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Edmonton could see the maximum residential building height reduced
Edmonton city council is considering reducing the maximum building height in residential neighbourhoods. As CBC's Nicole Healey explains, the city says it's in response to community concerns around the size and fit of larger buildings.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7153126?cmp=rss

TKSST • seethis.tv 🌈🪐✨6h ago

🌿💡 Researchers at South #China Agricultural University are using phosphor particles to turn #succulents into natural light sources.

These #plants absorb sunlight and emit a visible glow for several hours after dark. The #technology could eventually reduce #energy needs by providing light for city streets and #gardens.

👉 http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/04/02/chinese-scientists-unveil-glowing-avatar-like-plants-that-could-light-cities-without-elect

#science #innovation #nature #bioluminescence #sustainability #energy #tech #urbanplanning #botany

Chinese scientists reveal glowing plants that could light cities

Using genes from fireflies and luminous fungi, scientists have created plants that glow in the dark.

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Peter Müller 7h ago

In the 1970s the Traffic Circulation Plan was introduced in the city of Groningen to reduce car traffic in the city center.

The 22 minute video shows that it was met with a lot of resistance, but 50 years later it is the foundation of why people love Groningen.

The plan was radical and »ridiculous«, but it worked.

»Er gaat niets boven Groningen« 🥂

#groningen #traffic #carfree #pedestrians #cycling #bicycle #bikes #busses #urbanplanning

https://youtu.be/bgKokpZMFnU

The "Ridiculous" Traffic Plan That Actually Worked

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NashvilleGuy 9h ago

@Streetsweeper And walkable neighborhoods with housing, retail, schools... generally have expensive housing. At least they do here in #Nashville (East Nash, Hillsboro Village, Sylvan Park...). They were developed before the hegemony of the car. #UrbanPlanning #walking #sustainability

Sjard 9h ago

#architecture #urbanlandscape #builtenvironment #cityscape #colorfulbuildings #diversityindesign #urbanphotography #artofbuildings #multifamilyhousing #apartmentlife #residentialdesign #urbanstyle #colorfulcity #architecturaldetails #buildingfacades #urbanculture #citylife #buildingblocks #urbanplanning #cityliving #urbanexploration

NashvilleGuy 9h ago

Cool tech from Carnegie Mellon, but how about we have dedicated bike lanes instead? (Image of ad from Scientific American about wearable? tech that informs a cyclist of nearby cars.) #cycling #urbanPlanning @TheWarOnCars

Lyle Solla-Yates 17h ago

https://51st.news/dc-flum-housing-density-displacement/ So DC is considering a “modest but targeted” upzoning in Ward 3, the most northwest chunk I have previously criticized for being overwhelmingly exclusionary compared to the rest of the city. #housing #zoning #UrbanPlanning #DMV

A new map is fueling a debate on housing and displacement in D.C.

Critics of the proposed Future Land Use Map say it isn't thinking big enough.

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Pepperberry 1d ago

Vienna. Tokyo. Land value tax. New cities. Remote work. Slums.
Six real-world proofs that the housing crisis is neither accidental nor inevitable — followed by a warning about where cities go if power remains unchanged.

Read Essay ⬇️
https://thinkingprospectus.substack.com/p/six-proofs-and-a-warning-a-synthesis

#HousingCrisis #UrbanPolicy #HousingAsAPublicGood #ZoningReform #LandValueTax #PoliticalEconomy #Cities #Affordability #NIMBYism #UrbanPlanning

TKSST • seethis.tv 🌈🪐✨1d ago

🏗️🇫🇷 In 1918, electrical engineer Fernand Jacopozzi designed a "Fake #Paris" on the outskirts of the #French capital to protect it from nighttime air raids.

The massive decoy used translucent canvas and strategically placed lights to simulate the Gare du Nord and the industrial suburbs from a pilot's perspective.

👉 https://www.historyextra.com/membership/creating-fake-paris-how-one-man-built-a-mock-city-to-fool-ww1-german-bombers/

#history #engineering #france #ww1 #military #aviation #urbanplanning #technology #tech #europe #archaeology #war

Creating fake Paris: why did one man build a hoax French capital?

As German aircraft attacked Paris during WWI, one man had an idea: what if you could fool the enemy into dropping their bombs elsewhere? Gavin Mortimer tells the story of an audacious wartime ruse...

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