Florida revolutionizes urban development with Transit-Oriented Design: Integrating housing, transit, and community spaces to create more efficient, sustainable cities. Innovative strategies unlock new opportunities for growth and mobility. #UrbanPlanning #TransitDevelopment

‘𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱’𝘀 𝗢𝗹𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁’ 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗲𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲
Archaeologists have uncovered 9,750-year-old street at Canhasan 3, Turkey, predating Çatalhöyük by 750 years and revolutionizing understanding of Neolithic urban planning.
#anatolia #turkey #urbanplanning #ancienthistory
https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/oldest-street-turkey-0022387

The Fall of Philadelphia

"This raises one of the most insidious aspects of how many US states have constructed the powers of local governments. Conservative state leaders appear to be nearly unanimous in their view that big cities should be prevented from governing themselves. In particular, they are committed to denying local governments the freedom to ask their own voters to raise their own taxes to pay for things that they value."

https://humantransit.org/2025/08/the-fall-of-philadelphia.html

New study coming out in the October issue of Cities.

"Barriers to car-free streets: Identifying opponents of pedestrianization in Montreal"

Through a cluster analysis, this study examined opposition to pedestrianization in Montreal, Canada...

[Via Reddit]

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264275125004792?via%3Dihub#ab0010

Gyaros Island of Exile

New offshore pier to access the new museum walkthrough and the new offshore research hub - project “infrastructural”: https://benhuser.com/2025/05/25/gyaros-island-of-exile/

#Greece #Cyclades #Gyaros

#Alumil #Arxellence3 #Gyaros

What if every city had a London Overground?

https://www.dwell.com/article/what-if-every-city-had-a-london-overground-ac7a7ff9

How highways and Walmarts kill value

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9JEZ7kh0mUk

Reverse Rose Garden:
https://substack.com/@fixthenews/note/c-147266012
#Paris #garden #gardening #plants #trees #UrbanPlanning

Gyaros Island of Exile

New offshore pier to access the new museum walkthrough (on the left). New offshore research hub above the pier - project “infrastructural”: https://benhuser.com/2025/05/25/gyaros-island-of-exile/

#Greece #Cyclades #Gyaros

#Alumil #Arxellence3 #IdeasCompetition

"The city utility reps will say one thing during pre-development meetings—guidance that developers use to plan their budgets and timelines—but by the time permitting rolls around, the requirements appear to have changed. Suddenly, a plan that was greenlit weeks or months ago is now no longer viable—or requires a more expensive workaround."

Link: https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2025/8/13/these-delays-are-making-housing-less-affordable

The Happiest Cities in the World are Also the Most Bicycle Friendly

"What do all these cities have in common? They put people before cars. Their governments invest in policies that benefit everyone not just motor vehicle commuters, they invest in climate-friendly infrastructure, and safe, active transportation infrastructure. And that investment pays off"

You could also turn it around, and say cars make people unhappy.

https://momentummag.com/the-happiest-cities-in-the-world-are-also-some-of-the-most-bicycle-friendly/

Antwerp is what happens when your city council decides that good city planning and infrastructure is woke

Gyaros Island of Exile

New offshore pier to access the new museum walkthrough and the offshore research hub - project “infrastructural”: https://benhuser.com/2025/05/25/gyaros-island-of-exile/

#Greece #Cyclades #Gyaros

#Alumil #Arxellence3 #IdeasCompetition

The latest issue is out now!
Depaving, Teen-friendly Spaces, and Motels to Homes

#urbanism #urbanism+ #urbanplanning #publictransit

https://urbanismnow.substack.com/p/31-depaving-teen-friendly-spaces

In Defense of Car-Centered Society

https://sweatofthebrow.blogspot.com/2025/08/in-defense-of-car-centered-society.html

#HackerNews #In #Defense #of #Car-Centered #Society #carculture #urbanplanning #transportation #sustainability #society

Ever heard of a hidden city in the bush north of Sydney?
Urban planner Sam Austin uncovered a mapped “paper city” at North Arm Cove, designed by Walter Burley Griffin as Port Stephens City. Streets, rail, housing lots – all hidden under bushland, never built.
Now with a housing crisis, some want it developed – others say leave it untouched.

#urbanplanning #hiddenaustralia #sustainablecities

https://au.news.yahoo.com/hidden-aussie-bushland-city-revealed-114650273.html

Collective Genius Converges: 12 Innovators Join Toyota’s Woven City To Forge the Future.

#WovenCity #Toyota #FutureOfCities #SmartCity #Innovation #Sustainability #Tech #AI #AutonomousVehicles #IoT #Mobility #UrbanPlanning #Japan #FutureTech

https://medium.com/@jckapadia003/collective-genius-converges-12-innovators-join-toyotas-woven-city-to-forge-the-future-c2bf964feda3