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UrbanOmnibus

  1. Friday Roundup: Commutes Revealed, Teachers Housed, Prisons Recycled, Design for Govs Isl, Paint a Mural, Pet a Robot j.mp/K2VrtB
  2. Daniel Rojo highlights some selections from the upcoming Brooklyn Film Festival j.mp/KdQG6i @brooklynfest
  3. The East River Blueway Plan - helping New Yorkers get down to, and get into, the water. j.mp/KcURjf cc: @wxystudio @BluewayPlan
  4. Naturally Occurring Cultural Districts Group testify at City Council: wp.me/p1Tffe-fi See also bit.ly/chVs77
  5. Recap and pics from Dutch Kills Green j.mp/Lip1Q8 cc: @designtrustnyc @NYCEDC @NYCPlanning @Leni_Light
  6. On our way to LIC for tonight's potluck/field trip to Dutch Kills Green. Hope to see you there! j.mp/JWxEka
  7. Shared Streets & the Evolving Municipal Traffic Code - Suggesting an ethic of shared responsibility + common sense j.mp/Jyj9Eq
  8. Friday Roundup: Editing Life, NYCTech, Documenting Social Design, Cloud City, Bushwhacking and Walkers at the Point j.mp/JXpUMB
  9. @AllisonCMeier Thanks for the correction! We've updated the credit line.
  10. Anna Clarke reports from Obscura Day (a world celebration of wonder!) in NYC j.mp/KbupkT
  11. Making Buildings Work: the Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center j.mp/KPHW3W
  12. FIELD TRIP POSTPONED UNTIL 5/23. Due to bad weather, we will explore Dutch Kills Green next Wed. at 6:30! bit.ly/Jxq8KB
  13. Tomorrow! Join @UrbanOmnibus and @designtrustnyc for a public space potluck at Dutch Kills Green: facebook.com/events/1348560…
  14. Roundup: Moynihan Station and Grand Central, Citi Bike and Civic Action, Scientific Ghost Towns and Secret City Sounds j.mp/IOiatv
  15. Rules of Conduct: Tell me how you classify, and I'll tell you whom you don't want using your public space. j.mp/ICUB83
  16. Roundup: Jurisdictional Nightmares, Kickstarter Urbanism, Sharing Data, Preservation Voting, MovementTalks, Jane Walks j.mp/IRlARP
  17. May 15: Field Trip to Dutch Kills Green with @urbanomnibus and @designtrustnyc j.mp/JWxEka