This is REALLY important.

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment and counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

Let that sink in. It costs less than accepting homelessness.

#Finland #Helsinki #homeless #cities #homes
https://scoop.me/housing-first-finland-homelessness/

“Elon Musk admitted to his biographer that the reason the Hyperloop was announced—even tho he had no intention of pursuing it—was to try to disrupt the California high-speed rail project to get in the way of that actually succeeding.” — @parismarx in Gizmodo

#cities #Hyperloop #ElonMusk #rail #cars
https://gizmodo.com/silicon-valleys-transportation-failures-tesla-waymo-bir-1849382788

GOOD IDEA: This may look like a transit map, but it’s actually a map of typical walking times & distances in the walkable, car-free Spanish city of #Pontevedra. A simple, clever idea that every city working to be more walkable should steal.

#walkablecities #cities #urbanism #walking

“In #Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment and counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

Make sure everyone understands this — It’s costing us far too much to NOT provide housing and supports to those who are homeless.

https://scoop.me/housing-first-finland-homelessness/

#homelessness #cities #housing #HousingFirst

It wasn’t an accident. Cities and suburbs that prioritized cars over people, and designed exercise and activity out of daily life, were deliberately planned and built.

The better cities that are the solution will need to be deliberately planned and built too.

#HealthyCities #urbanism #cities #design #cars #transportation #PublicHealth #obesity

“…a new study of early separated lane projects in the U.S. across six cities finds a rise of ridership between 21% and 171% after the lanes were installed.”

The Case For Protected Bike Lanes. In ⁦‪@FastCompany‬⁩
https://www.fastcompany.com/3031392/the-case-for-protected-bike-lanes

#BikeLanes #bikes #cities #urbanism #cars #transportation #bike #city #mobility #streets

Never forget that when #Seoul, Korea removed the #Cheonggyecheon expressway in 2003 and replaced it with a restored stream and a 1000 acre park in the city’s centre, not only did it completely transform the city’s public life & economic success, but when combined with public transit improvements, the vehicle traffic congestion actually got better.

The traffic got BETTER!

#cities #urbanism #traffic #cars #transit #congestion #transportation #city

WATCH THIS VIDEO: If you STILL don’t understand how car-dependent suburbia (aka Sprawl) is HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED by downtown and all the urban parts of your city, watch this excellent video by @notjustbikes with UrbanThree & Strong Towns. And then please SHARE it as much as possible, especially with your local municipal leaders.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7Nw6qyyrTeI

#suburbia #sprawl #urbanism #cities #density #cityplanning #economics #downtown

Across the United States, Elon Musk’s Boring Company shows up to pitch transport projects far below the cost of competitors. Local officials get excited and pursue them, for cost savings and to associate with Musk. In Ontario, CA, officials said, “it’s the Boring Company, so Elon Musk brings that kind of sexiness to it.”

But when it comes time for the Boring Company to deliver, it conveniently disappears.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musk-boring-company-tunnel-traffic-11669658396

#elonmusk #tech #transport #cities

“Elon Musk admitted to his biographer that the reason the Hyperloop was announced—even tho he had no intention of pursuing it—was to try to disrupt the California high-speed rail project to get in the way of that actually succeeding.” — #ParisMarx #Gizmodo
https://gizmodo.com/silicon-valleys-transportation-failures-tesla-waymo-bir-1849382788 #ElonMusk #Hyperloop #California #HighSpeedRail #cities #transportation #Tesla #CityPlanning #UrbanPlanning

I like this trend of painting "unauthorized" crosswalks.

Cities almost always rush to erase them. That shows local agencies *can* move quickly to change streetscapes -- they just choose not to when residents request safety improvements. People should know that!

#cities #transportation #safety #safestreets

They say “We can’t do that. We’re not #Amsterdam.” You respond “Amsterdam wasn’t always like that either,” showing before & after transformations illustrating that the cities we admire made CHOICES. And they’re still making choices TODAY. They make more tired excuses. You don’t accept them either. (1e van der Helststraat, 1978 & 2005) #Dutch #Cityplanning #urbanplanning #streets #urbandesign #cities #streetsforpeople

"After Class" by JonasDeRo

#digitalart #cities #JonasDeRo

JonasDeRo

"cities of the future" by jonas dero

#digitalart #scifi #cities #future #JonasDeRo

JonasDeRo

by John Conway

#art #MastoArt #Cities #JohnConway

@me@u.johnconway.art