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#72. Traffic Planning with Lie Detectors

A Galvanic Skin Response unit with a GPS transmitter that records the physiological arousal of its wearer on the principal of a lie detector, the Bio Mapping apparatus records user responses as the

Walking

Plan Smarter

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#29. Walk in Mini-Detroit Saves City

An educational device that replicates a portion of Detroit’s residential architecture and urban layout through a system of photographs mounted on metal frames.

Walking

Clue

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#22. Search Finds Outlaw Playgrounds

Interactive map of informal play spaces in São Paulo, Basurama (http://www.meipi.org/saopaulolixo)

A research project and workshop on the reuse of residual urban spaces in central São Paulo, Lixurbana documented favourite street soccer sites, DIY playgrounds, and hangout spots that had been “con

Recycling

Clue

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#19. Street Maps Make Pedestrians Invisible

Courtesy of Surveillance Camera Players

Surveillance Camera Players highlight the invasive presence of publicly and privately owned surveillance cameras in cities.

Walking

Clue

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#20. Website Collects Figs

Fig tree map of Bristol generated by the Bristol Food for Free website, 2008

Bristol Food for Free is an online database of edible plants in Bristol. The website generates a map of any of the 113 species identified by its authors.

Gardening

Clue

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#9. Oranges Lead Nocturnal Walk

A Los Angeles law makes all fruit and vegetables growing over sidewalks “public,” so that even trees rooted in private yards may bear public fruit.

Gardening

Excess

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#15. Cellphone Photos Save Trash

Screen capture of garbagescout.com, James Nachlin, 2008

A Google Maps “mashup” or add-on program, garbagescout.com lets New Yorkers upload photos of objects on the street, and identify them with descriptive keywords.

Recycling

Clue

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#16. Timing for the Next Trash Dash

Most cities have scheduled days each month when oversized garbage, like furniture, is picked up in each neighbourhood.

Recycling

Clue

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#18. Computer Hides Pedestrians

From Institute of Applied Autonomy

Map-generation software that provides users with their “of least surveillance” between two locations in New York City, iSee Manhattan uses data collected by groups such as the New York Civil Libert

Walking

Clue

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#6. Carbon Credits Build Micro-Projects

A proposal for a group of landowners and the Office for Unsolicited Architecture (OUA) to design projects on microsites such as lawns and alleys between houses, with payment as carbon credits.

Recycling

Excess

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