PAMPERED SIDEWALKS


PAMPERED SIDEWALKS

Sidewalk turfs around the Flamingo area are getting nursed as the corridor project edges closer to completion. The City Administration's massive undertaking includes new 100Km of bicycle lanes, 96Km of pedestrian sidewalks, around 120 public toilets, 400 building renovations and nearly 70 public parks. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) closely supervises the project to alter the capital's aesthetics into a more resident-friendly 'smart city'. He has repeated on several occasions the importance of ergonomics in a global economic climate marked by a shift towards information technology and tourism sectors.


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WOODEN BANKS

In the sunlit streets of Gotera, a young artisan crouches by a neat stack of handmade wooden piggy banks, presenting one to a passerby for 100 to 200 birr. With simple tools and a practical design, his work speaks to quiet entrepreneurship and community spirit built from the ground up. Each box, crafted with care, carries the promise of savings and small beginnings. In a city of rapid change, his presence offers a moment of patience and purpose...


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CRASH AFTERMATH

A young shoeshine boy stands by the crossroad where the street light and rail fence at Lancha Debrezit Road lies in disrepair following a car accident, with twisted metal and debris strewn across the walkway. Chunks of concrete and broken railings force pedestrians to navigate through the wreckage, with the absence of adequate protective barriers between vehicles, pedestrians, and the rail line...


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URBAN TILT

In Qilinto, a fallen streetlight pole leans awkwardly across the pavement, its lamp pointing downward as though bowing to the stacks of construction blocks beneath it. Behind the construction materials, a red-orange residential block with barred windows rises quietly, partially obscured by tall trees. The scene dispalys different occurances at once with piles of paving blocks indicating road or walkway work in progress. The damaged streetlight poses both a safety concern and a striking visual co...