Ruth Mottram yeah I mean, Paris is cool and all. And they've done some good urbanism things. But have you ever been to Lyon....?
A* for their bike lanes and public transit..
#cycling #urbanism #VisitLyon #LivableCity
VelospinnerHeute wird es spannend in Paris.
NeverWalkAlone
BellingenNSWMore Lanes are (Still) a Bad Thing
Stories of great urban planning and urban experiences by Not Just Bikes.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHZwOAIect4
#sprawl #mobility #cars #roads #expansion #suburbia #TrafficCongestion #congestion #BraesssParadox #Suburbia #highway #HighwayUpgrades #MobilityDesign #LivableCity #liveability #ClimateExtremes #BiodiversityCrisis
Stories of great urban planning and urban experiences by Not Just Bikes.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHZwOAIect4
#sprawl #mobility #cars #roads #expansion #suburbia #TrafficCongestion #congestion #BraesssParadox #Suburbia #highway #HighwayUpgrades #MobilityDesign #LivableCity #liveability #ClimateExtremes #BiodiversityCrisis
More Lanes are (Still) a Bad Thing
Claire Barnes@resilienceSci 🙏for helpful link. I'm still none the wiser on broader traffic flow, but found this very positive assessment from a foreign resident's perspective, 20 years on:
https://thebentway.ca/stories/cheonggyecheon-rip-it-up-and-start-again/
& the 2011 'Cheonggyecheon Stream Restoration Project' case study referred to in the article, which explains the benefits to the immediate neighbourhood in the first 5 years 2003-8, is now at
https://www.landscapeperformance.org/case-study-briefs/cheonggyecheon-stream-restoration-project
#Cheonggyecheon #HighwayRemoval #LivableCity #Seoul @BrentToderian
Cheonggyecheon: Rip It Up and Start Again - The Bentway
After a massive public-works project in the 2000s, a stream once again flows through Seoul. In this personal essay, Andrew Russeth admires Cheonggyecheon, a 10.9km long stream and modern public recreation space in downtown Seoul, South Korea.
Innocuous In Innisfil 🇨🇦Good Morning #Canada
A recent analysis by a real estate news and information website provides the top 100 cities or towns in Canada with the best work-life balance. Quebec communities dominate the list, which looks at 30 different metrics. My community, Caledon, was ranked 11th, and the city we are considering a move to is 91st. Since my wife and I are retired, I'm not sure it matters that much.
#CanadaIsAwesome #WorkLifeBalance #LivableCity
https://www.point2homes.com/news/canada-real-estate/canada-best-cities-for-work-life-balance.html#Full_Table
Curb over-tourism and prevent becoming a theme park
"It requires courage to put a long-term vision for a livable city ahead of short-term economic interests. And it requires courage to face the wrath of the tourism sector, which wields an extremely strong lobby and only wants one thing: more tourism."
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/15/amsterdam-party-tourists-online-quiz-city-tourism
#tourism #OverTourism #LivableCity #MasterPlan #NSW
bs2> #RayOldenburg himself, in an interview with 360 Magazine, shared, "Americans don't know how to build cities. A #LivableCity should have the daily necessities within walking distance, and we've moved so far from that. We have to get in the car for everything."
> In addition to.. #UrbanPlanning [mistakes], Allebach also explained that "technology, polarization, [and] institutional distrust" are other possible reasons for why #ThirdPlaces don't thrive in today's society.
https://www.thelist.com/1226424/the-third-place-is-a-way-of-creating-community-heres-how-to-use-it-to-your-advantage/
> In addition to.. #UrbanPlanning [mistakes], Allebach also explained that "technology, polarization, [and] institutional distrust" are other possible reasons for why #ThirdPlaces don't thrive in today's society.
https://www.thelist.com/1226424/the-third-place-is-a-way-of-creating-community-heres-how-to-use-it-to-your-advantage/
Bike OttawaRemember that 2.5 minute vlog, aka anecdotal evidence, to support a so-called #BalancedApproach?
Now this is data. This is the way forward for a more #LivableCity. 👇
https://ncc-ccn.gc.ca/ncc-parkways-program-2023-season-highlights
SubtleBlade ⚔️The #SocialHousing secret: how #Vienna became the world’s most #LivableCity
In the Austrian capital, renters pay a third of what their counterparts do in #London, #Paris or #Dublin. How is it possible?
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/jan/10/the-social-housing-secret-how-vienna-became-the-worlds-most-livable-city
