I post a lot of links to Mastodon -- basically I use it as a reading list. They are mostly about urbanism, biking, traffic planning, public transportation, equality and climate change. I thought it might be a good idea, to share and archive some of those links here as well. Someone might be interested.
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Walkable City 10 Years Later: How Car Culture Takes Away Our Freedom
We are often told that America’s car culture is integral to its freedom. But let’s parse that one out a little bit. Three factors— road policing, car dependence, and street design — would together seem to conspire otherwise.
Air pollution high at US public schools with kids from marginalized groups, new study finds
Race- and ethnicity-based discrepancies in exposure to air pollution, especially regarding proximity to roadways and industrial zones, are well-established. A new study reports the first nationwide patterns in atmospheric fine particulate pollution and nitrogen dioxide exposure at U.S. public schools.
4 Ways To Build A Sustainable Living House
Living sustainably is more important now than ever before. With the world facing so many environmental crises, it has become crucial for everyone to do their part in preserving our planet. There are many ways to live sustainably, but one of the most impactful ways is to build a sustainable living house.
Read it on southernmarylandchronicle.com
Accelerating Urban Inclusion for a Just Recovery
This report draws global attention to how the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened stark inequalities in cities around the world. This report makes the urgent case for greater urban inclusion, and provides guidance and inspiration to cities on how to achieve it. The report helps cities to understand that there are different dimensions of urban inclusion and provides a 10-step action plan to advance inclusion with a sequence of actions to enable urban inclusion in the spatial, digital, social/institutional, and economic realms on a spectrum from getting started to advanced action.
Download report at jp.weforum.org
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If you are interested in topics and reads like the above, check my Mastodon -- link in the footer.
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Comments are welcome -- send them to uptempo07.brines [the usual symbol] icloud.com.
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