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🧼🧪 Researchers found that #fatbergs form when calcium in sewer #water reacts with fatty acids to create a process called saponification.
The chemical reaction turns soft oils into hard solids that trap other debris and require specialized #engineering tools to remove.
👉 bbc.com/future/article/2026051…
#chemistry #infrastructure #science #environment #urbanplanning #biology #physics #technology #tech #research #sustainability
'Fatbergs' are taking over city sewers - scientists are fighting back
Reeking coagulations of grease and debris are clotting city sewers on a colossal scale. New technologies are being used to control this modern menace.Laurie Clarke (BBC)
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#Cycling #Transport #UrbanPlanning #GeneralNews
Learn-to-cycle courses are booming in Australia as adults saddle up for the ‘golden age’ of biking
Whether they are rusty riders or complete beginners, more people are keen to navigate life on two wheelsStephanie Convery (the Guardian)
Free Online Courses: Sustainable Urban Planning (UNEP)
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#SolarPunkSunday #UrbanPlanning #ClimateAction #Climate #UNEP #SustainableUrbanPlanning #FreeStuff #GreenBuilding #FreeOnlineCourses #Education
I rode the worst bike lane in the world
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I went inside a "war on cars" neighbourhood in the UK
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Crowded cafés in a laneway in Utrecht's car-free CBD. Again showing people don't care about streetfront parking in nice pedestrianised streets.
#urbanism #UrbanPlanning #Utrecht #city #cities #walking #walk #pedestrian
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US and Australian traffic engineers: How can we make crossings safer?
This. This is what a safe bike and pedestrian crossing at a major road looks like.
#Urbanism #UrbanPlanning #bike #bicycle #cycling #Utrecht #Netherlands
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The dedicated bike lanes along outer suburban roads in Utrecht are better than the ones along inner-city streets in Australia.
#Urbanism #UrbanPlanning #bike #bicycle #cycling #Utrecht #Netherlands
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Seriously. If you're an urban planner, please visit Laisvės Alėja in Kaunas for just a couple of days in the Summer. I guarantee you will change your definition of what makes a great street.
#UrbanPlanning #Urbanism #city #Cities #streets #buildings #architecture #building #Photography #StreetPhotography #Kaunas #Lietuva #Lithuania #travel #tourism #bike #bicycle #cycling
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RING THE UTOPIAN BELL IN #WIESBADEN! 🔔🌳
#wiesbaden #visualutopias #mobility #animation #arts #urbanplanning #urbanism #architecture #verkehrswende #wdc
"Like the subway and public library, benches are places that people who have nowhere to go, go."
Gabrielle Bruney for Places Journal: placesjournal.org/article/the-…
#Longreads #Bench #Urban #UrbanPlanning #UrbanDesign #Cities
This is gadgetbahn gold by @philip
In the 1950s, the Victorian government was seriously considering a 40-seat helicopter bus service from the roof of Southern Cross Station to Moorabbin and Essendon Airports: youtube.com/watch?v=O9Ybkpk3Ka…
It also predicted that, by 2003, helipads would be built all over Melbourne for the thousands of people commuting by helicopter bus each day.
Needless to say, it never happened.
#helicopter #bus #gadgetbahn #publicTransport #MassTransit #cities #UrbanPlanning #transport #Melbourne #Victoria #Australia
"Aerobuses" - Melbourne's strangest transport plan?
Here's an idea for you - using helicopters as public transport. While it may sound like a wild idea today, it was seriously considered for use as mass public...Philip Mallis (YouTube)
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This reminded me of a caravan park I spent my high school years cycling past (The Glade in Bunbury W.A.) which I'm duly surprised to look up just now and see that it still exists.
But this does lead me to wonder what the history of caravan parks was like for Melbourne: how many there had been, when they (mostly) vanished and how urban planners and governments treated their demise.
Sounds like something to ask @philip to cover sometime.
#urbanplanning
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...and our rooftops. But let plants get sunlight, they need it for photosynthesis
#photosynthesis #plants #nature #solar #solarpower #sun #infrastructure #UrbanPlanning #urban #UrbanLife #CityPlanning #activism #environment #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateChangeIsReal #electricity
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Did you miss April 6 webinar from #California #Bicycle Coalition with April Webster and Wesley Bexton of #Caltrans, "When #Streets Fail: Designing #Bike #Infrastructure for #Heat, #Flooding, and Usability”?
We found it interesting and very important. "A #BikeLane that floods every winter isn't infrastructure. A #sidewalk that bakes at 110 degrees by noon isn't usable, and a #street that only works for part of the day isn't really working.” The info on #trees alone will interest many of you.
Later this week, #CalBike will post webinar recording, with closed captioning. Check for it at calbike.org/events/webinar-ser… or on CalBike’s Youtube channel.
If you’re able, we urge you to register for 2026 biennial California Bicycle Summit, April 23-24 in Sacramento: bikemonterey.org/april-23-24-2…
#ActiveTransportation #transportation #cycling #biking #walking #ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #UrbanPlanning
California’s premier in-person bicycle advocacy and planning conference, April 18-19 in San Diego.
We invite anyone passionate about bicycling to join us—whether you’re a bike advocate, city official, planner, or a CalBike member who simply cares about making the world healthier, more just, and more sustainable and wants to learn more.Stefany Alfaro (CalBike)
@yy on why urban grocery stores should prioritize bike parking over car parking:
- You don't need a car for groceries
- Grocery access is an equity issue
- Car parking is expensive and subsidizes the rich
- We can have 10 more customers park per spot
- Induced demand works both ways
- Spillover benefits
- Built for the future
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#urbanplanning #bikeTooter #cycling
Why urban grocery stores should prioritize bike parking over car parking
Imagine yourself starting your car. Would you go to a smaller nearby store with fewer items, or drive 5 more minutes to Costco or other big box stores? The...YY Ahn
🌿💡 Researchers at South #China Agricultural University are using phosphor particles to turn #succulents into natural light sources.
These #plants absorb sunlight and emit a visible glow for several hours after dark. The #technology could eventually reduce #energy needs by providing light for city streets and #gardens.
👉 euronews.com/next/2026/04/02/c…
#science #innovation #nature #bioluminescence #sustainability #energy #tech #urbanplanning #botany
Chinese scientists reveal glowing plants that could light cities
Using genes from fireflies and luminous fungi, scientists have created plants that glow in the dark.Theo Farrant (euronews)
🏗️🇫🇷 In 1918, electrical engineer Fernand Jacopozzi designed a "Fake #Paris" on the outskirts of the #French capital to protect it from nighttime air raids.
The massive decoy used translucent canvas and strategically placed lights to simulate the Gare du Nord and the industrial suburbs from a pilot's perspective.
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#history #engineering #france #ww1 #military #aviation #urbanplanning #technology #tech #europe #archaeology #war
Creating fake Paris: why did one man build a hoax French capital?
As German aircraft attacked Paris during WWI, one man had an idea: what if you could fool the enemy into dropping their bombs elsewhere? Gavin Mortimer tells the story of an audacious wartime ruse...Gavin Mortimer (HistoryExtra)
Testing back alley laneways to unlock a hidden bike network (plus a visit to a top laneway city)
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In the urbanist discourse, there's rightly a lot of discussion about barrier-protected bike lanes. But I think there should be more advocacy for dedicated bus lanes as well.
#bus #Urbanism #city #cities #UrbanPlanning #Streets #auspol
🌿☁️ Moss doesn't have roots, but its massive surface area makes it an expert at grabbing pollutants directly from the #atmosphere.
In many cities, these tiny plants are being used as "living walls" to trap fine dust and absorb heavy #rain, acting like a biological sponge for urban runoff.
👉 theconversation.com/how-moss-c…
#ecology #science #environment #engineering #nature #urbanplanning #climate #biology #education #infrastructure
How moss could help roads cope with heavy rain and reduce air pollution
Moss can absorb pollution caused by traffic and grow in thin soil.The Conversation
FOR THE BIRDS
🐦⬛ Non-native trees are commonly used in urban settings, but a new study out of Sweden finds that native trees provide more resources and are preferred by urban birds.
phys.org/news/2023-02-urban-bi…
🐛 Another study out of the University of Glasgow shows that common woodland birds produce more chicks when surrounded by a greater abundance of native tree foliage.
phys.org/news/2026-01-woodland…
👉 Support the planting of native trees in all environments.
#WildlifeWednesday #Biodiversity #WildlifeConservation #NativePlants #UrbanPlanning #Birds #Environment #HabitatGardening #NativeTrees
Woodland birds living among native trees produce more chicks, study shows
Native trees, such as oaks, have long held a special place in our culture and countryside. Now, researchers have shown that these trees are also important to woodland birds and their offspring.University of Glasgow (Phys.org)
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‘Where have all our front gardens gone?’: Sydney’s supersized driveways eat into yards
Research shows average front garden size has declined by 46% in areas where older low-density homes have been replaced by larger, modern housesAdeshola Ore (the Guardian)
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One more quick byproduct of my MDEM development: a bivariate map integrating volumetric structural data (SAR) with surface temperature (LST). This approach identifies the exceptionally intensive dissipative role of volumetric vegetation structure (trees and tall shrubs). By accounting for these high-performance cooling elements, we can better understand how they supplement traditional landscaping to enhance the city's overall thermal resilience.
#UrbanHeatIsland #EnvironmentalScience #DataScience #Calgary #YYC #Sustainability #RemoteSensing #GIS #MDEM #GreennessOfCalgary #CalgaryMDEM #RStats #UrbanPlanning #EarthObservation #OpenScience #SpatialDataScience #SpatialData
Good timing for NACTO (an association of North American #cities and #transit agencies formed to exchange #transportation ideas, insights, and practices and cooperatively approach national transportation issues) to have its 2026 Designing Cities conference in #Minneapolis, May 12-15. events.bizzabo.com/designingci…
As Thomas L. Friedman suggested in March 15 column “Why Minnesota Matters More Than Iran for America’s Future”:
"For anyone outside of #Minnesota who wants to help, the best thing you can do is #vacation in the #TwinCities or hold your next #convention here.”
nytimes.com/2026/03/15/opinion…
#LoveThyNeighbor #LoveYourNeighbor #neighboring #neighbors #community #PublicTransit #TransportationPlanning #CityPlanning #UrbanPlanning #NACTO
Designing Cities 2026: Minneapolis
The annual NACTO Designing Cities Conference brings together over 1,000 people passionate about advancing the state of transportation in North American cities—engineers, planners, government agency leaders, elected officials, advocates, and other tra…events.bizzabo.com
How ‘smart’ rainwater tanks can help keep platypus habitat healthy
#Environment #Australia #Platypus #RainwaterTanks #WaterManagement #UrbanPlanning #Biodiversity #EcoTech #WaterSecurity #Sustainability #UrbanEcology #SmartCities #Platypus #StormWater
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#Environment #Australia #Platypus #RainwaterTanks #WaterManagement #UrbanPlanning #Biodiversity #EcoTech #WaterSecurity #Sustainability #UrbanEcology #SmartCities #Platypus #StormWater
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How ‘smart’ rainwater tanks can help keep platypus habitat healthy | The-14
Smart rainwater tanks in Monbulk Creek help protect platypus by regulating stream flows, boosting habitat and supporting local wildlife conservation efforts.The 14 (The-14 Pictures)
"On the outskirts of #Copenhagen, one municipality is adjusting its streetlighting system in a way that departs from decades of urban convention. The solution looks minor. A colour change, visible mostly at night, only on certain streets. But the reasons behind the shift reflect a broader convergence of #biodiversity policy, #climate targets and #infrastructure design."
dailygalaxy.com/2026/01/denmar…
#Lighting #OutdoorLighting #LightPollution #Denmark #Europe #UrbanPlanning
Denmark Is Switching to Red Streetlights, and It Could Revolutionize Urban Lighting Around the World
A quiet suburb near Copenhagen is changing how cities light the night, replacing familiar white streetlights with a color few expect.Arezki Amiri (The Daily Galaxy - Great Discoveries Channel)
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I've made use of the new 10-minute service on the Sunbury line to visit St Albans.
This is one of the few outer suburban areas to have a traditional shopping strip (likely the result of a pre-existing town captured by Melbourne's expansion).
Traditional commerical strips with separate small landholdings are critical for independence and innovation.
Most post-war suburban areas only have consolidated single owner/manager commercial centres that prefer low-risk chain retail and hospitality.
It's why pre-war development areas tend to be fun and interesting, while post-war development areas tend to be bland and boring.
I must come back to see if the local IGA supermarket has a deli.
Denmark is painting the town red—for the bats. In a world-first initiative, the municipality of Gladsaxe has switched to red LED streetlights along key roadways to protect local nocturnal wildlife, particularly bat species sensitive to artificial light.
The core scientific insight is that traditional white and blue light spectrums disrupt bats' echolocation and feeding patterns. Red light, however, offers a safe, sustainable alternative that maintains public safety while preserving the local ecosystem.
This isn't just a quirky experiment; it's a smart blueprint for eco-conscious urban planning. The shift reduces light pollution and energy consumption, demonstrating how city infrastructure can meet global sustainability goals (like the UN SDGs) and successfully coexist with nature.
#RedLights #Bats #LightPollution #SustainableCities #UrbanPlanning #Biodiversity #WildlifeConservation #Denmark #GreenTech #SmartCity #Environment #EcoFriendly #LEDlights
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Denmark Just Switched to Red Streetlights, Solving a Problem Every Modern City Deals With
Denmark’s bold lighting shift is turning heads, and it might be the blueprint for the cities of tomorrow.Arezki Amiri (Indian Defence Review)
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RE-IMAGINE PUBLIC SPACE! 🌳
#verkehrswende #nocar #carfree #solarpunk #urbanism #urbanplanning #design #3d #arts #animation #publicspace #architecture #mobility #plants #öffentlicherraum #utopia #jankamensky
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Berlin, time to unseal! 🌳
#Berlin #gendarmenmarkt #urbanism #urbanplanning #design #animation #publicspace #architecture #mobility #trees #plants #öffentlicherraum #utopia
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A story from Korawich Kavee on Medium
“whether watching John Doe drive to work justifies the massive computational overhead.“
Read “But What’s Wrong with Agent-Based Simulation?“ by Korawich Kavee on Medium: korawichmawinkavee.medium.com/…
#simulation #cityplanning #UrbanPlanning #statisticalmechanics #AgentBasedModels #citiesskylines
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Guten Morgen, Barbarossaplatz!
#koln #cologne #verkehrswende #reclaimthestreets #publicspace #architecture #urban #urbanplanning #animation
@ADFCKoeln @ADFC @koellefornia @radentscheid_bonn @VCDeV @janboehm @KSTA @radkolumne
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I'm in Newbury for the week without my car and frankly it's so much better. I'm 5 minutes walk from the railway station, 10 minutes from the town centre shops and I don't have to think about parking at all. The Car Club means if I do need a car, I pay for it for the duration I need it for.
This is what 15 minute cities are all about, not some stupid conspiracy.
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🧵 UC Berkeley’s California Local Government Documents Collection, hosted by the Internet Archive, makes local planning treasures accessible. The 1990 Loyola Corners Neighborhood Commercial Center Specific Plan (Los Altos) shows how specific plans help cities tailor design, circulation & development standards to local needs while balancing growth & community character.
Explore more California city & county specific plans here:
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To prioritize sidewalk funding, it's useful to know where there's pedestrian demand. Walk Potential calculates this by analyzing how many of 20 different categories of amenities are within a 10-minute walk.
I'm in the process of releasing Walk Potential as a plugin for the QGIS, a free desktop QGIS app. This will make it easier for people to try it out and use.
Demo video: urbanists.video/w/ifWGYRor1Zwa…
Context: mark.stosberg.com/new-software…
#UrbanPlanning #mapping #Python #qgis #osm
Software to Calculate Walk Potential for Cities
I have open-sourced code to calculate walk potential for cities. Some assembly required. Walk Potential Calculator This code is used to calculate "walk potential" across a city.Mark Stosberg
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Writing #solarpunk #speculativefiction #climatefiction doesn't necessarily mean that the authors are responsible for imagining the whole thing. Sometimes reality - see #Switzerland #transportation - has already done the heavy-lifting. The #urbanplanning and #transit in "A New Faith" draws on European and Asian systems a lot.
#anewfaith #bookstodon #amwriting #writing #WritersCoffeeClub #writersofmastodon #wordweavers
Anatomy of a Revolution
How Switzerland Engineered Itself into Becoming the World's Greatest Transit NationTaras Grescoe (High Speed)
Edmonton: Come for the Mall, Stay for the Urbanism | CityNerd
#yeg #yegbike #urbanism #UrbanPlanning
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Edmonton: Come for the Mall, Stay for the Urbanism
Why is the largest mall in North America in Edmonton, Alberta? Why did they build the first modern light rail system on the continent? And also: North Americ...YouTube
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Moin #Fedipower. Es gab mal ein (englischsprachiges) Satire-Video zu #induziertemVerkehr i.R. von #UrbanPlanning. Dabei haben #Verkehrsplaner:innen bei einer kommunalen Sitzung gezeigt, wie sie versuchen, mittels toller Modelle immer mehr Autoverkehr in der Stadt in den Griff zu bekommen u.a. durch neue Straßen. Was zunächst klappte und dann die Modelle Alarm schlugen. Irgendwer ne Idee dazu? Mit der Suchfunktion hier habe ich leider gar nichts in die Richtung entdecken können...#autokorrektur #vekehrswende #FediHelp
#introduction time! I'm a #climate #UrbanPlanning #CleanEnergy and #tech nerd who loves thinking about system-level solutions and riding my #ElectricBike eveywhere
When not biking to my job working in #SolarPower, I'm learning #french, a #gamer and #solarpunk #writer - check out my first book at howtosurfahurricane.com/
How to Surf a Hurricane
How far is Moro willing to go to steal top-secret batteries from his family? A solarpunk heist novel set in 2040, combining thrilling action with a hopeful perspective on climate change adaptation.How to Surf a Hurricane
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Back in Bradford for a site visit after a day fiddling with wires at the National Railway Museum.
Having been involved in the last big shake up of Bradford City Centre to create City Park in 2010/2011, it's brilliant to see even fewer cars and even more planting.
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The curse of creeping deterioration.
Imagine if your candidate for mayor came up with the plan of turning a green, cool, climate-resilient city centre with good air quality into a gigantic, hot, stinking car park within a very short space of time. Promising to significantly raise the number of traffic fatalities and environmental death rates among the old and the poor and worsen the living conditions for all inhabitants.
#UrbanPlanning #climate #resiliantcities #Verkehrswende #paris