Point A to Point B

a principal issue in any urban area is the transportation of people. rental fees are highest in areas of commerce and ownership of property is concentrated in the hands of a small percentage. when urban workers are unable to maintain rising rental fees they either converge in urban slums or disperse to sub-urban areas. cties without a functioning public transit system are plagued by automotive traffic as workers travel to their occupational destinations each day. public transit lowers the fixed costs of transporting people, reducing the number of cars on the road. But considering the initial cost of establishing a system of mass transit, it is only a real option for municipalities with investment capital and political will.

Writing on the Wall

since the beginning of civilization people have communicated by means of written messages in public places. from pyramid paintings to hip-hop-inspired graffiti vertical spaces have always been a canvass for voices of resistance, devotional messages, simple territorial claims, and of course art. some cities invest millions of dollars every year in the removal of graffiti while others allow these urban messages to remain untouched. in some more than others graffiti takes on a political undertone and functions as a media outlet for those voices less often heard in the mainstream.