This is in the spirit of integrating the roof soccer pitch proposal with the bus shelter.
Bus Shelter
This idea was inspired by the movie/documentary “The City”.
So, why does it seem less socially acceptable to play as adults? Why do we stop engaging in the desire to play? My city intervention incorporates bringing play back to our daily lifestyle. I propose making our sidewalks more interactive by installing monkey bars, or painting in racing lanes for a casual race between friends after a business meeting, or installing bouncy tiles for a random hop or bounce down the sidewalk, or even installing playgrounds at a bus shelter.
Play makes us happy, gives us a feeling of belonging and being care free. I propose bringing the act of playing backout to the street (or sidewalk).
Interesting image : Sinking into the city
Interesting image : Sinking into the city
Found from a friend’s facebook post. You can read into it what you will, and I think if you do, it will probably have some relationship to what we have discussed in class.
Better than that? Really? If only…
Pulitzer Prize (2012) winning journalist Mary Schmich for Chicago Tribune, story about city of big shoulders and narrow minds:
http://www.pulitzer.org/files/2012/commentary/chicagotribune-schmich2.pdf
Furor hurts, mystifies family
Order to vacate leaves longtime residents reeling
Mary Schmich
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Shortly after the raid, one of the Harrises’ daughters, Yvonne, stood up at a CAPS meeting.
“I said: ‘If you all had a problem with us, all you had to do was knock on the door. Let me know. I will address it.’ ”
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