This is what a city *can* look like.

#Amsterdam

This is what too many places look like now. Time to imagine a change.

Photo: Ed Burtynsky, Breezewood, PA.

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Bulletins from a Future Beyond the Automobile (And How to Get There)

Straphanger, from Taras Grescoe
@straphanger Please tell me this is a highway and not a city
@straphanger motoring utopia. Non motoring dystopia.

@straphanger Every time I cycle past sections of the #netherlands like this I still can't believe it is real.

Very different to living in #southafrica

I am unbelievably spoiled to live here :D

@straphanger I'm inclined to believe #streetcars / trams are the answer to a lot of questions. Urban areas are also tend to breed fewer MAGAs. Go figure. #transit #urbanism #ClimateChange
@straphanger When you think about how much real estate cars take up, it should be a no-brainer.
@straphanger Slow tv. Just this for 2-3 hrs please.