #reflection #StreetPhotography #StreetArt #UrbanArt

Molly Cantrell-Kraig ✅
4 months ago

Thank you for this day. 🌇

This is a “happy accident” photo taken as I descended the subway steps. My phone was jostling as I put it into my bag, and this was the result. I like the colors and the movement in this frame.

#tyftd #ThankYouForThisDay #goodMorning #gratitude #ritual #thankYou #goodVibes #GoodMorningPhoto #Chicago #architecture #DailyPhoto #POTD #PhotoOfTheDay #StreetPhotography #NightPhotography #CityLife

Blurry, colorful photo of a figure descending the the subway stairs at night.
mbskis
4 months ago

First spring harvest. Kale, chard, mustard greens, so much oregano, and for the first time in three years finally had success with my spinach and arugula. #urbanfarming #citylife #growyourownfood #gardening #springharvest

Picture of a white tray filled with greens from the garden. Including kale, char, spinach and herbs.
Jenny Lam
4 months ago

Last week before my mom and I attended the Dots Obsession preview, we walked right around the corner from the museum to check out the big door outside Big Monster Toys. We remarked, upon seeing it, "That's a big door." Delightful. #Photo of me by my mom. ^^

#Chicago #Fun #Architecture #Outdoors #Design #Studio #City #CityLife #StreetPhotography #Urban #Street #Photography #Style #Wanderlust #Travel

Jenny Hansen
4 months ago

This was a fascinating read on the background and history of why there are so few cars in Tokyo. Namely, lack of parking, narrower streets, unsubsidized roads, higher fuel taxes, and expensive vehicle inspections.

I also learned that they do not subsidize their public transport system, either.

#citylife #publictransport #tokyo #carfree
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How Tokyo Became an Anti-Car Paradise - Heatmap News https://heatmap.news/economy/tokyo-anti-car-pedestrian-paradise

Image of a woman (in monochrome) in front of a green cityscape midground with a mountain peak looming in the background
Light bulbs
4 months ago

1/ “How can cities become more pleasant places to live?” [42-min. video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp6sgCtryKE
#Urbanism #PublicTransport #Cycling #CityLife #Walkability

Random things I found interesting:
* Barcelona evaluated credit card payments in the new “superblocks” (9-block clusters with car-free interiors): Sales are considerably higher than elsewhere in the city.
* More information on superblocks: https://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/superilles/en/

De l’utilité des arbres, en ville aussi, en ville surtout!

#arbres #citylife #chill

Une place pavée où trône un arbre majestueux, probablement un tilleul, dont le tronc est entouré d’un banc public.
Molly Cantrell-Kraig ✅
5 months ago

Sitting on the bus. The woman seated next to me sent a full-strength sneeze into her bare hand. She is wearing a mask around her chin.

Sigh.

#COVID19 #CovidIsNotOver #transportation #CityLife

dmartuk
5 months ago

Designed by #Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz, the Agora is an installation of 106 headless and armless #iron #sculptures at the south end of Grant Park in #Chicago. It's especially striking to visit at sunset.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agora_(sculpture)

#art #outdoors #urbanart #sculpture #park #city #citylife #arts #ironworks #sunset #metalwork #metal #artist #society #thicktrunktuesday #tuesdaythoughts #tuesday #photomonday #fotomontag #public #urban #photo #photography

a group of headless faceless iron statues in a city park at sunset
a group of headless faceless iron statues in a city park at sunset
a group of headless faceless iron statues in a city park at sunset
Dean
6 months ago
shak
6 months ago

Partick Bridge, Glasgow. Built circa 1876-78 over River Kelvin, connecting Argyle St and Dumbarton Rd.

#leica #leicaq2 #Glasgow #riverkelvin #partickbridge #Bridge #city #river #citylife #cloudy #moody #photography #photographer #photographylovers #photogram

Rey :ghosthug:
7 months ago

running errands, get to the end of the block, there’s a gentleman coming up the sidewalk screaming random obscenities…
he stops, makes eye contact, and starts cussing me out.
me: hi.
him: HI!
me: have a good day
him: YOU TOO!… AND FUCK YOU, TOO!

…I think i confused him :P
#CityLife

3TA Design
7 months ago

🧓🏻🐕‍🦺 Every morning, I watch aan older manwalk his dog in the city. They have a routine, stopping to sniff around the same trees and fire hydrants. The man always carries a bag, picking up after his furry friend. It's a small gesture, showing his love and caring for his companion and the community.

#DogWalkersOfInstagram #ManAndHisDog #CityLife #Saturday #Mood
#digitalart #art  #graphicdesign #minimal #minimalism #minimalist #abstractillustration #design #contemporaryart #3TADesign

Recorded and edited by me a few minutes ago in Cork city Ireland.
People slowly cross the road at Washington street.
#UrbanPortraits #CityLife #Ireland #CorkCity

https://vimeo.com/798016976

Andrew Woods
8 months ago

You know, it’s kinda funny. we have windshield wipers, but we don’t use that technology on skyscraper windows. We still rely on people to scale up/down a building on a scaffold.

as a city dweller, it’d be nice to look through clean windows 😄

#CityLife #UX #tech

Jason Thorne
9 months ago

Wouldn’t it be nice if all the flower shops spilled out their front doors and onto the street?
#cities #urbanism #CityLife #StreetPhotography #flowers

Image of a street with a flower shop with plants on the street and on the balconies above
Jason Thorne
9 months ago

You know it’s a good street when it has retractable sidewalk bar tables.
#StreetsForPeople #Toronto #Cities #CityLife #Urbanism #Urbanismo #TacticalUrbanism

Side of building with retractable bar tables attached
forteller
10 months ago

When the president of the Manhattan borough in NYC is able to use the correct terminology: opening streets for people, not closing streets (for cars), then the rest of us can too!

"We are proving that when you open up streets to people, you open up a world of possibilities"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vlZQxfBzB0

#Urbanism #CityLife #BikeTooter #BikeFedi #OpenStreets #CarFreeFifthAvenue #CarFreeStreets #NewYork #NYC #Streetfilms

Allan Wright
10 months ago

Man walks in St. Andrews Square in #Edinburgh
#Scotland. Taken with the iPhone as I was on way to dinner with a good friend and wasn’t prepared for this perfect a light. My mother says this loons like the work of Dennis Hopper, so must be doing something right! (Other than not getting out with the big camera enough these days!)

#citylife #architecture #streetphoto #sunshine

Man walking in St. Andrews Square, Edinburgh against backdrop of sunkist buikdings
Allan Wright
10 months ago

Cheeky chappy #grafitti art under the Kingston Bridge that carries the M8 over the #RiverClyde in #Glasgow. This artist is prolific across the city with many underpasses and walls carrying his work. Not everyones cup of tea but certainly brightens up the #streets and #citylife.

Graffiti character on bridge support under Kingston Bridge in Glasgow.
Brian Ambrozy
10 months ago

Took a long walk around the neighborhood today, and saw some funny shit. Walking in #Detroit is always unhinged.

Found a really nice brand-new steak knife just laying on the ground, so I brought that home.

Saw a wild turkey on a busy street.

Saw a ragamuffin guard dog on the roof of a house.

Nicole found a huge branch she just had to have for craft purposes (life with a goblin) and she hauled that thing around for the rest of the walk. Goofy day. #walking #citylife

A picture of a small dog standing on the roof of a house in Detroit
A woman with short, curly pink hair walking with a giant stick on her shoulder
A large wild turkey in an urban environment
A large wild turkey in an urban environment
Sarah (She/Her)
11 months ago

#Introduction - Bostonian living virtually in Scotland (or, virtually living in Scotland 🙂) to avoid the crowds and technical glitches of those larger servers. Also, I'd like to study up for relocation in case US goes full Handmaid's Tale. Interests: #Photography #Art #Reading #Writing #Hiking #Design #CityLife #StreetArt #PublicTransit #CleanEnergy #Travel #News #Journalism #PopCulture #LocalNews and so on and on and on and on