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Nicole Ferraro Interesting bit about Montreal, Shane, that's actually really encouraging to hear! I think Mary's list is great but I also think these should be the core components of cities in general, and that...
Shane Fernandez Great Post Mary. To be honest, I see this mixed use developement as pretty widespread and in my view is at the core of what will sustain buildings, communities and cities. Poeple want an easy and...
stotheco Once more, information is power. Congestion is unavoidable especially in hugely populated areas. Either people have to find areas with less taxed cell sites or the telco puts up more cells.
CitySolver I agree Nicole, the whole point of graffiti is to subvert norms. Making boards available will only reduce teh activity not prevent unwanted graffitti. I also think that a sanitised world is not be...
RamonAntonio Here in Puerto Rico some mayors have reached agreements with graphitti artists and very interesting cooperation have been made. Also, there have been private developers that have provided their construction...
Nicole Ferraro Re: "On the contrary, I think cities should welcome and involve graffiti as much as posible within their projects as an inclusive part of any urban landscape. Involving those from the beginning or...
Mary Jander I just happened to spot a comment in an online discussion I participated in recently in LinkedIn. The topic was the emergence of public bazaars and what to do about them, if anything. I suggested...
Mary Jander Great point about the separation between art and destruction. Still, drawing on a subway wall may actually beautify it, but it still is illegal. I guess there are tacit social agreements that allow...
Mary Jander Well said, tbulone. I agree heartily. Too often we seem to accept the unacceptable in terms of public behavior these days. In the interest of inclusion, we really tramp on other citizens' rights...
kq4ym I wonder if the current explosion of video available easily online my be sparking a trend in do what ever you want behavior. Loads tv shows and YouTube videos show what a decade ago might be considered...
RamonAntonio Destruction is not an art. That doesn't have to be discussed or elevated to some mistic level of social expression. I don't welcome any form of destruction and any claim of it as an art is a total...
Resurgent phoenix They are closing parks in the double digits because we do not have the funding to maintain them. Sometime Grafitti conveys messages and directions. Sometimes is is ugly, other...
NewDream Closing parks and other public spaces is not an option as far as I am concerned.
NewDream Maybe something based on billboard techniques could be adapted. I'm talking about the old kind, not the electronic ones. Basically you would create a surface that you expect people to write or draw...
Nicole Ferraro Mary, this was a really great post. Thank you. I shuddered when I got to the end, though, at the thought that parks and other public places would need to be closed. I say that if New York was able...
Nicole Ferraro A+ for the Simon and Garfunkel reference, NewDream, and for a thought provoking response. Re: "The use of materials that won't hold ink might be an interesting option. Let people put up what they...
tbulone There is no way graffiti and other acts of vandalism can be justified in our urban environment. Gang graffiti and vandalism creates an environment of fear and intimidation in the community. ...
Mary Jander It seems that one recommended deterrent to graffiti and/or vandalism is to make the perps clean it up and other community service in addition to paying for it all. I think this might introduce a...
Mary Jander It seems that one recommended deterrent to graffiti and/or vandalism is to make the perps clean it up and other community service in addition to paying for it all. I think this might introduce a...
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Nicole Ferraro Interesting bit about Montreal, Shane, that's actually really encouraging to hear! I think Mary's list is great but I also think these should be the core components of cities in general, and that...
Shane Fernandez Great Post Mary. To be honest, I see this mixed use developement as pretty widespread and in my view is at the core of what will sustain buildings, communities and cities. Poeple want an easy and...
stotheco Once more, information is power. Congestion is unavoidable especially in hugely populated areas. Either people have to find areas with less taxed cell sites or the telco puts up more cells.
CitySolver I agree Nicole, the whole point of graffiti is to subvert norms. Making boards available will only reduce teh activity not prevent unwanted graffitti. I also think that a sanitised world is not be...
RamonAntonio Here in Puerto Rico some mayors have reached agreements with graphitti artists and very interesting cooperation have been made. Also, there have been private developers that have provided their construction...
Nicole Ferraro Re: "On the contrary, I think cities should welcome and involve graffiti as much as posible within their projects as an inclusive part of any urban landscape. Involving those from the beginning or...
Mary Jander I just happened to spot a comment in an online discussion I participated in recently in LinkedIn. The topic was the emergence of public bazaars and what to do about them, if anything. I suggested...
Mary Jander Great point about the separation between art and destruction. Still, drawing on a subway wall may actually beautify it, but it still is illegal. I guess there are tacit social agreements that allow...
Mary Jander Well said, tbulone. I agree heartily. Too often we seem to accept the unacceptable in terms of public behavior these days. In the interest of inclusion, we really tramp on other citizens' rights...
kq4ym I wonder if the current explosion of video available easily online my be sparking a trend in do what ever you want behavior. Loads tv shows and YouTube videos show what a decade ago might be considered...
RamonAntonio Destruction is not an art. That doesn't have to be discussed or elevated to some mistic level of social expression. I don't welcome any form of destruction and any claim of it as an art is a total...
Resurgent phoenix They are closing parks in the double digits because we do not have the funding to maintain them. Sometime Grafitti conveys messages and directions. Sometimes is is ugly, other...
NewDream Closing parks and other public spaces is not an option as far as I am concerned.
NewDream Maybe something based on billboard techniques could be adapted. I'm talking about the old kind, not the electronic ones. Basically you would create a surface that you expect people to write or draw...
Nicole Ferraro Mary, this was a really great post. Thank you. I shuddered when I got to the end, though, at the thought that parks and other public places would need to be closed. I say that if New York was able...
Nicole Ferraro A+ for the Simon and Garfunkel reference, NewDream, and for a thought provoking response. Re: "The use of materials that won't hold ink might be an interesting option. Let people put up what they...
tbulone There is no way graffiti and other acts of vandalism can be justified in our urban environment. Gang graffiti and vandalism creates an environment of fear and intimidation in the community. ...
Mary Jander It seems that one recommended deterrent to graffiti and/or vandalism is to make the perps clean it up and other community service in addition to paying for it all. I think this might introduce a...
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