19/09/2021 13:30 CEST - Brussels Nord, car-free Sunday pt1, early afternoon, by Caroline Claus
19/09/2021 14:15 CEST - Brussels Nord, car-free Sunday pt2, afternoon, by Caroline Claus 19/09/2021 17:30 CEST - Brussels Nord, car-free Sunday pt3, late afternoon, by Caroline Claus
19/09/2021 19:45 CEST - Brussels Nord, car-free Sunday pt4, early evening, cars are back, by Caroline Claus
19 September 2021
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13:32
Caroline Claus
Car Free Brussels - Live recording - https://radio.aporee.org:8443/mobilemic14 bit of a test / surveillance?
u
13:33
unosonic
what a difference to the sounds heard from this place before. sonic utopia...
CC
13:34
I can move the mics to the back to have more distance /
u
13:35
unosonic
do you think it grabs to much of privacy?
CC
13:36
Caroline Claus
Not completely sure - but similar position as surveillance camera’s we have here
13:36
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Distance as spatial quality too - not sure if the mics allow for that
u
13:39
unosonic
I think it sounds good, both sonically and by "subject". An optimistic city soundscape ;)
13:40
is it city-wide? how comes?
CC
13:41
Caroline Claus
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brussels region: https://www.brussels.be/car-free-sunday
u
13:54
unosonic
what are "vehicles of public interest"? (as read on the website). Sounds funny, since it doesn't mean emergency. police, press etc.
CC
14:03
Caroline Claus
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Lots of animation programmes - prob use of this term to include vehicles used for these types of activities
FG
14:04
Flavien Gillié
I think the vehicles of public interest are also the Taxis..
14:04
Previous years they could drive, but limited to 30 km/h, now it's mostly generalized in the city everyday.
14:05
planes are not included in the restricted zone 🙂
u
14:18
unosonic
yes, the website mentions taxis, but also the vehicles of public interest. -> section "who may ride on Sunday...."
u
14:38
unosonic
hmm. Pizza-Delivery?
YF
16:31
Yau Fan
i prefer lockdowns :D
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PC
17:20
Peter Cusack
Just tuned in. Wow, it does sound different
17:23
Are you making some recording too? It's a great example of car free existence.
CC
u
17:37
unosonic
I'll have some 2h of stream log recordings later, for the archive. will post the link
17:42
Flavien has posted a nice 15min walk in car lockdown: https://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=54434
CC
17:58
Caroline Claus
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I made recordings of car free bxl 2012 - 2016. Bit more restricted now (GPDR, 2016) / not sure about live recording public space
PC
18:06
Peter Cusack
This soundscape is reminding me a little of the Beijing hutong areas. Also traffic restricted and busy. quite varied, people sounds.
CC
18:19
Caroline Claus
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Lots of things happening on the ground + arrival neighbourhood (superdiversity) + long chaussee with close to the house an open green space / leftover urban demolition 1960-70’s (Manhattan project) more info (dutch) + images: https://monument.heritage.brussels/nl/streets/10007003
FG
19:12
Flavien Gillié
19.00, the cars are back
CC
19:14
Caroline Claus
o))) )) Yes - was writing - will take the mics inside.
PC
19:15
Peter Cusack
Why not leave them there a litle longer, so we can hear the difference
CC
Flavien Gillié invited Louis Michel
~ invited He/She/It S muss mit
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19:46
unosonic
just scheduled another 30min recording to archive.org, pls let it run until 8:30 pm or so, or longer if you want
19:53
violence
PC
19:57
Peter Cusack
This a very informative stream in terms of the absence/presence of traffic. Very unusual to get such a clear demonstration. One of the powers of streaming!
CC
u
20:18
unosonic
is this normal traffic or a reaction to the car-free day?
PC
20:21
Peter Cusack
There still seem to be more people than normal, or is this just my misinterpretation?
u
20:32
unosonic
to quote Sam A., from an earlier session: "in machine land the joy ( if so) is only by the user..no joy for standing by " ...
CC
20 September 2021
u
09:52
unosonic