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The Best Canadian Roadside Attractions

This slideshow from The Globe & Mail shows some of the best and most outrageous roadside attractions from across Canada.
18 August 2007 - 5:00am
The Globe & Mail

Friday Funny: Onion Infrastructure Report

Aging gerbils unable to generate electricity and ancient curses add to America's infrastructure woes, according to the Onion.
17 August 2007 - 2:00pm
The Onion

Friday Funny: For The Love Of Driving

Love that powerful behind-the-wheel feeling?
10 August 2007 - 2:00pm
Funny Times

Friday Funny: Dallas-Fort Worth Killed in Pileup

The Onion reports on the tragic loss of two cities in a senseless pileup.
27 July 2007 - 2:00pm
The Onion

A Taco Stand in Every Neighborhood

A trip to Baja California -- with its ubiquitous taco stands -- inspires one resident of a New Urbanist community to deal with his neighborhood's lack of eateries by developing a plan for a taco stand.
22 July 2007 - 11:00am
A Taco Stand in Every Neighborhood

Saving Ginormous Amounts of Energy

Sat, 07/21/2007 - 18:52

I couldn’t wait to use the new word, ginormous, which Merriam-Webster recently added to the Collegiate Dictionary.  My spell checker has been trained and now I can get about the business of saving ginormous amounts of energy.  Recent bouts of ecoterrorism in the form of Hummer vandalism in Washington D.C. and the growing media attention to the environmental hypocrisy of the travel and housing habits of card-carrying carbon footprint club members (take a gander at the 10,000 sq. ft. home of Al Gore or the 28,200 sq.

How Do You Like Your Public Space, Grilled Or Fried?

Thu, 07/19/2007 - 21:01

I am currently on charrette in Bryant, Arkansas. As a brief primer, Bryant is located approximatley 15 miles to the southwest of Little Rock and is currently the fastest growing city in the state. This is mostly due to a its proximity to major employment centers and its thriving LEED certified school system. Though I could regurgitate a slew of citizen comments regarding the city's lack of communal space and the recent impoverishiment of its public realm, the picture and brief explantation below says it all.


Bryant Chik-Fil-A

Photo Courtesy of Matt Lambert

Friday Funny: Vicious, Intractable Neighborhood Development War Inspires Mirth

Think your neighborhood disputes are rancorous? With ample swearing, The Onion pokes diabolical fun at NIMBYism and "short-sighted, profit-oriented renewal."
29 June 2007 - 2:00pm
The Onion

Friday Funny: Two-Years' Salary To Park

A single parking space in a small beachside community in England has been put on sale for nearly $50,000, twice the town's average yearly salary. But some say the price is not unreasonable.
22 June 2007 - 2:00pm
BBC

New Orleans Woos South Florida's Construction Firms

With nearly $17 billion dollars available for reconstruction, New Orleans officials are calling upon south Florida's construction firms to help handle the demand.
22 June 2007 - 7:46am
The Miami Herald

Friday Funny: Ice Cream Flavor Slanders NYC Borough

The Borough President of Staten Island has called for a boycott of 'Staten Island Landfill' ice cream, saying it is insulting to the community -- yet sales of the creamy confection are through the roof.
15 June 2007 - 2:00pm
Gothamist

Friday Funny: Here Comes The Bride -- On The Bus

A British couple decided to incorporate public transit into their wedding, arriving to the ceremony by bus, and then taking the all the guests along to the reception.
8 June 2007 - 2:00pm
South Manchester Reporter

Retired Urban Planner Saves Los Angeles On Hit CBS Show

A team of FBI agents attempt to stop a terrorist attack on Los Angeles in a recent episode of CBS's hit show, Numb3rs. But it's the FBI agent's father -- a retired city planner -- who saves the day.
12 May 2007 - 1:00pm
CBS, Numb3rs

Mumbai's Latest Traffic Headache: A Commercial Aircraft

As if Mumbai didn't have enough traffic problems, a Boeing 737 jet was left abandoned on a busy street, only to mysteriously disappear several days later.
7 May 2007 - 5:00am
BBC News

Friday Funny: How The Segway 'Revolutionized American Life'

It's been six years since the creation of the Segway personal transporter, and this talk show from The Onion News Network looks at the phenomenon that has changed the way we live our lives.
27 April 2007 - 2:00pm
The Onion News Network

Friday Funny: Ambulances Conquer Congestion

This article from Weekly World News looks at efforts in New York to retrofit ambulances with bulldozer blades, helping drivers save more lives by smashing through the city's crowded streets.
6 April 2007 - 2:00pm
Weekly World News

Friday Funny: Metropopular -- The Nation's Most Popular City

Metropopular is an animated short film from 2001 about what the cities of America would say to one another if they could talk. The film was apparently produced by Dreamworks.
30 March 2007 - 2:00pm
PDI/DreamWorks via The Internet Archive

Friday Funny: Zoning Trumps Al Gore's 'Green' Plans

The former Vice President's application to install solar panels on his home was denied by the zoning board of this wealthy Nashville enclave.
23 March 2007 - 2:00pm
The News & Observer

Friday Funny: Edinburgh Implements A Pedestrian Congestion Charge

What happens when Edinburgh's implements a pedestrian congestion fee along The Royal Mile?
9 March 2007 - 2:00pm
YouTube

Friday Funny: FEMA's Job Here Is Done

The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the state of Louisiana recently a ribbon-cutting ceremony to announce the successful end of their cooperative efforts to restore devastated New Orleans back to its pre-hurricane squalor.
2 February 2007 - 2:00pm
The Onion
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