The Riddle of the Buried Stream

by jpreardon on October 31, 2004

Ars Subterranea is organizing a scavenger hunt titled The Riddle of the Buried Stream: Manhattan is perforated by a number of streams, which once provided fresh water to the island’s residents. Although the streams have been forced underground during the (…)

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Presidential Endorsements

by jpreardon on October 31, 2004

The Presidential Endorsements page aggregates the endorsements of newspapers from all over the country. Endorsements are broken down by circulation, state and ownership and presented in easy to read graphs. via Simon Willison’s Weblog

Carfree Cities

by jpreardon on October 31, 2004

Treehugger points to Carfree Cities, a new book by J.H. Crawford. Carfree Cities offers a practical solution to the many urban problems caused by cars and trucks. The carfree city saves energy, preserves the environment, and improves the quality of (…)

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We are Happy to Serve You

by jpreardon on October 31, 2004

Get the all cachet of the ubiquitous New York City coffee cup (the 75 cent kind) without filling landfills. The Manhattan User’s Guide points out that 180,000,000 of these little cups are produced a year, that’s a lot of cups. (…)

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