#walkability — Public Fediverse posts

Man tries to walk 1 mile to school and immediately finds out why parents don’t let kids do it

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/man-tries-to-walk-to-school-and-immediately-finds-out-why-parents-dont-let-kids-do-it/

Webinars from Strong Towns

More Info: https://commons.strongtowns.org/local-motive-fall-2026

#Urbanism #Community #Walkability #Transit #Localization #Resilience #Activism

Webinars from Strong Towns

More Info: https://commons.strongtowns.org/local-motive-fall-2026

#Urbanism #Community #Walkability #Transit #Localization #Resilience #Activism

Webinars from Strong Towns

More Info: https://commons.strongtowns.org/local-motive-fall-2026

#Urbanism #Community #Walkability #Transit #Localization #Resilience #Activism

xkcd 2796
Best Planet Ever.
#realestate #walkability
@xkcd

xkcd 2796
Best Planet Ever.
#realestate #walkability
@xkcd

xkcd 2796
Best Planet Ever.
#realestate #walkability
@xkcd

All The Trains I Rode In Los Angeles

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://defector.com/all-the-trains-i-rode-in-los-angeles

This #Edmonton district, better known as #Oliver, has been named as one of the coolest neighbourhoods in #Canada

https://macleans.ca/culture/wihkwentowin-edmonton-the-valley-vista/

#walkability #YEG #location #RealEstate

Currently, there is quite a bit of construction in the area, because a #tram line is being built. Once finished, that will further improve the area.

This #Edmonton district, better known as #Oliver, has been named as one of the coolest neighbourhoods in #Canada

https://macleans.ca/culture/wihkwentowin-edmonton-the-valley-vista/

#walkability #YEG #location #RealEstate

Currently, there is quite a bit of construction in the area, because a #tram line is being built. Once finished, that will further improve the area.

This #Edmonton district, better known as #Oliver, has been named as one of the coolest neighbourhoods in #Canada

https://macleans.ca/culture/wihkwentowin-edmonton-the-valley-vista/

#walkability #YEG #location #RealEstate

Currently, there is quite a bit of construction in the area, because a #tram line is being built. Once finished, that will further improve the area.

@Cr_Sky #Walkability seems good, but #PedestrianHellscape might get better engagement.

@Cr_Sky #Walkability seems good, but #PedestrianHellscape might get better engagement.

@Cr_Sky #Walkability seems good, but #PedestrianHellscape might get better engagement.

Could #Brussels become a '15-minute city’ and how might it benefit residents? #walkability #bikeability

https://www.brusselstimes.com/brussels/2209180/could-brussels-become-a-15-minute-city-and-how-would-it-benefit-residents

Could #Brussels become a '15-minute city’ and how might it benefit residents? #walkability #bikeability

https://www.brusselstimes.com/brussels/2209180/could-brussels-become-a-15-minute-city-and-how-would-it-benefit-residents

Could #Brussels become a '15-minute city’ and how might it benefit residents? #walkability #bikeability

https://www.brusselstimes.com/brussels/2209180/could-brussels-become-a-15-minute-city-and-how-would-it-benefit-residents

My bike trailer met a colleague at the grocery store.

It's rare to see signs of active, utilitarian, middle-class mobility in Antananarivo.

Note: Photo taken before my Travoy folding hinge hyperextended

#Africa #Madagascar #Antananarivo #Bike #Cycling #CyclingLife #Burley #Travoy #NotJustBikes #Urbanism #Motonomativity #Fuckcars #Carfree #LowCar #Walkability #WalkableCities #Photography #OriginalPhoto #HalfHeartedFanatic

My bike trailer met a colleague at the grocery store.

It's rare to see signs of active, utilitarian, middle-class mobility in Antananarivo.

Note: Photo taken before my Travoy folding hinge hyperextended

#Africa #Madagascar #Antananarivo #Bike #Cycling #CyclingLife #Burley #Travoy #NotJustBikes #Urbanism #Motonomativity #Fuckcars #Carfree #LowCar #Walkability #WalkableCities #Photography #OriginalPhoto #HalfHeartedFanatic

My bike trailer met a colleague at the grocery store.

It's rare to see signs of active, utilitarian, middle-class mobility in Antananarivo.

Note: Photo taken before my Travoy folding hinge hyperextended

#Africa #Madagascar #Antananarivo #Bike #Cycling #CyclingLife #Burley #Travoy #NotJustBikes #Urbanism #Motonomativity #Fuckcars #Carfree #LowCar #Walkability #WalkableCities #Photography #OriginalPhoto #HalfHeartedFanatic

Random thought I'm pondering this morning; currently my city is still very car dependent. We need more housing but jobs, retail, amenities and even bike/ped infrastructure has a long lag time, so even if you build a ton more housing, a lot of people will still need a car to maintain a decent QoL. But how do we build housing to support them without kicking the car addiction can down the road for a couple of more decades?

What if you built new parking for dense housing as a shared, separate garage. This makes having a car feasible, if slightly inconvenient, but allows walkable housing to be built. The garage will probably last 20-30 years before it needs serious maintenance/replacement. At that point the surrounding area will have had a chance to redevelop to hopefully something less car dependent. This gives the residents the choice of paying for a new garage and maintaining their current setup, or selling the garage's land, getting a payout, and getting rid of or finding alternatives for their cars.

This seems like a better alternative to building an apartment building on top of a garage as the garage is permanently tied to that housing. Residents never have to reconsider their car, replacing the garage requires replacing all the housing, the garage kills street activation, etc.

Thoughts?

#urbanism #urbanplanning #walkability

Random thought I'm pondering this morning; currently my city is still very car dependent. We need more housing but jobs, retail, amenities and even bike/ped infrastructure has a long lag time, so even if you build a ton more housing, a lot of people will still need a car to maintain a decent QoL. But how do we build housing to support them without kicking the car addiction can down the road for a couple of more decades?

What if you built new parking for dense housing as a shared, separate garage. This makes having a car feasible, if slightly inconvenient, but allows walkable housing to be built. The garage will probably last 20-30 years before it needs serious maintenance/replacement. At that point the surrounding area will have had a chance to redevelop to hopefully something less car dependent. This gives the residents the choice of paying for a new garage and maintaining their current setup, or selling the garage's land, getting a payout, and getting rid of or finding alternatives for their cars.

This seems like a better alternative to building an apartment building on top of a garage as the garage is permanently tied to that housing. Residents never have to reconsider their car, replacing the garage requires replacing all the housing, the garage kills street activation, etc.

Thoughts?

#urbanism #urbanplanning #walkability

Random thought I'm pondering this morning; currently my city is still very car dependent. We need more housing but jobs, retail, amenities and even bike/ped infrastructure has a long lag time, so even if you build a ton more housing, a lot of people will still need a car to maintain a decent QoL. But how do we build housing to support them without kicking the car addiction can down the road for a couple of more decades?

What if you built new parking for dense housing as a shared, separate garage. This makes having a car feasible, if slightly inconvenient, but allows walkable housing to be built. The garage will probably last 20-30 years before it needs serious maintenance/replacement. At that point the surrounding area will have had a chance to redevelop to hopefully something less car dependent. This gives the residents the choice of paying for a new garage and maintaining their current setup, or selling the garage's land, getting a payout, and getting rid of or finding alternatives for their cars.

This seems like a better alternative to building an apartment building on top of a garage as the garage is permanently tied to that housing. Residents never have to reconsider their car, replacing the garage requires replacing all the housing, the garage kills street activation, etc.

Thoughts?

#urbanism #urbanplanning #walkability

Multi-user walkability route planning: Transform Transport presents a methodology for #pedestrian #routing tailored to distinct user groups, derived from clustering survey respondents by their preferences among 33 #walkability indicators. The result is an #OSM- and indicator-based...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/06/20-multi-user-walkability-route-planning/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Multi-user walkability route planning: Transform Transport presents a methodology for #pedestrian #routing tailored to distinct user groups, derived from clustering survey respondents by their preferences among 33 #walkability indicators. The result is an #OSM- and indicator-based...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/06/20-multi-user-walkability-route-planning/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Multi-user walkability route planning: Transform Transport presents a methodology for #pedestrian #routing tailored to distinct user groups, derived from clustering survey respondents by their preferences among 33 #walkability indicators. The result is an #OSM- and indicator-based...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/06/20-multi-user-walkability-route-planning/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Sidewalks in our city are way too narrow, and yet restaurants stick a few small tables on them anyway. It makes it hard to walk, push a stroller, or heaven forbid navigate with a wheelchair.

IMO, the lane for car traffic should be reduced to one lane, since we have a one-way streets grid system anyway, to allow the expansion of bike lanes, sidewalks, bus stops, and on street parking. Ideally, streetcars too.

People centered.

Link: https://www.cnu.org/publicsquare/2026/06/16/grand-boulevards-promoted-affordable-housing-transit

#Walkability #Community #Transit

Sidewalks in our city are way too narrow, and yet restaurants stick a few small tables on them anyway. It makes it hard to walk, push a stroller, or heaven forbid navigate with a wheelchair.

IMO, the lane for car traffic should be reduced to one lane, since we have a one-way streets grid system anyway, to allow the expansion of bike lanes, sidewalks, bus stops, and on street parking. Ideally, streetcars too.

People centered.

Link: https://www.cnu.org/publicsquare/2026/06/16/grand-boulevards-promoted-affordable-housing-transit

#Walkability #Community #Transit

Sidewalks in our city are way too narrow, and yet restaurants stick a few small tables on them anyway. It makes it hard to walk, push a stroller, or heaven forbid navigate with a wheelchair.

IMO, the lane for car traffic should be reduced to one lane, since we have a one-way streets grid system anyway, to allow the expansion of bike lanes, sidewalks, bus stops, and on street parking. Ideally, streetcars too.

People centered.

Link: https://www.cnu.org/publicsquare/2026/06/16/grand-boulevards-promoted-affordable-housing-transit

#Walkability #Community #Transit

"Shifting our perspective from vehicular circulation to incremental habitation completely changes the math of a fractured grid. We don't need a fully continuous alley to unlock value; every fraction of a lot recovered is a win...a neighborhood can bypass a “holdout” problem by pairing internal pockets of reclaimed alley space with fence-line pedestrian passages. Cities across the US already have a history of this infrastructure."

Link: https://www.cnu.org/publicsquare/2026/06/15/alleys-and-reurbanization-repairing-broken-urban-form

#Urbanism #Walkability #Community

"Shifting our perspective from vehicular circulation to incremental habitation completely changes the math of a fractured grid. We don't need a fully continuous alley to unlock value; every fraction of a lot recovered is a win...a neighborhood can bypass a “holdout” problem by pairing internal pockets of reclaimed alley space with fence-line pedestrian passages. Cities across the US already have a history of this infrastructure."

Link: https://www.cnu.org/publicsquare/2026/06/15/alleys-and-reurbanization-repairing-broken-urban-form

#Urbanism #Walkability #Community

"Shifting our perspective from vehicular circulation to incremental habitation completely changes the math of a fractured grid. We don't need a fully continuous alley to unlock value; every fraction of a lot recovered is a win...a neighborhood can bypass a “holdout” problem by pairing internal pockets of reclaimed alley space with fence-line pedestrian passages. Cities across the US already have a history of this infrastructure."

Link: https://www.cnu.org/publicsquare/2026/06/15/alleys-and-reurbanization-repairing-broken-urban-form

#Urbanism #Walkability #Community

Local Activism:
"See this approach in action - click here:
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal-tag/local-conversations

To read about the work real groups are doing, or check out the podcast The Bottom-Up Revolution:
https://www.strongtowns.org/podcasts

Every episode features a real person who's working to make their community stronger.

Keep doing what you can to build a strong town!
— Mya at Strong Towns"

#Community #Resilience #Sustainability #Activism #Localization #DeGrowth #FoodSecurity #Urbanism #Walkability #Bike #Transit #Podcast

Local Activism:
"See this approach in action - click here:
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal-tag/local-conversations

To read about the work real groups are doing, or check out the podcast The Bottom-Up Revolution:
https://www.strongtowns.org/podcasts

Every episode features a real person who's working to make their community stronger.

Keep doing what you can to build a strong town!
— Mya at Strong Towns"

#Community #Resilience #Sustainability #Activism #Localization #DeGrowth #FoodSecurity #Urbanism #Walkability #Bike #Transit #Podcast

Local Activism:
"See this approach in action - click here:
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal-tag/local-conversations

To read about the work real groups are doing, or check out the podcast The Bottom-Up Revolution:
https://www.strongtowns.org/podcasts

Every episode features a real person who's working to make their community stronger.

Keep doing what you can to build a strong town!
— Mya at Strong Towns"

#Community #Resilience #Sustainability #Activism #Localization #DeGrowth #FoodSecurity #Urbanism #Walkability #Bike #Transit #Podcast

It says a lot about how I view the suburbs that yesterday and today I extensively stocked up on stuff I will need through Sunday like I'm going hours out of town so that I don't have to leave the house I'm sitting this weekend because there's nowhere to go without a car even though I will only be a 20 minute drive from my apartment. No sidewalks, barely any accessible stores on foot. I refuse to pay for a Lyft/Uber/cab.

#suburbs #walkability

It says a lot about how I view the suburbs that yesterday and today I extensively stocked up on stuff I will need through Sunday like I'm going hours out of town so that I don't have to leave the house I'm sitting this weekend because there's nowhere to go without a car even though I will only be a 20 minute drive from my apartment. No sidewalks, barely any accessible stores on foot. I refuse to pay for a Lyft/Uber/cab.

#suburbs #walkability

It says a lot about how I view the suburbs that yesterday and today I extensively stocked up on stuff I will need through Sunday like I'm going hours out of town so that I don't have to leave the house I'm sitting this weekend because there's nowhere to go without a car even though I will only be a 20 minute drive from my apartment. No sidewalks, barely any accessible stores on foot. I refuse to pay for a Lyft/Uber/cab.

#suburbs #walkability

I’m in Irvine for a graduation, reminded that it’s possible for a city to actually have a negative walkability score 😬 🚗 🚘 🚙

#urbanplanning #walkability

I’m in Irvine for a graduation, reminded that it’s possible for a city to actually have a negative walkability score 😬 🚗 🚘 🚙

#urbanplanning #walkability

I’m in Irvine for a graduation, reminded that it’s possible for a city to actually have a negative walkability score 😬 🚗 🚘 🚙

#urbanplanning #walkability

I watched this video by Evan Edinger last night how why walking to the world cup final is illegal. First of all, I'm impressed by what the UK did for the area that had the Olympics as I haven't seen quick improvement where I live anytime since. Could we have more of that? "Improvement" around here seems to mean more fast food restaurants.
I thought of his video when the children walking to school woke me up. Im hoping I can sleep through that again soon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=307RZ3stxNg&t=1

#walkability

I watched this video by Evan Edinger last night how why walking to the world cup final is illegal. First of all, I'm impressed by what the UK did for the area that had the Olympics as I haven't seen quick improvement where I live anytime since. Could we have more of that? "Improvement" around here seems to mean more fast food restaurants.
I thought of his video when the children walking to school woke me up. Im hoping I can sleep through that again soon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=307RZ3stxNg&t=1

#walkability

Bring it on!

"What would happen if authorities banned on-street parking? Given the oversupply of parking, most drivers would be able to park in off-street areas such as shopping centres, offices and parking lots. These would need better sharing arrangements.
Then, with road space freed up, it would be possible to make many streets much more pleasant – and include safe two-way paths for riders."

#urban #UrbanDesign #walkability
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/i-ve-come-up-with-a-solution-for-our-parking-woes-not-everyone-will-like-it-20260605-p6048s.html

Bring it on!

"What would happen if authorities banned on-street parking? Given the oversupply of parking, most drivers would be able to park in off-street areas such as shopping centres, offices and parking lots. These would need better sharing arrangements.
Then, with road space freed up, it would be possible to make many streets much more pleasant – and include safe two-way paths for riders."

#urban #UrbanDesign #walkability
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/i-ve-come-up-with-a-solution-for-our-parking-woes-not-everyone-will-like-it-20260605-p6048s.html

Update on my paper that was uncited by generative AI: The PLOS Publication Ethics Team responded to our email, confirming they are looking into the matter and providing a case number, which I won’t share here for confidentiality reasons. If you’d like to help increase visibility on the original post to support the review process, please check my LK profile.

#ai #llm #research #acdenic #walkability #pedestrian #quantum #urbansystem

Update on my paper that was uncited by generative AI: The PLOS Publication Ethics Team responded to our email, confirming they are looking into the matter and providing a case number, which I won’t share here for confidentiality reasons. If you’d like to help increase visibility on the original post to support the review process, please check my LK profile.

#ai #llm #research #acdenic #walkability #pedestrian #quantum #urbansystem

Update on my paper that was uncited by generative AI: The PLOS Publication Ethics Team responded to our email, confirming they are looking into the matter and providing a case number, which I won’t share here for confidentiality reasons. If you’d like to help increase visibility on the original post to support the review process, please check my LK profile.

#ai #llm #research #acdenic #walkability #pedestrian #quantum #urbansystem

A resident of an Atlanta suburb makes the case for #density, #transit and #walkability. These things would help with #affordability, he writes in a newspaper op-ed. They would also benefit children and the elderly … and generally make Sandy Springs a nicer place. The op-ed is a good first step. Next: Form an #advocacy group around these things. https://www.ajc.com/opinion/2026/05/sandy-springs-has-a-choice-will-the-city-be-designed-around-kids-or-cars/

A resident of an Atlanta suburb makes the case for #density, #transit and #walkability. These things would help with #affordability, he writes in a newspaper op-ed. They would also benefit children and the elderly … and generally make Sandy Springs a nicer place. The op-ed is a good first step. Next: Form an #advocacy group around these things. https://www.ajc.com/opinion/2026/05/sandy-springs-has-a-choice-will-the-city-be-designed-around-kids-or-cars/

Cool Pedestrian Dignity Civic Action Zine project with Jonathon Stalls, deadline June 19 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1iLMyUuk4Wjf4bcLIqGC6hLLeIthGUGVszoXnledNHmk/viewform?pli=1&pli=1&edit_requested=true. #PedestrianDignity #walking #walkability #accessibility #transportation

Cool Pedestrian Dignity Civic Action Zine project with Jonathon Stalls, deadline June 19 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1iLMyUuk4Wjf4bcLIqGC6hLLeIthGUGVszoXnledNHmk/viewform?pli=1&pli=1&edit_requested=true. #PedestrianDignity #walking #walkability #accessibility #transportation

Cool Pedestrian Dignity Civic Action Zine project with Jonathon Stalls, deadline June 19 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1iLMyUuk4Wjf4bcLIqGC6hLLeIthGUGVszoXnledNHmk/viewform?pli=1&pli=1&edit_requested=true. #PedestrianDignity #walking #walkability #accessibility #transportation

@PLOS our paper in 2023

Kavee K, Flanigan KA. "Street-Level Urban Gravity: A Quantum System Approach to Human-Centered Urban Space Design." BuildSys '23 (ACM), Istanbul, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1145/3600100.3626348

#walkability #Pedestrian #urban #engineering

@PLOS our paper in 2023

Kavee K, Flanigan KA. "Street-Level Urban Gravity: A Quantum System Approach to Human-Centered Urban Space Design." BuildSys '23 (ACM), Istanbul, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1145/3600100.3626348

#walkability #Pedestrian #urban #engineering

@PLOS our paper in 2023

Kavee K, Flanigan KA. "Street-Level Urban Gravity: A Quantum System Approach to Human-Centered Urban Space Design." BuildSys '23 (ACM), Istanbul, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1145/3600100.3626348

#walkability #Pedestrian #urban #engineering

RE: https://mstdn.social/@streetsmn/116674502024809383

#waroncars #urbanism #bike #bicycle #walkability #lifeaftercars #book #bookclub

RE: https://mstdn.social/@streetsmn/116674502024809383

#waroncars #urbanism #bike #bicycle #walkability #lifeaftercars #book #bookclub

RE: https://mstdn.social/@streetsmn/116674502024809383

#waroncars #urbanism #bike #bicycle #walkability #lifeaftercars #book #bookclub

“You Only Need Warm‑Color 2,700K Lighting for Pedestrian Crossings“ by Korawich Kavee on Medium: https://korawichmawinkavee.medium.com/you-only-need-warm-color-2-700k-lighting-for-pedestrian-crossings-a6907ce50efe

#lighting #darksky #led #engineering #walkability