#cities
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Rat poison is showing up in owls far from cities https://www.earth.com/animals/rat-poison-is-showing-up-in-owls-far-from-cities/
#cities #environment #wildlife #owls #poison
The Arrogance of Space - Wellington, New Zealand
GPS: -41.2872137, 174.7548157
Arrogance of Space ratio:
Green: 44%
Pedestrians: 9%
Cyclists: 2%
Cars: 27%
Buildings: 17%
Publictransport: 1%
#ArroganceOfSpace #cities #city #images #maps #map #urban #photos #urbanism #architecture #planning #publicspace #publictransport #cycling #wellington #newzealand
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‘Traffic is going to get a lot worse’: San Francisco Bay Area faces potential death spiral of transit system https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/26/san-francisco-bay-area-public-transportation-bart #California #Commuting #CityTransport #SanFrancisco #UsNews #Cities #WestCoast
25-Sep-2026
New tools pinpoint where urban #trees could provide the most relief from #heat
By combining high-resolution satellite heat mapping with shade and equity modelling, UBC researchers are helping city planners target trees where they can have the greatest impact
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1145455#science #climateCatastrophe #cities #urbanEcology
The Arrogance of Space - Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast
GPS: 6.8010659, -5.2754795
Arrogance of Space ratio:
Buildings: 86%
Cars: 14%
#ArroganceOfSpace #cities #city #images #maps #map #urban #photos #urbanism #architecture #planning #publicspace #publictransport #cycling #yamoussoukro #ivorycoast
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The Arrogance of Space - Ottawa, Canada
GPS: 45.4304647, -75.730058
Arrogance of Space ratio:
Pedestrians: 9%
Cars: 38%
Buildings: 40%
Publictransport: 13%
#ArroganceOfSpace #cities #city #images #maps #map #urban #photos #urbanism #architecture #planning #publicspace #publictransport #cycling #ottawa #canada
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The Arrogance of Space - Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
GPS: 37.952775194539, 58.421025289739
Arrogance of Space ratio:
Cars: 29%
Buildings: 28%
Green: 43%
#ArroganceOfSpace #cities #city #images #maps #map #urban #photos #urbanism #architecture #planning #publicspace #publictransport #cycling #ashgabat #turkmenistan
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The Arrogance of Space - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
GPS: 24.4664134, 54.3813161
Arrogance of Space ratio:
Cars: 54%
Buildings: 8%
Green: 34%
Pedestrians: 4%
#ArroganceOfSpace #cities #city #images #maps #map #urban #photos #urbanism #architecture #planning #publicspace #publictransport #cycling #abudhabi #unitedarabemirates
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The Arrogance of Space - Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast
GPS: 6.8353812, -5.2953541
Arrogance of Space ratio:
Cars: 14%
Dead_space: 7%
Green: 79%
#ArroganceOfSpace #cities #city #images #maps #map #urban #photos #urbanism #architecture #planning #publicspace #publictransport #cycling #yamoussoukro #ivorycoast
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Cities in Great Britain most vulnerable to extreme heat revealed https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/08/cities-great-britain-most-vulnerable-extreme-heat-revealed
#GreatBritain #Britain #cities #environment #weather #temperature #heat
Most city parks are missing a vital layer that supports wildlife and people https://www.earth.com/plants/most-city-parks-are-missing-a-vital-layer-that-supports-wildlife-and-people/
#city #cities #environment #wildlife
Trees can cool down cities, but there’s an unexpected catch https://www.earth.com/environment/trees-can-cool-down-cities-but-theres-an-unexpected-catch/
More trees are needed to cool down European cities in heat waves—but they must be planted near homes https://phys.org/news/2026-09-trees-cool-european-cities-homes.html
#Europe #cities #environment #trees #weather #temperature #heat #heatwave
The Arrogance of Space - Dublin, Ireland
GPS: 53.3581747, -6.2474754
Arrogance of Space ratio:
Green: 11%
Dead_space: 11%
Cyclists: 4%
Cars: 25%
Buildings: 35%
Pedestrians: 6%
Publictransport: 8%
#ArroganceOfSpace #cities #city #images #maps #map #urban #photos #urbanism #architecture #planning #publicspace #publictransport #cycling #dublin #ireland
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The missing plants that could transform cities for people and nature https://phys.org/news/2026-08-cities-people-nature.html
#cities #environment #nature #plants
🏙️ #Cities & #UrbanLife accounts to follow:
🌐 INTERNATIONAL
@reece@masto.canadiancivil.com (main) & @reece@video.canadiancivil.com (videos) - Public transport enthusiast & urbanist, transit & city planning
@ohtheurbanity - Videos on urban planning, transport, cycling, in Canada & rest of world
@notjustbikes@social.notjustbikes.com - Modern urban planning & transport, often citing Netherlands as example
@index - Old city postcards & articles compared to same cities today
@citypairs@mas.to - Satellite photos of cities with same name
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Jack Tame has a fantastic interview with Professor Marco te Brömmelstroet from the University of Amsterdam on how to make city streets better and do much more for societies than move people around in private cars.
The biggest threat to children's lives in western societies is car traffic. There are other options.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPIjaWFrC5Q
#nz #UrbanPlanning #BikeTooter #LessCars #cities #TVNZ #JackTame
Most people want fewer cars, Dutch academic says
In the Bronze Age, what we call a small town would be a big city, and what we call a major city would be unimaginable. It isn't simple to grasp just how cities have grown through time.
So I used a log scale to visualize.
Refs & Data: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_urban_community_sizes
#Cities #History
Toronto from above.
Nagoya from below.
Toronto City Hall shot from the Shearton Centre Hotel Toronto
Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel towers, part of the JR Nagoya Shinkansen station.
#toronto #towers #architecture #cities #photography
Love a hotel room with a view of a train stastion. Here is a photo of Osaka Station in Japon taken from the Osaka Ritz Carlton
#japon #japan #trains #trainspotting #railfanning #rail #railroad #skylines #cities #trainstation #bahnhof #bahnbilder #bahn #기차
File this one under how fast can the US go backwards.
Sean Duffy is trying to remove federal funding for bike lanes and encourage legislation that makes it easier to remove existing bike lanes that slow motor vehicle traffic.
https://usa.streetsblog.org/2026/07/23/the-last-straw-duffy-asks-senate-to-restrict-funding-for-bike-lanes
#bike #traffic #cities #uspol

