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CRANE CITY

CRANE CITY

A variety of construction activity around Mexico Roundabout pays testament to the city’s urban renewal. In the frame are under-construction financial institutions, public transport terminals, and high-rise residence blocks. The city administration is in the midst of auctioning plots of land with a total of 282 plots up for grabs—many arising from corridor and local development projects.

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LEFT BEHIND

A small stretch of neatly tiled pavement along Bole Road stands isolated, hinting at the sidewalk that could have been. While the adjacent bike lane pushes forward with a clear directional arrow. The unfinished pedestrian path reflects of what is and what could be, in the city's corridor development plan launched in 2022, which said to improve walkways, bike routes, and urban infrastructure...

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NINE TO FIVE

An Isuzu stacked with square steel near Mesqel flower shows the usual practice in the life of Isuzu and other similar vehicles carrying more than they can handle. Recent construction upgrades in the city have become an eye opening opportuity for heavyload trucks to promote their business transporting material in large numbers. Yet, they lack visible safety precuations plus reckless driving is one of the concerns that needs to be addressed...

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ON THE CLIFF

Tucked beneath a pedestrian overpass around Mexico, a makeshift stall enclosed with corrugated metal and repurposed jerrycans for handwashing clings to a narrow strip of space. As the city transforms, small businesses like this, long embedded in tightly packed neighbourhoods walk the plank to banishment...

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