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Germany adds Berlin’s techno scene to Unesco cultural heritage list | Germany | The Guardian

#cities #culture #music | <blockquote>List recognises techno scene’s contribution to Berlin’s cultural identity</blockquote>

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From London to New York: Can quitting cars be popular?

#cars #cities #policy #transportation | Cities around the world reveal surprising truths about getting the public on board with cutting car-use.

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How digital nomads have reshaped cities around the world

#cities #economics #tech #work

2 years ago | View Shared by victor
The Dangers of Elite Projection

#cities #decisionmaking #economics #infrastructure #politics #psychology | (Leer en español aquí.) Elite projection is the belief, among relatively fortunate and influential people, that what those people find convenient or attractive is good for the society as a whole. Once you learn to recognize this simple mistake, you see it everywhere. It is perhaps the single most comprehensive barrier to prosperous, just, and […]

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As Google Maps Renames Neighborhoods, Residents Fume - The New York Times

#cartography #cities #culture #google #maps #power #tech_culture | <blockquote>Google’s digital maps have become the world’s default atlas and the arbiter of what neighborhoods are called, even when many residents disagree.</blockquote>

3 years ago | View Shared by victor
Drawing pictures of cities - by Noah Smith - Noahpinion

#cities #housing #planning #quality #urbanism | <blockquote>We need to visualize the kinds of urban environments we want to live in</blockquote>

4 years ago | View Shared by victor
A Tiny Twist on Street Design: The One-Minute City - Bloomberg

#car #cities #cycling #design #environment #health #public | <blockquote>While the “15-minute city” model promotes neighborhood-level urban planning, Sweden is pursuing a hyper-local twist: a scheme to redesign every street in the nation. </blockquote>

4 years ago | View Shared by victor
In Poznan, Poland, eight clams get to decide if people in the city get water or not

#cities #ecology #water

4 years ago | View Shared by victor
How Uber Turned a Promising Bikeshare Company Into Literal Garbage - VICE

#bicycle #bike #business #cities #uber

5 years ago | View Shared by victor
Why the US Sucks at Building Public Transit - VICE

#america #cars #cities #government #infrastructure #transportation | <blockquote>America is worse at building and operating public transit than nearly all of its peers. Why is that? And what can we do to fix it?</blockquote>

5 years ago | View Shared by victor
Draw all roads in a city at once

#art #cities #maps #roads #tools #visualisation

5 years ago | View Shared by victor
When Big Data Maps Your Safest, Shortest Walk Home – Next City

#cities #directions #mapping #open_data #safety #technology

6 years ago | View Shared by victor
“Birmingham isn’t a big city at peak times”: How poor public transport explains the UK’s productivity puzzle | CityMetric

#birmingham #cities #economics #planning #public_transport

6 years ago | View Shared by victor
In India, Summer Heat May Soon Be Literally Unbearable - The New York Times

#cities #climate_change #environment #inequality #labour #migration

7 years ago | View Shared by victor
City Street Orientations around the World - Geoff Boeing

#cities #data_visualisation #geography #urban_planning

7 years ago | View Shared by victor
Paris-Berlin, destins croisés (1/4) | ARTE

#architecture #arte #berlin #cities #documentary #france #germany #lang:fr #paris #urbanism | <blockquote>Comment, en trois siècles d'une histoire tumultueuse, les capitales française et allemande ont grandi au miroir l'une de l'autre. Une passionnante épopée urbaine, qui combine à l'art de la synthèse un lumineux sens du détail. Ce premier épisode est l'histoire d'une fascination : celle que nourrit une petite ville sans passé envers une cité à l'histoire prestigieuse.</blockquote>

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