I’ve never shared this with anyone before… but I have a disorder. I’m an excessive wallpaper changer. I’m in therapy (and doing a little self-medicating) but still, I have a hard time keeping one background graphic on my computer desktop for more than a day or two (at most). Maybe I have ADHD? Or maybe I just need a life. I CAN’T HELP IT! I just get bored staring at the same image for too long. I tear through so many wallpapers I’ve had to start making my own…
Archive: July, 2010...
Summer Subway FREEBIES! Free Rochester Wallpapers
Saturday, July 31st, 2010Tags: abandoned subway, abandoned subway tunnel, abandoned tunnel, City of Rochester, desktop backgrounds, desktop wallpaper, downtown Rochester, Erie Canal Aqueduct, free stuff, Freebies, Genesee Aqueduct, Genesee River, Graffiti, history of Rochester, Main Street, New York, NY, old photos, old photos of Rochester, pc wallpaper, photo, photography, Rochester, Rochester history, rochester images, Rochester NY, Rochester panorama, rochester photos, Rochester Subway, subway tunnel, trolley, vintage postcard, vintage views
Posted in Freebies, Rochester Images | 11 Comments »
Think Before You Defend Rochester’s Inner Noose
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
A recent story in the City Newspaper, “Glamming Rochester’s Gateways” 
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Tags: Alaskan Way, Buffalo, City Newspaper, downtown Rochester, FDR Drive, highway, highways, I-490, infrastructure, Inner Loop, James R. Boehler, Kensington Expressway, New York, Rochester, Rochester NY, Seattle, transportation
Posted in Opinion, Rochester News, Transit + Infrastructure, Urban Development | 15 Comments »
Transit Etiquette Spreads North
Thursday, July 15th, 2010![A Toronto streetcar on St. Claire Ave. [PHOTO: Brett Gundlock, National Post Files]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/images/photos/toronto_streetcar.jpg)
A few months ago we took notice of a graphic designer named Jason Shelowitz who created a series of subway etiquette signs and posted them throughout the NYC Subway. Well the idea has spread north—to Toronto, Ontario Canada. The Canadian National Post liked Jason’s idea so much they formed a psuedo transit agency called the Toronto Transit Civility Commission (TTCC) and designed a series of posters to remind the Canadian public of the responsibilities inherent in travelling with fellow “human” beings. Take a look…
Tags: Canada, Jason Shelowitz, mass transit, mass transportation, Ontario, public transportation, subway etiquette, Toronto
Posted in Subways Around the Globe, Transit + Infrastructure | 2 Comments »
‘Star Wars’ Invades The New York City Subway System
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010One of the wonderful things about living in New York City for an artist is having the opportunity to share your work with any number of people at a moment’s notice. No matter the time of day, whether you’re in the park, strolling along the sidewalk or traveling via mass transit, there’s always someone around, always a captive audience…
Tags: Imperial Stormtroopers, Improv Everywhere, MTV, New York, New York City, New York City Subway, NY, NYC Subway, Star Wars
Posted in New York City Subway, Subways Around the Globe | No Comments »
Happy Independence Day!! Err, wait, are you legal?
Sunday, July 4th, 2010On this July 4th weekend I thought it fitting to share a stunning factoid with you: the Border Patrol station in Rochester, N.Y. apprehended more than 1,200 people who did not qualify to be in the United States in 2007…
Tags: Amtrak, Border Patrol, Canada, Fourth of July, immigration, Independence Day, July 4th, New York, Rochester, Rochester Amtrak Station, Rochester NY, transit, United States of America (U.S.)
Posted in Rochester News, Transit + Infrastructure | No Comments »
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