Comments about public space

There are 52 comments about "public space"

EvilGentleman: To me, it would depend heavily on the particulars of the location where the photo was shot. If the man in the photo was in the midst of a well-frequented public space, then public domain......

in response to: A Homeless Man Sleeping with His Most Cherished Possession by Leroy Allen Skalstad

hugglez924: I have lived in Hutchinson nearly all my life and it is a wonderful place to live and raise a family. My children are grown and dont plan on moving to any other town.......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Jamie: so after taking these photos you were apprehended by "homeland security" and brutally strip-searched right? i mean, you can't just go around taking photographs in public spaces. [[http://tinyurl.com/6dq3ea]]...

in response to: Newark Penn Station by Peter

Michelle: People will bitch all they want to. They can make up their stories, print them, and make everyone believe it's true (including law enforcement...usually they are the ones who start it up). Everyone grows a......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

Steve M: Hi Deb I was brought up in Collins Close during the 1970s. I remember the cat story. I can't confirm whether this was true or not, even though I worked at the pub briefly......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Peter: nice conifer. we have very few of them in public spaces here....

in response to: NO PARKING!!! by Elicar

Alfred: I live in Hutchinson, and I knew this article was pure propaganda right when I saw the photos. The first photo is of an entrance gate to the State Fairgrounds, which the author describes as......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

EvilGentleman: The art/vandalism debate will go on forever, because both sides are correct. Many graffiti pieces are unquestionably artistic masterpieces. I have seen many pieces that are absolutely mind-boggling, provoke intelligent thought and debate, and are just......

in response to: JA: A True NYC King by Peter

little ukraine: glad to see so much love for Missing Foundation and the like. CartLegger, there is a pretty decent amount of information online. Try http://www.hungryeyerecords.com/bands/missing_foundation/index_old.html http://petemissing.de/ in addition to Peter's links above. Also, the work of......

in response to: Your House Is Mine - Return of a Legend by little ukraine

upfromflames: BD: I truly appreciate your response. Maybe that is why I posted it. Thanks for taking the bait! Your perspective is clearly rich in experience, and me, well, I am a non-NYer who has just......

in response to: The Bushwick Initiative: Holistic Redevelopment or Urban Renewal Retrofit? by upfromflames

anon (localhost): The Toronto Free Gallery is having a screening of NFB movies dealing with Regent Park. http://publicspace.ca/streetstoscreens.htm...

in response to: Regent Park Revitalization by jeeff

dfwtiger: I agree.....such a clean design and elegant design for a public space....

in response to: Untitled by dfwtiger

colavitos ghost: i guess the designers' intention could be to make a statement against ads cluttering the public space. most observers, however, probably won't "get it" and it will serve the same purpose as a place......

in response to: Advertisements on Rietveld Art Acadamy by RobertR

Michelle: I am happy to have stumbled upon this chat. I live at 48 abell st. and am part of a newly formed residence group called Model48 that is fighting alongside Active 18 to keep......

in response to: 48 Abell Bites the Dust? by jeeff

EvilGentleman: Yeah, nothing worse than a tract of over-cultivated green space that you are not allowed to have a picnic on. Up here, hockey is a religion. You are much more likely to suffer violence here......

in response to: U.S. Congressman Foley by sine

Susannah: I don't like them either - there I said it, publicly. I don't like scientologists and I'm not afraid of your space alien creatures either!...

in response to: U.S. Congressman Foley by sine

Jill: Analogies aside, the behavior of dropping your dick out in a public space like a train is bizarre and generally considered unacceptable by society. Anybody who thinks somebody should 'grow up' or 'get over......

in response to: 7 Train Pervert by CC

Micah: Then there's the lawn ads on sticks, like they put on front lawns during political campaigns. They stick them in the ground on medians and other public grassy spaces where they won't have to......

in response to: Messing Up My Neighborhood Trees by Michelle

elaine: anybody can wander around and use the arts spaces and cut through, it's all cctv'd up and feels v safe. it was even originally planned to have mixed residencies, some provate ownership and some public......

in response to: Barbican Love by elaine

Michelle: Precisely my points! I really can't stand all the advertisements. It is really hard to find a bit of free public space that you can enjoy for its natural qualities. Everything has advertisements on it.......

in response to: Messing Up My Neighborhood Trees by Michelle

Elicar: That's a little bit extreme, Guy, don't you think? Isn't freedom all about choices? If smokers choose to self-destruct, let them be. They are harming only themselves and those who **choose** to stay around and......

in response to: Smokers BEWARE! by Elicar

Peter: linear parks can be problematic? how about {riverside park}? its one of my all-time favorite parks in {nyc}... not only have i spent countless hours lounging about in it on sunny days, watching the river......

in response to: The Highline Debate... by Nick Aster

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: May I add: BT Telecom Tower, London A famous London landmark since the 1960s Location: 60 Cleveland Street, London W1. 189m (620ft) It had a revolving resturant open to the public until a bombing in the early '70's.......

in response to: Spawn of the Space Needle by Machupicchu

EvilGentleman: Since Catherine's #38, perverts, seems to refer fairly specifically to the weirdos who masturbate on public transit, then I think there is space for: 75 - anonymous ass-grabbers and other gropers 76 - the sick bastards who......

in response to: Things I Hate About... Public Transit by EvilGentleman

chiamattt: There are only three parking methods in Seoul. If the above 17 piss you off, you'd be really pissed here. 1 - valet 2 - anywhere there is space (including sidewalks) 3 - "puzzle parking" (park bumper to......

in response to: Things I Hate About... Parking by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Ow... I shall mourn the demise of AJ's in much the same way as I mourn the passing of the last A&W drive-in that I ever saw. (It was in Saint John, N.B. near the......

in response to: Arctic Landscapes II by EvilGentleman

Jury Member #3, After Evil Gentleman's Trial: [Toronto Tar Reporter] "Why did you decide to convict in the end? Everyone was sitting on pins and needles, waiting for you and the rest of the jury to come back from its deliberations. Since......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

What's Really Going On Here: Since this has become a cyclist vs motorist thing... Helmet Cams Just as Richard Nixon wouldn't have been nailed without the tapes, technology is available that cyclists can use to get motorists to behave. The technology......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

City dweller and proud of it: Leah, the cyclist, is an honour to our city. Streets are shared public spaces, and we all have an obligation to look after them. People who throw their filth on the ground SHOULD be......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

NO ONE DESERVES TO GET BEATEN: It's disappointing to read and see what transpired between Leah and the motorist, involving, and endangering the lives of themselves and those around them. It is even more disappointing to read the comments here endorsing......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

AAA: Sure the "Fat ass" person above has no civic sense like the motorist. These folks are the ones that litter streets, sidewalks, subway cars and other public spaces. The motorist should have been......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

AAA: Sure the "Fat ass" person above has no civic sense like the motorist. These folks are the ones that litter streets, sidewalks, subway cars and other public spaces. The motorist should have been......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Andrew: I think Leah (the cyclist) should be commended for standing up to this jerk. If more people followed her lead these self-centered morons might think twice before they treat our public spaces as their personal......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

American G.I.: At least we the people of the United States of America vote people into office. You still have a royal family and your excuse for a government is a joke. We fought you twice and......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

hool: thanks selig. i rarely ask. i'm not interested in people's reactions to being photographed. sometimes its suitable to ask, so i do, and it doesn't take that much courage because i'm really......

in response to: Dec 21 2005 Toronto by hool

fuzzytank: ohhh that would be soooo much better than most of the coffe shop rhetoric they used to stick into those plastic curved top plates but i coludnt help reading them it was easier than watchin the guy......

in response to: Portland: steel bridge by fuzzytank

Grant NYC: Yeah, I’m pretty shocked about how common this event is as well. I would say, just anecdotally, about 1 of every 6 women that I know has experienced some sort of guy-jacking-it-in-public situation......

in response to: Beware: Perv Alert! by friendly_chic407

hool: i feel embarassed for and confused by those who post as artists or makers of stuff, yet cannot communicate in the most basic visual medium (text). i'm not talking about poor spelling, althought "Im......

in response to: Fuck Neck Face by sine

jeeff: it's not the city. the public space committee is a private group. some people say they're "vigilantes". they definitely have the diy spirit....

in response to: Abandoned Bikes by JayEastsider

jeeff: yeah, it's definitely a fine line to walk. aside from the logos everywhere (and having to present your card to get in??? ##that's## crazy) it sure is a nice opportunity to relax in......

in response to: TennEx, anyone? by kc

Peter: many of us new yorkers are disgusted by this increasing commercialization of public spaces, actually... ...

in response to: TennEx, anyone? by kc

jeeff: unfortunately there was a bit of controversy. they staked out the seemingly abandoned bikes for about a month beforehand to make sure that they were fully abandoned. nevertheless, after the first round of......

in response to: Abandoned Bikes by JayEastsider

jeeff: this is probably a good place to mention the toronto public space committee's ([[http://www.publicspace.ca]]) 'pedals & paint' campaign. they paint abandoned bikes bright colours. here's a write-up: [[http://biketoronto.ca/topic/show/397.htm]]...

in response to: Abandoned Bikes by JayEastsider

Bute Ai: The guy in question is considered a leader in the "holistic healing" and "raw food" movement in NYC. It seems absolutely incongruous that someone should be telling other people what's good for them, when......

in response to: Beware: Perv Alert! by friendly_chic407

jeeff: in the end this guy is exposing himself in ##public##, so he's gotta abide by the rules of public space. and one of those rules is that you can photograph him and do whatever......

in response to: Beware: Perv Alert! by friendly_chic407

elaine: it's the first public park. birth of leisure, innit. it is nice having such a big park nearby. the royal parks are all west of the city, and most green space is 'fields' or 'commons'......

in response to: sunset in viccy park by elaine

jeeff: i don't mind most posters, but increasingly postering is getting co-opted by big corporations with glossy mega-posters covering whole stretches of construction boardwalks. it's disgusting, and odd that they can get away with such......

in response to: landscape text (odds & ends) by jeeff

ea: would it be different if you redefined it as multi-functional sculpture? I tend to think any architecture that elicits a positive aesthetic response from the general public is worth professional appreciation. especially consindering most people......

in response to: localized textures by fuzzytank

nuria: The Guggenheim-Museum in Bilbao tried to forbid fotos from the outside, too. Finally they had to admid that it's imposible to establish a copyright for buildings in public spaces. ...

in response to: The Gherkin by Hasslehoff

rip: the subways in nyc are public art spaces. this is a piece of public art in the times square station that tells you to go home. awesome. bush was a mistake...both times. ...

in response to: Subway Art: MTA-style by Peter

hool: ian: i asked him and he said okay. i was right up on him , lens less than a foot away from his face. i'm used to photographing people in the streets now.......

in response to: Street Drummer by hool

Peter: unfortunately, theyve just removed those neat cars and installed a giant orange inflatable Cingular ad/sculpture/logo to promote their wireless service. sigh. commercialism in public spaces....

in response to: Street Drummer by hool