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Observed: Urban Umbrella in Court Square
Construction creates new rips in the urban form with Protectus dolium (Orange Barrels) or Protectus conus (Common Cone) often found at the jobsite. Local laws require a sidewalk shed (also known as bridge) constructed for the duration of the work. The Urban Umbrella has come to Court Square. The duration which sometimes lasts for a…
Observed: anti-racist Physical Distance signs
Observed: anti-racist Physical Distance signs in Brooklyn
Observed: Subway Stairs
There are 472 stations in the New York City subway system. Each stair is different based on location and station type. Here are the different typologies.
Observed: Open Streets – A Failure
NYC Open Streets continue to be a failure.
Observed: Select Bus Service Fare Machines
Select Bus Service Fare Machines are modified versions of existing MTA and DOT devices, on the street to pre-purchase and pre-verify fares in order to ride the few Select Bus Service routes. They are found on all SBS lines, near the Bus Stop Shelter.
Observed: Outdoor Street Dining (sedeo strata)
Observed: the many versions of sedeo strata (streetwise dining) which have emerged into the last few weeks in NYC.
Social distancing: let the sidewalks be your guide
It now seems that most of the world will be in some form of social distancing as a prelude to full quarantine or isolation in order to flatten the infection curve for COVID-19. California went shelter in place last week and New York is going on “pause” on Sunday. And it now seems like anyone…
Observed: Carrum silva
Observed: Carrum silva, a lesser cousin to the Common Bin.
Chambers Street intersection
At the corner of Chambers and Broadway, we see carrum communis, a fire hydrant, a signal pole, and bollards.