Following in the Footsteps of New York’s First Urban Explorer – Don’t Be A Tourist – Messy Nessy Chic Source: Following in the Footsteps of New York’s First Urban Explorer

Activists are painting unsanctioned DIY crosswalks at intersections in cities like Seattle and LA. Transportation officials should understand why. Source: When Crosswalks Go Rogue – Bloomberg

The 183rd ASA Meeting will include an urban sound walk, in which media are invited to explore Nashville, its sounds, and efforts to design projects that enhance Source: Media Invited to Explore Urban Acoustics with a ‘Sound Walk’ of Nashville #ASA183

A growing movement of artists – including SoundTrackCity, designers and city planners is trying to reconsider urban noise not as a ubiquitous nuisance, but as a positive building block for cities where people want to be. Source: Making Urban Noise A Positive Part Of City Life

Artist Yu-Wen Wu discusses “Walking to Taipei,” a recent Museums acquisition, and how immigration, life experiences inspire her work. Source: ‘It is your family’s journey too’ — Harvard Gazette

When architectural historian Reyner Banham wrote Los Angeles: Source: A Walking Tour of Los Angeles Architecture: From Art Deco to California Bungalow | Open Culture

Singaporean director Tan Pin Pin reflects on her 30 years of putting Singapore on film and the motivation behind her new documentary, walk walk, which explores the significance of walking beyond exercise. Source: Singaporean director Tan Pin Pin on her new documentary walk walk, and 30 years of capturing the Lion City on film |