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US: Tacoma on track to become an LED-lit city

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 20, 2019
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Tacoma has just completed a 10 month-long changeover of its old orange-colored high pressure sodium vapor street lights to white LED lights. The $5 million project is saving tax payers money and giving the city […]

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France: Se cultiver la nuit – La Croix

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 19, 2019
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La Nuit de la lecture devrait rassembler plus de 400 000 personnes samedi 19 janvier, dans près de 1800 bibliothèques et 200 librairies exceptionnellement ouvertes en soirée. Dans le domaine culturel, les nocturnes permettent d’attirer un nouveau […]

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France: Falaise. Éclairage nocturne : l’extinction fait débat

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 18, 2019
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Après l’annonce d’une possible extinction des feux la nuit lors des vœux de la municipalité, samedi 12 janvier 2019, le débat est lancé. Faut-il couper l’éclairage public de Falaise durant la nuit ? Source: Falaise. Éclairage nocturne : […]

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Light pollution on the rise in India: Study

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 18, 2019
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In the ongoing Amsterdam Light Festival, illuminating the city’s waterway, a Serbian artist duo’s installation of an LED version of Vincent Van Gogh’s iconic painting ‘The Starry Night’ has drawn attention to the growing menace […]

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Women’s night safety, Melbourne: ‘Everyone has the right to get home safely’. Aiia Maasarwe and the adopted city she loved

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 18, 2019
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Aiia Maasarwe loved her recently-adopted city of Melbourne. Source: ‘Everyone has the right to get home safely’. Aiia Maasarwe and the adopted city she loved

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After 600 years, night watchman still keeps vigil over Lausanne

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 18, 2019
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After 600 years, night watchman still keeps vigil over Lausanne Source: After 600 years, night watchman still keeps vigil over Lausanne

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Ireland: Take Back the Night

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 17, 2019
  • Uncategorized

Source: night-time | Broadsheet.ie

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In India’s Cities, Women Should Work, Thrive, and Loiter – The Asia Foundation

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 17, 2019
  • Uncategorized

They say that India lives in its villages, but this is changing. In 30 years, some 60 percent of India’s population will live in cities. Larger metros such as New Delhi or Mumbai are already […]

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Necroturismo en Quito: La experiencia de recorrer en la noche y a ciegas un cementerio del siglo XIX – RT

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 16, 2019
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“Pueden tocar cualquier cosa, desde los ataúdes que han sido recién exhumados, huesos, las rosas, agua podrida de los floreros”, dice una de las organizadoras. Source: Necroturismo en Quito: La experiencia de recorrer en la […]

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Millions of workers don’t do 9 to 5. So where’s the child care?

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 16, 2019
  • Uncategorized

There’s a growing need for round-the-clock child care centers. Source: Millions of workers don’t do 9 to 5. So where’s the child care?

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  • Utah town claims top honors as the best place for nighttime stargazing in the United States | News | cachevalleydaily.com

    June 16, 2026
  • Le béton parisien stocke la chaleur le jour et la relargue la nuit : 10 degrés d’écart avec la campagne, les urbanistes tirent la sonnette d’alarme

    June 16, 2026
  • France: “Si la ville n’est plus adhérente à cette association, le label tombe automatiquement” : pourquoi cette commune du Lot fait le choix de renoncer aux labels nationaux “Ville fleurie” et “Ville étoilée” – ladepeche.fr

    June 16, 2026
  • Miami: Bares ocultos y exclusividad: nueva vida nocturna | El Nuevo Herald

    June 13, 2026
  • Toulouse: Une grande ville française va instaurer un couvre-feu pour les mineurs lors de matchs « à risque » de la Coupe du monde – Le Soir

    June 11, 2026
  • Izakaya economics: Japan’s traditional night out fights tooth and ale for survival | Japan | The Guardian

    June 9, 2026
  • Ho Chi Minh City seeks to unlock potential of night-time economy

    June 7, 2026
  • Poland: Warsaw expands nighttime alcohol ban in bid to improve public safety

    June 6, 2026
  • UK: Hull Street Angels volunteer to keep people safe at night

    June 5, 2026
  • US: In US first, Petoskey passes rules to crack down on light pollution – Bridge Michigan

    June 5, 2026
  • DIACRITIK Virginie Gautier : L’obscurité si densément peuplée (Recours à la nuit)

    June 4, 2026
  • Germany: El gobierno alemán reclasificará los clubs como espacios culturales para frenar su cierre masivo – – Mixmag Spain

    June 1, 2026
  • Why Indian Cities Need Night Parks: Extending the Right to the City Beyond Sunset

    June 1, 2026
  • France – À Bolbec, l’éclairage public revient progressivement grâce aux LED – Paris Normandie

    May 31, 2026
  • UK: West Midlands Mayor unveils plan to boost night time economy

    May 29, 2026
  • Vietnam: Une zone économique nocturne spéciale va «surgir» à Hô Chi Minh-Ville.

    May 29, 2026
  • Alcool: Mesure forte contre les touristes ivres en Croatie – Blick

    May 29, 2026
  • France: Quimper : une “guinguette party” pour montrer comment concilier vie nocturne et tranquillité urbaine | ICI

    May 29, 2026
  • Amnesia Ibiza – España de Noche premia a Amnesia Ibiza por su historia y contribución a la cultura de ocio nocturno

    May 27, 2026
  • Australia: Night-time economy experts in Hobart to discuss how city can flourish after dark – ABC listen

    May 27, 2026

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THE SPECTRE LIBRARY PRESENTS: The Pulp and Paperback Fiction Reader

Reading and reviewing rare vintage fiction stories

Urban Audiovisual Festival

UAF

Backlots

Night Time Economy

An interdisciplinary research project on cities and the night.

Dr. Stephen Luis Vilaseca

Investigating art and politics in urban space

The Urban Night

An interdisciplinary research project on cities and the night.

Progressive Geographies

Thinking about place and power - a site written and curated by Stuart Elden

deviantleisure

exploring the boundaries of leisure and crime

Armando Silva

Just another WordPress.com weblog

Toby Bennett

Urban Sound Space

researching music-making in Wellington and Copenhagen

C'est toi ma Ville

Mon regard sur Montréal

Geografia Crítica

Laboratório de Prática de Ensino para professores de Geografia

nocionescomunes.wordpress.com/

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the culture(s) of cities... space, time and urban everyday life

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