Inspired by water and its role in shaping the development of DUMBO, Brooklyn artist Casey Opstad transforms the Manhattan Bridge Archway’s corrugated metal fence into an Oasis of pixelated blue waves.
Check out this and other works put on by DUMBO BID…
Photo by nycstreets from Flickr (CC)

Here’s our weekly review rounding up the best stories and ideas in public space from cities around the world. This week we bring you chalkboard notes for friendlier neighbourhoods, the Urban Land Institute’s Urban Open Space finalists and fun with maps.


Here’s our weekly review rounding up the best stories and ideas in public space from cities around the world. This week we bring you an edible park in Seattle, a data visualization of London’s cycle paths and massive flooding in Central Europe.


Here’s our weekly review rounding up the best stories and ideas in public space from cities around the world. This week we bring you a cafe serving up more than just coffee, repurposed propane tank seating and mapping the urban “smellscape”.