Eyes on the Street uses computer vision to compare William Whyte’s 1980 Super 8 film recordings with contemporary footage in three US cities to show that people today are moving faster across public spaces and are less prone to group encounters. If public spaces no longer centre gathering, what role should they play in urban life?
Eyes on the Street
Arianna Salazar-Miranda (Senseable City Lab, MIT), Fabio Duarte (Senseable City Lab, MIT), Edward L. Glaeser, Simon Kuper
