Urbanism - kbin.social

Ready player one is closer than we think (hexbear.net)

MetaWindow: Noise Reduction from Deutsche Bahn (www.railtarget.eu)

Why Paris Tore Down A Highway To Build A Tram (youtu.be)

Normal empire in decline shit. (hexbear.net)

nbcnews.com/…/barge-slams-galveston-bridge-texas-…

xkcd #2932: Driving PSA (imgs.xkcd.com)

xkcd.com/2932...

The Simple Genius of the Buffalo Bicycle (youtu.be)

The Buffalo Bicycle is a robust, utilitarian, and serviceable bicycle made to help the most remote communities on the planet. Today, we will closely examine the Buffalo Bicycle and show how its incredible engineering has created perhaps the most purpose-built machine ever and how it helps communities access healthcare, clean...

The story of Springvale Junction - Victoria's most dangerous intersection (youtu.be)

A car-free town in the Amazon serves lessons for pedaling to net zero emissions (www.npr.org)

A new trolley era (lemmy.world)

Weird (s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com)

It’s weird how when the Department of Transportation is using the bike lane, they give themselves an entire car lane for protection....

local anti public transportation comment

Saw this comment on a local news post about the mayor’s state of the city address and the mayor mentioned some of the new public transportation initiatives including adding another line to the train, I was under the impression that Amtrak was a success until the rails became denationalized and corporate greed limited the...

Perfect timing for this guys, really great job 10/10 no notes. For fuck sakes. (hexbear.net)

Context: ancaptain about to privatize (ie kill) the few trains we have left.

This Freeway Sucks -- Let's Decommission It (www.youtube.com)

Soviet housing is so depressing (d1sw4fcdq5we39.cloudfront.net)

Wait that’s Japan? walter-shock

Super-aged Japan now has 9 million vacant homes. And that’s a problem | CNN (www.cnn.com)

The scaling back of Saudi Arabia’s proposed urban mega-project sends a clear warning to other would-be utopias (theconversation.com)

What's stopping your city's metro from looking like this? (hexbear.net)

Every metro interior should strive to look like a wood-paneled station wagon

Wonsan, DPRK (hexbear.net)

Undercover Performers Take Over Manhattan Sidewalks: The Mp3 Experiment 18 (yewtu.be)

Mp3 Experiments feature thousands of people followed secret, synchronized instructions delivered via headphones. This 18th installment features some comments on urban planning.

American Motorcyclist Association Urges DOT to Act on Automated Driver System Regulations Following Tragic Collision (americanmotorcyclist.com)

PICKERINGTON, Ohio (April 26, 2024) — In the wake of the most recent tragedy involving a fatal collision between a Tesla vehicle in autopilot mode and a motorcyclist in Washington state, the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) once again urges the Department of Transportation (DOT) to strengthen Automated Driving System...

Resisting Evictions of the Urban Poor: A Resource for Housing Rights Advocates (www.inklusibo.org)

Inklusibo’s new manual on housing rights provides an in-depth narrative of the urban poor’s right to housing and livable spaces. This is the first free publication under the Housing and Living Spaces category.