I have been travelling a lot recently, but have accumulated several interesting links the last couple of weeks. Let's get caught up a bit here...
Any effort involving bicycles, the rust belt, and art sounds cool to me. This one will be fun to follow. Speaking of cool efforts, have you ever wondered about the color of your city? And speaking of color, one assumes that greener cities are more pleasant to live in, but this article explains how a park helped stimulate private investment in Greenville, South Carolina.
Hosting the Olympics is an event that promises the host city a rebuilt infrastructure and a stimulated economy. Here is an article reflecting on the short and long term effects of hosting the Olympics in Atlanta, GA 15 years later. Last year's ASA conference was in Atlanta, and I walked through the park. It is nice.
Here are a couple of links about inequality. First, while the current economic situation may be a recession for whites, it has been effectively a depression for blacks and latinos. Next, research by social scientist Dacher Keltner finds that lower class people are more empathetic, prosocial, and more compassionate than higher class folks.
Here are a few interesting articles on re-arranging, re-sizing, and re-purposing things in an urban context. First, some folks are turning Hummers into Homes. Next, there will be a lifesize boardgame at MoMA. Finally, folks are repurposing empty shipping containers, turning them into retail stores and other business.
Finally, let's make a quick sports diversion - the Pittsburgh Pirates currently hold the record for the most consecutive losing seasons by a professional sports team in North America. They were playing very well this season, prompting NPR to ask Pittsburghers if the strong season would last. Unfortunately, the Pirates went on a 10 game losing streak shortly after this story was published.
Any effort involving bicycles, the rust belt, and art sounds cool to me. This one will be fun to follow. Speaking of cool efforts, have you ever wondered about the color of your city? And speaking of color, one assumes that greener cities are more pleasant to live in, but this article explains how a park helped stimulate private investment in Greenville, South Carolina.
Hosting the Olympics is an event that promises the host city a rebuilt infrastructure and a stimulated economy. Here is an article reflecting on the short and long term effects of hosting the Olympics in Atlanta, GA 15 years later. Last year's ASA conference was in Atlanta, and I walked through the park. It is nice.
Here are a couple of links about inequality. First, while the current economic situation may be a recession for whites, it has been effectively a depression for blacks and latinos. Next, research by social scientist Dacher Keltner finds that lower class people are more empathetic, prosocial, and more compassionate than higher class folks.
Here are a few interesting articles on re-arranging, re-sizing, and re-purposing things in an urban context. First, some folks are turning Hummers into Homes. Next, there will be a lifesize boardgame at MoMA. Finally, folks are repurposing empty shipping containers, turning them into retail stores and other business.
Finally, let's make a quick sports diversion - the Pittsburgh Pirates currently hold the record for the most consecutive losing seasons by a professional sports team in North America. They were playing very well this season, prompting NPR to ask Pittsburghers if the strong season would last. Unfortunately, the Pirates went on a 10 game losing streak shortly after this story was published.
