INVISIBILITIES: Just because you can’t see them (or prefer not to) doesn’t mean they are not there.

In a city, as in life, we normally register only what we set out to look for. The anomalies, the absences, the troubling, somehow escape our attention. But when it comes to transport, everywhere the eye might wander there are valuable clues, both visible and invisible, for planners and policy makers. However, if we fail to use our eyes we miss out on valuable information. And as a result our cities do just that much less well.

man sleeping under sidewalk - top half only

 


Invisibilities

invisible cyclists - bit larger

 


Invisibilities

 

invisible people


Invisibilities

 

carshare invis1ble parked car


Invisibilities

 

bus stop vagrant sleeping

 


Invisibilities

 

invisible car-smaller

 


Invisibilities

 

ghost cycle 2

 


Invisibilities

 

germany invisible car mercedes

 


Invisibilities

 

hitchhiker-night

 


Invisibilities

 


Invisibilities

 

carshare-only - Copie

 


Invisibilities

 

india woman crossing highway

 


Invisibilities

empty bus stop in snow night


Invisibilities

invisiblities wheel chair getting off bus

 


Invisibilities

 

 

 


Invisibilities

 

wpd-sidewalk man sleeping

 

 

jane jacobs eyes on the street

Thank you Mrs. Jacobs

 


the great art is to
listen to the softest voice
even in the wind

 

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From the editor: 

I had  considered writing a few words to introduce or explain each of these images, since there is a story behind each. But upon reflection I decided to leave it to the photos and you  to tell their story. A bit like Songs without Words.

Eric Britton
13, rue Pasteur. Courbevoie 92400 France

Bio: Founding editor of World Streets (1988), Eric Britton is an American political scientist, teacher, occasional consultant, and sustainability activist who has observed, learned, taught and worked on missions and advisory assignments on all continents. In the autumn of 2019, he committed his remaining life work to the challenges of aggressively countering climate change and specifically greenhouse gas emissions emanating from the mobility sector. He is not worried about running out of work. Further background and updates: @ericbritton | http://bit.ly/2Ti8LsX | #fekbritton | https://twitter.com/ericbritton | and | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericbritton/ Contact: climate@newmobility.org) | +336 508 80787 (Also WhatApp) | Skype: newmobility.)

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