#urbanplanning — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #urbanplanning, aggregated by home.social.
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@rnzbot_nz It’s good to see an admission here of why Auckland City is such a sprawling car-dependent mess now.
> A striking theme in the article was how successive governments opted to invest in Auckland's motorway infrastructure rather than commuter rail. "That went back to the 1950s and 1960s, there was a considerable push for motorway development [which was] a world-wide trend for most major cities.
> "Auckland looked to Los Angeles for a lead -- Los Angeles was investing very heavily in motorways -- and the Auckland commuter system was deliberately run down from the 1950s through to the 1990s."
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From roadworks to regional mobility: how Antwerp turned EU projects into a lasting mobility ecosystem
A decade ago, Smart Ways to Antwerp was created to solve an immediate problem: how to keep the…
#Europe #EU #activetransport #Cycling #EuropeanUnion #innovation #publictransport #sustainablemobility #transportinfrastructure #transportresearch #urbaninfrastructure #urbanplanning #urbantransport
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https://www.europesays.com/be/37430/ From roadworks to regional mobility: how Antwerp turned EU projects into a lasting mobility ecosystem #ActiveTransport #Antwerp #Cycling #Innovation #PublicTransport #SustainableMobility #TransportInfrastructure #TransportResearch #UrbanInfrastructure #UrbanPlanning #UrbanTransport
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Why sell public land cheap? Questions about parking for high-density projects. This allows coffee shops & restaurants to use sidewalk space and parklets for tables. More opportunities for businesses to thrive! #DowntownRevitalization #SmallBusiness #LocalEconomy #UrbanPlanning #Community
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https://www.europesays.com/dk/163888/ Oslo Architecture City Guide: 12 Buildings Contrasting Historic and Contemporary Design #‘dark #ALab #ADArchitectureCityGuide #ADArticle #Architecture #ArchitectureCityGuide #Articles #AtelierOslo #Cities #EstudioHerreros #europe #ghilardi+hellsten #LPOArkitekter #LundHagemArchitects #MRDV #Norway #Oslo #Scandinavia #Snohetta #UrbanPlanning #Waterfront #WaterfrontArchitecture #WaterfrontDesign
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https://www.europesays.com/videos/90985/ Beating the heat: Tackling the summer months in Qatar #Euronews #Health #heatwave #Qatar #technology #UrbanPlanning #Weather
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The Dutch approach to floating architecture is often praised as a futuristic miracle, but for me it is just honest planning. They stopped fighting the water and started integrating it into the urban fabric. We could learn a lot from this logic when thinking about our own coastal cities. It is less about the tech and more about accepting the context of the land.
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The Dutch approach to floating architecture is often praised as a futuristic miracle, but for me it is just honest planning. They stopped fighting the water and started integrating it into the urban fabric. We could learn a lot from this logic when thinking about our own coastal cities. It is less about the tech and more about accepting the context of the land.
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The Dutch approach to floating architecture is often praised as a futuristic miracle, but for me it is just honest planning. They stopped fighting the water and started integrating it into the urban fabric. We could learn a lot from this logic when thinking about our own coastal cities. It is less about the tech and more about accepting the context of the land.
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I'm working on the next release of my Sidewalk Priority Toolkit plugin #QGIS.
The new version will include docs for running an isochrone server and OpenStreetMap API server locally to calculate Walk Potential at lightning speed.
Here's a test run from Rochester, MN that took under a minute to calculate.
Context:
https://mark.stosberg.com/toolkit-for-sidewalk-location-priority/
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Where Did All the Public Bathrooms Go?
https://daily.jstor.org/where-did-all-the-public-bathrooms-go/
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49422800
#HackerNews #publicbathrooms #urbanplanning #accessibility #hygiene #publicspaces
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The friction-free design principles at the heart of Japan's busiest cities
#urbanplanning #cityplanning #builtenvironment #citylife
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20260805-four-simple-rules-behind-japans-most-liveable-cities
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A Scale-Invariance-Based Algorithm Application For Land Surface Temperature Downscaling In Denmark
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https://doi.org/10.3390/rs18132263 <-- shared paper
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https://zenodo.org/records/20863040 <-- shared open data for downscaled LST dataset for Copenhagen
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H/T @CLIM4cities
#urbanclimate #downscaling #landsurfacetemperature #LST #AI #machinelearning #scaleinvariance #residualcorrection #Sentinel #Landsat #satellite #remotesensing #earthobservation #CLIM4cities #UrbanClimate #ClimateServices #MachineLearning #ClimateAdaptation #heatwave #temperature #ontheground #Copenhagen #Denmark #impervioussurface #asphalt #roof #concrete #albedo #heatabsorption #mitigation #urban #urbancentre #treecover #vegetation #urbanheatisland #planning #design #hotspots #monitoring #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #model #modeling #usecase #operational #climatechange #extremeweather #evidencebased #adapation #sustainability #urbanplanning #climateresilience #EssentialClimateVariable #ECV
@+ATLANTIC | @Danish Meteorological Institute | @ESA Φ-lab Collaborative Innovation Network | @CLIM4cities -
📣 REV:EU lunch webinar – learn more about urine diversion!
REV:EU is a Driving Urban Transition project, focusing on the role of source-separating wastewater systems to redesign urban water supply chains. Within REV:EU three cities are cooperating on reshaping urban water management: Stockholm, Paris and Oslo.
📅 On May 28, 2026, at 12:00 CEST we host the second REV:EU lunch webinar. During this webinar we will focus on why urine diversion is of interest in city developments. You will hear about
- What is urine diversion and why Paris is implementing it;
- Effects at the wastewater treatment plant when urine is removed;
- Costs of urine diversion compared with other nitrogen removal approaches in Norway.We look forward to welcoming you to an inspiring lunch break, advancing the knowledge on source-separating wastewater systems in three European cities.
Please, share this invite with your colleagues, your networks and to anyone you think would be interested in joining!🔗 Use this link to register:
https://esmaker.net/esNews/NewsLetter/ViewNewsLetter?s=d7642056-bd99-412d-a53c-f4ff9cd50d52#urine #sanitation #water #Stockholm #Paris #Oslo #urineDiversion #urbanPlanning #cities #urbanism
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What Are Sinking Cities?
The Climate Crisis Beneath Our Feet
Here is a Summary of the Article I read in BBC Science Focus. For years, climate discussions have focused on rising sea levels as the primary threat to coastal communities. But new research suggests another danger may be even more urgent: cities themselves are sinking.
Scientists say land subsidence — the gradual sinking of the ground — is affecting many heavily populated coastal and river-delta cities, sometimes faster than the ocean is rising. This trend could dramatically increase flood risks and infrastructure damage worldwide.
Why Cities Are SinkingSeveral factors are driving this phenomenon:
Groundwater extraction: Pumping water from underground aquifers can cause soil to compact and sink. Urban development pressure: Heavy buildings and infrastructure compress soft soils. Natural geological processes: Sediment compaction and tectonic shifts also contribute. Climate impacts: Rising seas compound the risks when land is already subsiding.
These combined forces mean some cities face a “double hit” — sinking land plus rising oceans.
Cities Most at RiskMajor urban areas built on river deltas or coastal plains are particularly vulnerable. Examples often cited include:
New Orleans, Bangkok, Jakarta, and Several large U.S. coastal cities
In some places, subsidence is already increasing flooding risks and threatening infrastructure like roads, railways, and buildings.
Why This Matters NowUnlike sudden disasters, subsidence happens gradually — often just millimeters per year. That slow pace can make the danger easier to ignore, even as risks quietly accumulate.
However, long-term impacts may include:More frequent flooding Infrastructure instability Coastal habitat loss Increased economic and insurance costs
Experts say monitoring land movement should become a routine part of urban planning.
The Bigger Climate ConversationThis issue doesn’t replace sea-level rise concerns — it amplifies them. When cities sink while seas rise, flood risk accelerates dramatically.
The takeaway: climate resilience isn’t just about oceans — it’s also about what’s happening underground.
📍 What It Means Locally (Triangle Perspective)
While Raleigh isn’t a coastal city, regional climate planning still matters:
Flood-resilient infrastructure planning Sustainable groundwater management Smart urban development strategies
Understanding global climate trends helps local communities prepare for future environmental challenges.
🔎 Final Takeaway
The climate crisis isn’t only about melting ice caps or rising oceans. Sometimes the biggest threat is quieter — the slow sinking of the ground beneath major cities. Of course our President does not care to acknowledge the issue, and thanks to Tom Howarth of BBC Science Focus Magazine
Awareness and proactive planning will be key to protecting communities worldwide. Follow DoRaleigh.com for daily updates on government meetings, local festivals, and community happenings — your one-stop guide to everything Raleigh!
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#BBC #climateChange #coastalCities #DoRaleighEnvironment #environment #globalScienceNews #infrastructureResilience #News #RaleighClimateNews #seaLevelRise #sinkingCities #Sustainability #urbanPlanning -
Visual Clustering Of Urban Environments: Associations With Household And Travel Characteristics
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2025.104546 <-- shared paper
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#UrbanAnalytics #TravelBehavior #BuiltEnvironment #StreetViewImagery #UrbanDesign #TransportationPlanning #Seattle #Equity #DataScience #PSRC #PugetSound #PacificNorthWest #USA #PNW #model #modeling #StreetView #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #remotesensing #StreetView #SVI #BMI #urbanform #travel #routing #travelbehaviour #methodology #visualintelligence #planning #policy #urbanplanning #mobility #visualmetrics #walkability #transit #urbandesign #workflow #GIS #spatial #mapping -
Thirty Years of the U.S. National Land Cover Database - Impacts and Future Direction
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https://doi.org/10.14358/PERS.25-00121R2 <-- shared paper
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“Editor's choice article for the October Issue of Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing.”
#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #opendata #earthobservation #landcover #USA #NLCD #MRLCC #history #datacollection #impervioussurface #classifaction #landform #forestcanopy #fedscience #fedservice #deeplearning #AI #spatialanalysis #change #monitoring #usecase #research #landmanagement #management #policy #planning #support #agriculture #urbanplanning #environment #ecosystems #biodiversity #conservation #water #hydrology #humanhealth #risk #hazard #soils #naturalhazard #spatiotemporal #landchange #forestry #watermanagement #waterquality #publicsafety #groundwater #NCLA #wildfire #stormwater #extremeweather
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https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/09/13/unl-proposes-27-5-million-devastating-cuts-six-program-areas-slated-for-elimination/ “It’s just an awful day for the University of Nebraska” #UNL #academia #UrbanPlanning #LandscapeArchitecture #layoffs
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Vertebrate Diversity In Stormwater Sewer Systems Of Alachua County, Florida
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https://www.eaglehill.us/URNAonline2/access-pages/075-Ivory-accesspage.shtml <-- shared paper
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[not NYC, but Florida, a fascinating Friday afternoon read for me…]
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#urbanization #urbanisation #animal #Vertebrate #Diversity #StormwaterSewerSystems #AlachuaCounty #Florida #humaninpacts #urbananimals #subterranean #tunnels #monitoring #cameratraps #anthropogenic #mapping #spatial #spatialanalysis #amphibians #reptiles #birds #mammals #raccoons #alligator #urban #urbanplanning -
Road Diets and Older Adults
"Overall, implementing road diets resulted in slower speeds on each of the three streets...drivers with amyloid plaques in the brain drove more slowly than drivers without. What was surprising, though, was that implementing a road diet caused the healthy (amyloid free) drivers to slow down but there was no slowing of the drivers with amyloid plaques."
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The Weight Of New York City - Possible Contributions To Subsidence From Anthropogenic Sources
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2022EF003465 <-- shared paper
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-york-city-is-sinking-under-its-own-weight/ <-- shared article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #modeling #geology #engineeringgeology #nyc #nycconstruction #newyorkcity #newyork #climatechange #construction #building #skyscrapers #weight #loading #subsidence #foundations #coast #coastline #impacts #SLR #sealevelrise #spatiotemporal #spatialanalysis #coast #urban #urbanplanning #future #USA #coastalcommunities #soils #soil #fill #coastalcities #engineering #construction #design #climateadaptation #anthropogenic #people #data #environment #model