The US Is Ugly. THIS is Why. - Leeja Miller

From the description:

"The US is UGLY. How did this happen? How did we get this suburban sprawl that we all have to live with today? And what can we do to improve our communities? Turns out it's lots of money, PR, and, you guessed it, racism."

#LeejaMiller #USA #Ugly #Suburbs #CityPlanning #NewUrbanism

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=imAGg5Lj8lc&feature=youtu.be

Large trucks are extremely common in the US, but they are killing us in large numbers. Even if you are the one driving, you are not safe (even if it feels like you are). Most trucks are not even used in ways that would require the size of the truck for 99% of the time. Why do we even allow these death machines?

#Trucks #SUVs #NotJustBikes #TrafficSafety #CityPlanning #NewUrbanism

https://youtu.be/jN7mSXMruEo

What are the critiques of the new urbanist movement? Do any of them have merit? Or, are all the arguments simply made up by people with interests in the status quo?

Oh The Urbanity takes a look at one critic.

#RandalOToole #OhTheUrbanity #CityPlanning #NewUrbanism #Criticism #Politics

https://youtu.be/uJ1ePlln6VE

Here's Mastodon's latest gift to me. Someone mentioned the podcast #WarAgainstCars the other day. I checked it out and just love it! This is such a great platform. I learn new things here every day! #cycling #NewUrbanism

Mi pensas, ke estas tempo prezenti min:
Mi estas edzo, gepatro, teknika nerdo kaj nova urbanisto. Mi veturas per biciklo, revas pri socialismo, pridubas religion kaj studas lingvon. Mi laboris en diversaj niveloj de registaro en du ŝtatoj dum 13 jaroj, kaj estis en programaro dum la plej lastatempaj 10.
#Esperanto #BikeCommuting #Socialism #NewUrbanism

Could a family sitcom glorifying #NewUrbanism change minds about the ideal?

“For about 60 years Canadians have imagined the perfect Leave it to Beaver lifestyle as ‘a detached house where you can drive everywhere on uncongested streets.’”

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/evs-cities-climate-column-don-pittis-1.6654675

I live in the most fascinating place — so fascinating, in fact, that I once made a separate Twitter account just to talk about it.

I don’t want to do that here. Are there communities around #NewUrbanism and #SustainableCities?

#TwitterMigration / #Introduction

#Política #Historia #Economía #Arte #Cine #Fotografía #MedioAmbiente #Urbanismo #Sostenibilidad #LatinoAmérica

#Politics #History #Economy #Art #Cinema #Photography #Environment #ClimateChange #NewUrbanism #Sustainability #LatinAmerica