On the Grid
Thema: A designer’s guide to neighborhood gems. Beschreibung: It was created by Hyperakt, a design agency based in Brooklyn. Excited by all the new places we discovered after moving to the neighborhood of Gowanus, we decided to make a simple, user-friendly guide which would allow us to share these gems with the rest of the … Weiterlesen
Cykelslangen
Thema: An elevated harbour ramp that speeds cyclists over an area that’s usually crowded with pedestrians. Beschreibung: The long ramp will separate completely cyclists from pedestrians. The cyclists will pass quickly and efficiently through the area, while experiencing a unique and exciting view. Finally, the elevated road will allow pedestrians the use of the entire … Weiterlesen
Polly & Bob
Thema: A new neighborhood in a digital world. Beschreibung: Polly & Bob is a non-profit social startup. We don’t need profits, we rather put every dime into the neighborhood. Into the people who make all that happen. Into the rooms and spaces we want to build in the hoods. Into the development of the platform. … Weiterlesen
Urban Engines
Thema: Making urban living better. Beschreibung: Urban Engines reduces congestion by combining insights and incentives to ease the time and stress of daily commutes. With patent pending technology grounded in spatial analytics and behavioral economics theory, Urban Engines powers the essential systems — like transportation — at the heart of every city. Their software and … Weiterlesen
Park and Slide
Thema: Temporary urban transformation. Beschreibung: Enabling people to navigate the streets of their city in a new way, the slide is a simple architectural intervention and a playful response to the urban landscape. This massive urban slide transforms the street and asks people to take a fresh look at the potential of their city and … Weiterlesen
HereHere NYC
Thema: HereHere NYC enables neighborhoods to generate opinions based on public data. Beschreibung: We sum up how your neighborhood, or other NYC neighborhoods you care about, are doing via daily email digest, neighborhood-specific Twitter feeds, and status updates on a map. Several times a day we grab the freshest NYC 311 data. The data comes … Weiterlesen
AIRPNP
Thema: A service that lets people in need of relief find a nearby bathroom for hire. Beschreibung: When there aren’t enough bathrooms nearby for the amount of people in any given location Airpnp is there to save the day. Airpnp gives residences and businesses the opportunity to rent out their bathrooms to people in their … Weiterlesen
Eatro
Thema: A community for sharing homemade food. Beschreibung: Eatro is a food community and an online marketplace for sharing homemade takeaway. People who enjoy cooking use the Eatro platform to share their delicious home-cooked food with their neighbourhood while earning a bit of extra cash. Foodies looking for a home-cooked meal can browse, vote, rate, … Weiterlesen
1000 Start-ups @ La Halle Freyssinet
Thema: The Worlds largest digital business incubator. Beschreibung: As from 2016 Paris will house the world’s largest digital business incubator. Located in the renovated Halle Freyssinet building in the heart of the city, this future driver of digital entrepreneurship in France will host 1,000 innovative start-ups from all sectors of industry. The start-ups will have … Weiterlesen
#FairTuesday
Thema: #FairTuesday is an ethical shopping initiative created in response to Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Beschreibung: #FairTuesday is to inspire conscious consumerism and show how an everyday purchase can change lives in a whole community. #FairTuesday features fair trade, ethical, and eco-friendly brands and invites other businesses to take a step towards sustainability. Ort: … Weiterlesen
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