New Ways to Use Urban Space

By David Ninnes (from Sustainable Communities-Maclaren Vale blog) An example of graffiti art that symbolises a shift in thinking, reveals, ‘turns the inside out’ and paints a new picture on the urban landscape. ‘Graffiti on the Path and the Nature of Public Space’ was posted on ‘the nature of cities’ website by Paul Downton.

Paul writes: “The nature of cities is inextricably tied to the nature of public space and this blog is about just a small part of that ‘nature’. It was inspired by what appeared to be graffiti on a public footpath that runs along the street where I live, in sunny Semaphore, South Australia.

Sidewalk spam in Semaphore. Photo: Paul Downton