Thanks to all the fantastic creatures we encounter during this FediVariety endeavour! Thank you all for your generous support, your gentle help, your delightful feedback, the time, the fun, and all the beautiful moments!

Hope to see you again somewhere alongside our trip in 2026!
Stay hungry. Stay foolish. Yes, but fore sure: Stay safe!

#jugglingthefediverse #noaw #fediverse #opensocialweb #publicspaces #activitypub #research #activism #ccc #39c3 #amsterdam #fedi

The Future of Digital Signage in Public Spaces
🌍 Outdoor digital signage is an integral part of the urban ecosystem, from smart billboards to public service announcements. What’s next for digital signage in our cities?
#UrbanInnovation #PublicSpaces #OutdoorDisplays #TechInCities

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This event is organized by the SABOA (FediVariety) with support from the Dutch Government (CIO-Rijk), the City of Amsterdam and NLnet Foundation.

Provide your topic! Get on board!
https://fedivariety.org/unconference

https://www.fedivariety.org/blog/light-the-fuse-put-it-in-play-noaw-unconference-call-for-participation

#jjugglingthefediverse #noaw #fediverse #event #unconference #fedi #opensocialweb #OpenSocialWebSociety #publicspaces #activitypub #publicInstitutions #cfp #callforparticipation #research #activism #ccc #amsterdam

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Are you involved in Fediverse or ActivityPub development? Or are you part of a public institution already using the Fediverse for outreach? If so, this event is for you!

The NOAW unconference offers a chance to meet, share experiences, and collaboratively strengthen the development of alternative social media for the long term.

#jjugglingthefediverse #noaw #fediverse #event #unconference #fedi #opensocialweb #OpenSocialWebSociety #publicspaces #activitypub #publicInstitutions #cfp

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Here it is: Light the fuse… Put it in play!
And spread the word!

NOAW unconference — Call for Participation!
Submit a topic! Get on board!

"Nodes on a Web: The Fediverse in/for Public Institutions”
Thu/Fri 19/20 March 2026, Amsterdam!

#jjugglingthefediverse #noaw #fediverse #event #unconference #fedi #opensocialweb #OpenSocialWebSociety #publicspaces #activitypub #publicInstitutions #cfp #callforparticipation #research #activism #ccc #amsterdam

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IJURR Foundation is accepting applications for writing-up grants of up to £6,000 for PhD students in urban and regional studies from low- and middle-income countries who have completed fieldwork and are writing their dissertation. Apply by January 31.

https://www.ijurr.org/ijurr-foundation/grants/writing-up-grants/

#urbanism #urbanplanning #cities #cityplanning #publicspaces

Woher nimmt Wuppertal jedes mal dieses große Glück?

Wir schaffen es, bei wirklich wichtigen Dingen so oft, ganz tief ins Klo der Stadtgestaltung zu greifen. Neues Pflaster in Elberfeld und Barmen? Bei Wish bestellt. Die Fußgängerzonen für die kommenden Jahrzehnte fangen schon gruselig an. Das mehrfarbige Pflaster, das dort nun verlegt wird, kann eigentlich nur jemand ausgesucht haben, der Wuppertal weiter den Bach runter schicken will.

#wuppertal #gestaltung #publicspaces

Bus Stop Chronicles

I just read that Martin Parr passed away yesterday. He was a giant in street photography circles with a fantastic library of unusual photos showing a slice of life wherever he had his camera.

I was lucky enough to attend a Zoom call he hosted last year, showing photos and telling stories.

So, today’s image has to be a street photo. A busy scene on St. Patrick Street, Cork in 2017.

#2017 #BritishHighStreet #busShelter #candidPhotography #Canon6D #Clarks #Cork #documentaryPhotography #everydayLife #GameStop #highStreet #humanInterest #Ireland #MartinParrStyle #observationalPhotography #pedestrians #Photo #Photography #publicSpaces #retail #shoppingDistrict #socialDocumentary #StreetPhotography #urbanPhotography #waiting

Urban Geometry at Night

The brutalist architecture of Bishop Lucey Park seems to suit black and white night shots. This was only my first time trying to photograph it in such a way but I’ll try again.

#architecturalPhotography #atmosphericPhotography #bishopLuceyPark #blackAndWhite #blackAndWhitePhotography2 #brutalistArchitecture #cityParks #concreteStructures #contemporaryArchitecture #cork #fluorescentLighting #heritageSites #ireland #modernDesign #nightPhotography #nighttimeUrban #photo #photography #publicRealm #publicSpaces #streetPhotography #urbanGeometry #urbanRegeneration #urbanSpaces

Festive Commerce in Cork

Brown Thomas on Patrick Street, Cork, is all lit up again for Christmas. On Oliver Plunkett Street they’ve put up the usual decorations and they look fabulous!

#2025 #architecturalLighting #atmosphericLighting #brownThomas #christmas #christmasDecorations #christmasLights #cityCentre #commercialPhotography #communalCelebration #cork #decorativeLights #departmentStore #festiveAtmosphere #festiveDecoration #festiveLighting #festiveSeason #holidaySeason #holidayShopping #illuminatedFacades #ireland #irishCities #irishRetail #luxuryRetail #motionBlur #nightPhotography #oliverPlunkettStreet #patricksStreet #pedestrians #photo #photography #publicSpaces #retail #seasonalDecoration #shopping #shoppingStreet #sonyA7rv #storefront #streetLighting #streetPhotography #urbanChristmas #urbanRetail #windowDisplay

From traffic channels to
"replacing them with shared surfaces, lower speeds, an ecological layer, and spatial ambiguity."

Shared public spaces
"are expected to accommodate not only movement and encounter but also water infiltration, carbon sequestration, shade, biodiversity, and multispecies migration, while remaining safe and efficient conduits for people and infrastructure above and below ground."

"Personal transportation is a primary driver of urban sprawl and the proliferation of intercity highways."
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https://landezine.com/streets-from-infrastructures-to-shared-ecologies/
#SharedSpace #PublicSpaces #mobility #pedestrians #micromobility #traffic #pollution #runoff #microclimate #heatisland #HumanScale #machines #cars #traffic #sprawl #BellingenShire #sprawl
Bellingen traffic channel