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Sound walk SWS26
2026

Squeak at the futility of existence

One line, three walkers, seven stops. The line widens when you walk abreast and narrows when you go single file. Fifteen minutes round a Harrogate block, and it moves to any Victorian grid-iron town.

Walking piece
2010

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

Happened
walkingevent  

Walk the roundabouts – Perform the Islands

2022-07-08 17:00
Vic, Spain

Traffic islands are the doors of the city center and the places in the city gathering. A walk in Vic with artist Simone Etter (CH).

Walking Art and Relational Geographies (2022)
Happened
walkingevent SWS19  

London Street Noises

2019-09-01 15:00
Leicester Square, London, UK

This is the 2019 event. Similar events are scheduled in 2020, for September 17 and September 20. In September of 1928 five locations across central London were recorded by a team from Columbia Records led by Commander Daniel and supported by the Daily Mail. The project was prompted by a pressing concern for the impact

Curated news 20 Jun, 2025

Sounds of Hong Kong — The Ocean, the Traffic, and the Buskers – MAEKAN

We recommend getting some headphones for this next part. Sit back, listen, and immerse yourself in these sounds of Hong Kong. Source: Sounds of Hong Kong — The Ocean, the Traffic, and the Buskers – MAEKAN

Curated news 12 Mar, 2021

Someone installed fake traffic sign in Toronto neighbourhood and the City didn’t notice

Source: Someone installed fake traffic sign in Toronto neighbourhood and the City didn’t notice

Sound walk SWS20
2020

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.

Sound walk SWS19
2019

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.

Sound walk
2017

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.

Happened
walkingevent SWS19  

Corners and Edges, A Coal Harbour Soundwalk

2019-09-22 14:00
W Georgia St & Cardero St, Vancouver, BC V6G 2Z6, Canada

Vancouver Soundwalk Collective member Jamie Dolinko leads a soundwalk around Coal Harbour, contemplating the sounds that appear and disappear around sound-sealed office buildings and apartments. Explore the area’s sharp corners as they collide and absorb the nearby traffic and coastline. Led walk by Jamie Dolinko: Sunday, September 22, 2019; 2-3:30PM Meeting location: North east corner of

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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 →

Martin Eccles
martin.p.eccles: walk time place sound
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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 →

Martin Eccles
martin.p.eccles: walk time place sound
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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.

Fiona Cullinan
Walkspace

beat

To be out at night, as in “to beat the paths/streets/roads till all hours of the night.” From the Dictionary of Newfoundland English (University of Toronto Press, 1982).

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