The urban life blogs that I came across to complete activity nine were as follows:
The First blog which was http://www.urbanlifeblog.com/ that is based in Phoenix, Arizona that pertains to the real estate market as well as the rental investment market in the greater Phoenix area as well as a life blog. The business partners that upkeep the website call themselves the “The Urban Team” that focus on updates on reviews for restaurant and business particularly in downtown/central Phoenix area.
The second blog that really intrigued me was http://www.urbantravelblog.com/ which tells of a traveler named Stuart Wadsworth who in his free time visit areas of central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The newest blog on the link posted April 26th 2010 featured his revisited to the city of Lviv in Ukraine. This particular city has ruins that compile a great mix of Russian, Polish and Austrian influences and Wadsworth captures the everyday functions of the historical remains such as Dominican Cathedral and Latin Cathedral. The architecture of the churches reminded me on our group tours in the Lower East Side of Manhattan where we were shown the only Polish Cathedral in New York City Metropolitan area.
The third blog I came across was http://veggiegardenblog.blogspot.com/ which was one of my favorites! The blog featured very beautiful photographs of forestry, flowers and home gardens. The purpose was to show people how to conserve our spaces and how to cultivate freshly grown food in our very backyards, again, this blog reminded me of the community gardens of Sixth Avenue and Avenue B area of Lower East Side Manhattan. People are investing their time into harvest crops as well as provide very helpful and simple hints as to how you can also do the same.
http://reinventingtransport.blogspot.com/ was the fourth blog I came across that boasts of reinventing urban transport. This blog basically featured a book that can be viewed or downloaded with the provided link. The blogger also included that “the purpose of this guide is to introduce urban transport issues to a wider audience than just professional transport planners and experts”. The book is making the effort to aware community organizations, journalists and decision-makers about the basics of urban transport. I recall the zoning laws of New York in the Williamsburg area of New York which affects its residents concerning the construction of a waterfront which will indefinitely affect urban transport.
The fifth and final blog that caught my eyes was http://www.urbansketchers.com/p/about-this-blog.html that features sketches of the stories of artists featured in more than 30 countries around the world. Illustrators, architects, web developers and graphic designers alike all share their passion for drawing of the buildings, surroundings and people etc. on location. There is a colossal and beautiful drawing of the city of Málaga, Spain just to give mention of attention to detail by the artist. I can only imagine how each traveler was a flaneur on a regular day and was motivated by what was in their immediate viewing and took the time to record exactly what they have seen in urban spaces and places. I was very moved to post my comment on this blog consequently.
Finally, as I have critiqued on these various blogs, I am leaving my blog for any interested person(s) to do the same on mine which is http://sohoflaneurs.blogspot.com/ Share your common interest, concerns on what my group members and I have experienced as we explored the Big Apple and provided feedback! Appreciated! Enjoy!!!
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