Friday Funny

Friday Funny: Architecture Ryan Gosling

Actor and global sexy man Ryan Gosling has brought his talents to the world of Architecture, or so it seems.
13 January 2012 - 2:00pm
Archinect

Friday Funny: Residential Snowman Regulations

The planners at Hogle-Ireland have developed a handy set of Holiday Design Guidelines, including Minimum Chimney Access Requirements and Sleigh Parking and Access Standards.
23 December 2011 - 2:00pm
Hogle-Ireland

Friday Funny: Typo Results In 10,000 Acre Wyoming Skate Park

Doyle Redland reports on the accidental new construction, which has galvanized both sides of the preservation vs. access argument.
7 October 2011 - 2:00pm
The Onion

Friday Funny: Mode Share Confusion

So how would you count the mode share of this commuter?
16 September 2011 - 2:00pm
Reddit

Friday Funny: Open-Source Bathrooms?

9 September 2011 - 2:00pm
Popular Science

Sunday Funny: Fake "Proposed Land Use Action" in Seattle

In Seattle's Green Lake neighborhood, a local with a wicked sense of humor has taken planning into his/her own hands, posting a plan to turn an empty eyesore of a lot into a public park.
21 August 2011 - 1:00pm
Boing Boing

Friday Funny: America's Declining Infrastructure Repels Al Queda

An Al Queda spokesperson says that they refuse to attack any U.S. bridges or any part of the transportation system because they're already in such a poor state no one will notice.
29 July 2011 - 2:00pm
The Onion

Friday Funny: How to Pick Up an Urban Planner

Cartoonist Emily says that urban planners are "some of the sexiest, smartest, wittiest individuals you'll ever meet," and offers these tips for sly pickup lines that can't miss with the planning crowd.
27 May 2011 - 2:00pm

Friday Funny: Sustainable Energy Solutions are Key

Theodore Tremelstam argues that the United States desperately needs to develop alternate sources of fuel, awakening his buddy Bill at 3 o'clock in the morning in this Point/Counterpoint.
29 April 2011 - 2:00pm
The Onion

Friday Funny: Detroit Light Rail in the House

Enjoy this detailed demonstration of Detroit's Light Rail Proposal, using rap and LEGOs to communicate the message that light rail in the center of the road is better than then on the sides.
11 March 2011 - 2:00pm
YouTube

Friday Funny: Unlocking the "City Planner" Achievement

Apparently in the horror first-person shooter videogame F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin for XBox, you can win a special "City Planner" achievement by -- blowing stuff up.
4 February 2011 - 2:00pm
YouTube

Friday Funny: Can You Understand This Planner?

Planner Robert Voigt created this XtraNorml video to poke fun at the incomprehensibility of planner speak, and how it sabotages community engagement.
21 January 2011 - 2:00pm
Civic Blogger

Friday Funny: Obama's High-Speed Bus Plan

The Onion reports on how President Obama's ambitious high-speed rail agenda is being replaced with a plan for high-speed buses that will use existing roads and be outfitted for a fraction of the cost of trains [Video].
19 November 2010 - 2:00pm
The Onion

Friday Funny: Elder Speaks of Bygone Suburban Ways

A family elder tells tales of the old ways when the family was "not enticed by the frappucinos at the Starbucks that just opened," and there were park-and-rides as far as the eye could see.
6 August 2010 - 2:00pm
The Onion

Friday Funny: The Development Process is the Pits

Cartoonist Ben Katchor has an obsession with the built environment. In this cartoon, an architect finds inspiration in an olive, but struggles with developers who have their own ideas.
30 April 2010 - 2:00pm
Metropolis Magazine

Friday Funny: Stationmaster Cat Promoted

Japan's famous train stationmaster cat Tama received a promotion to "super stationmaster." Tama's popularity has had an economic impact of the area estimated at ¥1.1 billion.
22 January 2010 - 1:00pm
Japan Probe

Friday Funny: Hamster Rides the Subway

A photographer in the Brooklyn DA's office discovered a tiny model subway used in court cases, and decided it was a perfect set for her pet hamster.
4 December 2009 - 2:00pm
newyorkshitty.com

Friday Funny - Zoning on the Menu

I'll have a Conditional Use Permit, on the rocks, with a twist...
25 September 2009 - 2:00pm
Building Place Notebook

Friday Funny: Puppets Impede Public Process

There was much ado at a recent L.A. City Council meeting when a group opposing a new 7-story development was allowed to speak after the project had been approved. It also appears the public speakers were cut short by a puppet show.
5 June 2009 - 2:00pm
Los Angeles Times

Friday Funny: Planner Breaks Into Song

Pine Lake, Georgia City Council Member Melanie Hammet finds songwriting inspiration in the issues of land use planning.
29 May 2009 - 2:00pm
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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