Dating, Times Have Changed: The Automobile and Social Values
The pedestrian and social enemy, the automobile: Since the invention of the automobile, designers and builders had to make space for parking. Well, this was a challenge at best as each automobile requires around one hundred square feet. A person requires approximately four square feet of space. Vehicular lanes had to be accommodated, restricting space for pedestrians, and adding vehicular and pedestrian conflict. Moreover, the vehicle is now regarded as the most important component of our transportation infrastructure with regard to safety and efficiency. What does this do to our social space? After the engineers design a street, and the builders accommodate the parking at the front of the buildings, the once social space turns into dead, vehicular only, depressing places. Imagine walking next to the parking lot of a shopping mall, next to a six lane arterial highway. Not much chance that you will find another pedestrian with which to rub shoulders. Conversely, a historic place such as Boston, is packed with life, and very little suburbs. In suburbia, the place to find your next date, the Circle K convenience store.
Prior to the proliferation of the automobile, people met on the streets. Pedestrians filled the streets with life that we can easily imagine, and is demonstrated in most historic cities around the world. In the historic town of Ybor City in Tampa, an old Cuban cigar manufacturing city, the workers had little houses called "casitas" which exhibited high ceilings, raised floor for air convection, and a quaint and approachable front porch. Every Saturday, the family would walk to the center of town to meet the neighbors, rub shoulders with others, and do the weekly shopping. Vehicles were not necessary, neither were large houses. The outside public spaces served as an extension of the interior space of their homes. This experience is still shared in many towns in Europe.
How are we easily able to meet new people during these modern times of suburbs, proliferation of the automobile, and a new understanding of an internal world. Computers and cell phones have been the crutch for the absence of social places. It would be nice to revive the values we once had, on the safe pedestrian filled streets and plazas.
Patrick Hood-Daniel is an Urban Designer/Architect that pays special attention to our social atmosphere in relation to our physical environment. He is also the developer of http://www.DATINGandDATING.com where members can find dates in a totally unique way.
Dating Articles:
Savings on Gas in Milwaukee (UBIEE Milwaukee)
Savings on Gas in Milwaukee WI is simple when you realize there's a real solution in which provides an Emissions Reduction also. This is a simple implementation of a product for our environment created over a decade ago. This simple solutions is providing cleaner air now for the future like it has been providing going on 17 years.
Singles Fall In Love With Double Dating Feature at Online Dating Site IamFreeTonight.com
Online Dating site IamFreeTonight.com is excited to report that its members have overwhelmingly embraced its recently launched 'Wingman' concept for going on double dates. Numerous IamFreeTonight.com members are utilizing the unique wingman feature and quite a few members have even invited multiple wingmen. Despite being launched just three months ago, IamFreeTonight.com singles have already invited more than 100 wingmen. Having a wingman allows singles to arrange double dates and group dates and view other singles who would like to go out in a group date atmosphere.
New Online Dating Tool Allows Singles To Find A Date In Seconds
Singles falling In 'Love' with New Online Dating Concept: eTwine Holdings, Inc's. (OTC Bulletin Board: ETWI) leading online dating property IamFreeTonight.com has unveiled a unique online dating tool which offers singles a whole new way to meet online as well as providing much-needed innovation to the existing online dating offerings. The new concept is called "Date Now!" and allows singles to find and schedule dates in a matter of seconds. Members have already embraced this fun and exciting feature as evidenced by the numerous Date Now postings since its launch.
Milwaukee Law Firm Launches New Wisconsin Personal Injury Website
Rozek Law Offices is pleased to announce the launch of their innovative personal injury website. The firm's website provides Wisconsin personal injury victims with practical legal information in a convenient, consumer-friendly format. The website allows injury victims to access detailed legal and medical information covering many different types of Wisconsin accidents and injuries.
Wisconsin Badgers - Wisconsinýs Pride: The Wisconsin Badgers Football Team
The Wisconsin Badgers football team is the University of Wisconsin-Madisonýs college football program The Badgers compete at the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, and is a member of the Big 10 Conference
Payroll Wisconsin, Unique Aspects of Wisconsin Payroll Law and Practice
isconsin State Agency that oversees the collection and reporting of State income taxes deducted from payroll checks is:Department of RevenueIncome, Sales, Inheritance and Excise Tax DivisionP.O. Box 89102135 Rimrock Rd.Madison, WI 53713(608) 266-2776www.dor.state.wi.us/Wisconsin allows you to use the Federal W-4 form or the "WT-4, Employee's Wisconsin Withholding Exemption Certificate/New Hire Reporting" to calculate state income tax withholding.Not all states allow salary reductions made under Section 125 cafeteria plans or 401(k) to be treated in the same manner as the IRS code allows.In Wisconsin cafeteria plans are not taxable for income tax calculation; not taxable for ...
Fort Lauderdale Singles and West Palm Beach Single invited to Dinner Date for 8 Singles Event at Olio in Delray Beach, Florida on March 21, 2007
Fort Lauderdale Single Professionals and West Palm Beach Single Professionals take part in Dinner Date For 8 Singles Event on March 21, 2007.
Singles Seeking Singles at Free Adult Dating Sites
Singles seeking singles at free adult dating sites have been popular these days Are you a single man seeking a single woman for love and romance
Online Singles Seeking Dates at Free Dating Sites
There are thousands of singles that registered on free dating services each day These dating sites hook up single people
Milwaukee Museum Of Art In Wisconsin - A Great Vacation And Travel Destination
An educational place to visit on your next Wisconsin vacation is the Milwaukee Museum of Art. Even if the sound of this doesn?t sound that great to you because you aren?t into museums or art you should still visit because it really is an experience of a lifetime. First of all you will see the Quadracci Pavilion, designed by Santiago Calatrava, which is some amazing architecture that is worth the visit alone. In fact, this piece of architecture has received a great deal of attention worldwide for its beauty and architectural design. You really should visit the Milwaukee Museum of Art to see this beautiful Pavilion and for all the rest it has to offer as well!