Webinar TODAY: Why African cities must stop resisting informal transport and start building on its strengths.
Policymakers often try to replace informal transport. Research says: Informal transport is the solution. Registration link in first comment.
#informaltransport #populartransport #cityplanning #urbanplanning #inclusiveplanning #SDG11 #TransportationJustice #Africa #SierraLeone #Senegal #Madagascar #Mozambique #TrufiAssociation
The latest issue of Urbanism Now is out!
San Francisco Food Lawsuit, Bogotá Transport Politics, and Corporate Rent Hikes
https://urbanismnow.substack.com/p/47-san-francisco-food-lawsuit-bogota
Small towns revolutionize urban development by eliminating parking minimums, creating economic opportunities and revitalizing commercial districts. Business growth and community transformation await! #UrbanPlanning #EconomicDevelopment
Bộ Chính trị ra kết luận nghiêm cấm tổ chức, doanh nghiệp và cá nhân tác động, chi phối công tác quy hoạch vì lợi ích cục bộ. Quy định nhằm đảm bảo tính minh bạch, công bằng và phát triển bền vững trong hoạch định chính sách. #BoChinhTri #QuyHoach #DoanhNghiep #ChinhSach #MinhBang #PhatTrienBenVung #Politics #UrbanPlanning #Transparency #Vietnam #Policy
Ok #canberra I'm putting you on blast.
It has come to my attention that people are complaining on #reddit (of course) about the Garema Place uprages.
Too little too fucking late. The government did extensive consultation on the upgrades. Everyone had an opportunity to have input into the design. We knew what it would look like well before works started.
Nigeria’s informal transport sector is already solving mobility challenges. It’s time for policies to catch up.
“We want to give operators of informal mobility a voice, make them visible.” For Nigeria, this means shifting from disruption to collaboration.
#informaltransport #populartransport #Africa #Nigeria #urbanplanning #inclusiveplanning #SDG11 #InclusiveResearch #research #TransportationJustice #TrufiAssociation
IJURR Foundation is accepting applications for writing-up grants of up to £6,000 for PhD students in urban and regional studies from low- and middle-income countries who have completed fieldwork and are writing their dissertation. Apply by January 31.
https://www.ijurr.org/ijurr-foundation/grants/writing-up-grants/
#urbanism #urbanplanning #cities #cityplanning #publicspaces
TU Delft’s Summer School Planning and Design for the Just City is accepting applications for students in architecture, planning, engineering, and related fields. January 15.
https://summerschooltudelft.org/how-to-apply/
#urbanism #urbanplanning #PhDgrants #developmentstudies #regionalstudies
From earthquakes to wildfires, Canada is woefully ill-prepared for disasters
#Canada #Disasters #Wildfires #Earthquakes #ClimateRisk #Infrastructure #PublicSafety #UrbanPlanning #Politics #ClimateChange #WildfireSmoke #DisasterReadiness #CrisisResponse
https://the-14.com/from-earthquakes-to-wildfires-canada-is-woefully-ill-prepared-for-disasters/
New video! “Bad Cyclists? or… Bad Infrastructure?”
After our last video about the changes to Avinguda Diagonal someone put up signs at one of the intersections, aimed at the cyclists, complaining about their behavior. So, we went back and tried to figure out what was going on and, maybe, what could be done to fix it.
Report: From 2017 to 2024, jeepney operators in the Philippines resisted a top-down "modernization" approach to transport policy, and flexed their ability to influence policy.
#informaltransport #populartransport #Philippines #cityplanning #urbanism #urbanplanner #urbanplanning #inclusiveplanning #SDG11 #TransportationJustice #TrufiAssociation
Gyaros Island of Exile
Penitentiary camps nr.2 and nr.3 - https://benhuser.com/2025/05/25/gyaros-island-of-exile/
#Alumil #Arxellence3 #IdeasCompetition
#culture #heritage #civilwar #museum #walkthrough #script #screenplay #ThePathIsTheGoal #narrative #YannisRitsos #Ritsos #Leros #Makronisos #TheOtherParthenon #Churchill #research #archeology #architecture #landscapedesign #urbanplanning #infrastructure #oilrig #reuse #tunnel #plasmaboring #pier #bridge #pedestrianbridge #passerelle #monkse #ICRC #WWF #MPA #KBA
The Neighborhood That Broke Portland's Street Grid - YouTube
"Explore Portland's Lad's Edition, a unique neighborhood that deviates from the city's typical street grid. Discover its unusual diagonal streets and planned green spaces, contrasting with surrounding areas. This video details the neighborhood's history and architectural evolution, from its origins to its present day."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXw43ykWbJs
#cities #laddsaddition #oregon #pdx #portland #urbanplanning
Convicted property developer refusing order to restore protected grasslands he destroyed.
No paywall: https://archive.md/dJlg4
#Environment #UrbanPlanning #Melbourne #SpringSt #AusPol #GeneralNews
RC21 Conference at University of Vienna seeks abstracts on critical urban issues and urban inequalities for oral presentations. December 29.
https://rc21-vienna2026.org/call-for-abstracts/
#urbanism #urbanplanning #architecture #engineering #spatialjustice
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy seeks case studies documenting land value capture implementation for climate adaptation and disaster risk management, including green infrastructure, resilient building codes, and nature-based solutions. Apply by December 19.
#urbanism #urbanplanning #socialinequality #criticalurbanissues #urbansociology
Gyaros Island of Exile
Museum walkthrough - https://benhuser.com/2025/05/25/gyaros-island-of-exile/
#Alumil #Arxellence3 #IdeasCompetition
#culture #heritage #civilwar #museum #walkthrough #script #screenplay #ThePathIsTheGoal #narrative #YannisRitsos #Ritsos #Leros #Makronissos #TheOtherParthenon #research #archeology #architecture #landscapedesign #urbanplanning #infrastructure #offshore #oilrig #reuse #pier #bridge #pedestrianbridge #passerelle #tunnel #plasmaboring #monkseal #ERT #ICRC #WWF #MPA #KBA
"The average Melburnian contributes 21¢ per weekday to the cost of climate change, but the amount varies widely, from less than 4¢ for people in parts of Carlton and Docklands with the best public transport and walking connections, up to 58¢ in car-dependent Bacchus March."
No paywall: https://archive.md/gWVsD
#UrbanPlanning #ClimateChange #Melbourne #SpringSt #AusPol #GeneralNews
The Marie Curie Doctoral Network MITIME is recruiting 15 phd researchers for fully funded projects on European urban migration. Positions are available at universities across Belgium, Ireland, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and Turkey.
#urbanism #urbanplanning #migrationstudies #phdpositions #euresearch
