traffic
Highlights
Walking Men Worldwide
Walking Men worldwide™ is a series of public art installations, a photographic collage of pedestrian traffic icons assembled from around the world, presented in humane scale. The project was conceived as a collaborative effort of international photographers, each adding a piece to the collage. In January 2010, the project made its debut on 99 Church
London Street Noises 2020 self-guided geolocated soundwalk
A self-guided soundwalk app, "ECHOES interactive sound walks," presents 1928 recordings of five historical London street soundscapes, available throughout September by searching "LSN" in the app. The geolocated map features period audio, commentary, and contextual materials tied to original recording sites, alongside opportunities for users to contribute contemporary soundscape recordings via the HUSH City app.
London Street Noises
In September 1928, Columbia Records and the Daily Mail documented traffic noise and city sounds at five London locations to assess impacts on health and wellbeing. These historical recordings are now accessible through a geolocated web map and mobile app, allowing users to compare past and present soundscapes, contribute contemporary recordings, and engage in critical listening via surveys.
Soundwalk Whitehorse
Join us for a soundwalk along the banks of the Yukon River, from Robert Service campground to Chambers House in Shipyards Park. Along the way, we will listen to the sounds around us — the movement of the river, birdsong, the rustling of leaves and flowers, the rush of traffic, the sounds of our footsteps.
Articles elsewhere
martin.p.eccles: walk time place sound 2021-02-16 12:29:12
Day 43 Tuesday February 16th west outer 4 minutes The Drive Westfield Drive Oakfield Road Kenton Road Elmfield Road The road bounded by utility services roadworks traffic stops and starts A boy on his bike pedalling along in … Continue reading →
Day 40 Saturday February 13th
Day 40 Saturday February 13th southeast inner 11 minutes The Poplars High Street Little Moor Jesmond Dene Road Great North Road By a hawthorn and bramble hedge shelter from a cold south wind Traffic slows and speeds comes and … Continue reading →
A walk underneath Spaghetti Junction
I went on one of Pete's quarterly walks under the M6 Gravelly Hill Interchange and wrote a report of it on my blog.
