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The Christian Science Monitor

In recent years, satellite cities have begun sprouting on the fringes of many African cities, promising an orderly, modern alternative to their grit and congestion. Many of the projects have flopped, but Kenya’s Tatu City is poised to be an exception. #kenya #africa #cities

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The Christian Science Monitor

In recent years, satellite cities have begun sprouting on the fringes of many African cities, promising an orderly, modern alternative to their grit and congestion. Many of the projects have flopped, but Kenya’s Tatu City is poised to be an exception. #kenya #africa #innovation #cities

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The Christian Science Monitor · The cure for congested cities? Kenya is building new ones.By Erika Page
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AJ Sadauskas

@ckent @nickzoic @jessta That 3–5 storey range is a good happy medium. Especially if there's shops or cafés on the ground floor.

Having looked at apartments lately, it's amazing the difference that bigger room sizes, a wider living room, and a larger balcony can make.

I think there's also an underserved need for more 3 to 4 bedroom apartments.

And in terms of housing affordability, 4 bedrooms might make housing more affordable for people.

How?

Because many people — especially younger people — share an apartment.

So even if the apartment costs $1000 per week, if it's shared between four housemates, that works out to just $250 each per week.

#housing#urbanism#houses
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Alo Japan

alojapan.com/1241523/the-best- The Best Luxury Train Trips From Europe to Japan #amsterdam #art #cities #europe #Japan #JapanTrips #Pursuits #rome #travel #trips #venice In 2025 the most luxurious new hotel room may be on wheels. L’Observatoire, a two-person suite on Belmond’s Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, will command rates of £80,000 ($101,000) per night when it enters service in March, making it the most expensive train cabin ever. For that sum, guests will get to slee…

The Best Luxury Train Trips From Europe to Japan
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JdeB

771 #ClimateEmergency #Cities #RoadLies

"Everything You Thought You Knew About Roads Is A Lie" [34:01 min]
by Global Cycling Network

youtube.com/watch?v=CVq7XOXkg1

Quote by GCN:
"Apr 6, 2025
There’s a major problem with the way our roads and traffic systems are designed—one that’s being overlooked at an enormous cost. The core idea behind how we build our roads, and by extension our towns, cities, and landscapes, is outdated and deeply flawed. What exactly are junk roads? Why have we invested billions, possibly trillions, into them? Si Richardson is on a mission to expose the truth behind the roads we've accepted without question. 🛣️"

Time stamps
00:00 The Trillion Dollar Road Black Hole
01:25 Traffic Congestion Is A Problem. What’s the Answer?
03:01 The Fundamental Law of Road Congestion & “Induced Demand”
06:35 Transport Economics & How More Roads Don’t Actually Save Us Time (Or Money!)
11:06 Was There A Benefit To Improving The Road Network?
12:05 Why Hasn’t This Filtered Into Policy?
16:05 Texan Revolt Against Giant New Highways
17:04 Why Are We Doing The Same Thing Again?
17:41 What Might Happen If We Stopped? | The Cheonggyecheon Example
20:14 Have Roads And Cars Brought About Economic Wealth?
21:00 How Much Space (And Money) Do Roads (And Parking) Take Up?
22:23 What Could An Alternative Look Like?
24:11 Car Drivers Are Worth More Than Pedestrians And Cyclists
24:54 Active Transport Can Be Good | Freiburg
25:46 Interview With Marco Te Brömmelstroet - Prof Urban Planning In Netherlands
27:28 Bicycle Will Never Replace Cars Mobility Options

#TakeCareForLife #TakeCareForEarth
#StopBurningThings #StopEcoside #StopThePlunder
#ClimateBreakDown #StopRapingNature

YouTubeEverything You Thought You Knew About Roads Is A LieBy Global Cycling Network
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AJ Sadauskas

@tom_andraszek I think we've got a not dissimilar reference point.

For me, its Laisves alėja in Kaunas (in Lithuania).

There's two rows of trees down the middle.

There's park benches under many of those trees.

The generally accepted rule is that you cycle (or skateboard) in that area.

There's a wide pedestrian space either side.

The buildings on either side are around four storeys tall.

You have shops and cafés on the ground floor, with all fresco dining.

You have small offices (doctors, dentists) and apartments on the floors above.

The pedestrianised street runs the entire length of the Kaunas CBD.

It begins in the old town, near Kaunas Castle and the confluence of the Nemunas and Neris Rivers.

It runs around 1.6 kilometres east.

There are trolleybuses running parallel along the streets one block north and one block south.

It would be worthwhile for Australian urban planners to head out to Kaunas just to see this one street.

I guarantee they'd learn a lot about what a pedestrianised space should be.

There's two rows of trees, with the centre corridor typically used by cyclists.
There's a wide pedestrian footpath either side if the trees.
There's a wide pedestrian space either side of the trees in the middle. Buildings are typically around 3 to 4 storeys tall.
Cafés and small shops with outdoor dining line the sides of the street.
#walking#pedestrian#city
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NewsFlash

✅ Importance Score: 75 / 100
“This is the largest day of protest since Trump retook office,” the group added. “And in many small towns and cities, activists are reporting the...
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News Flash‘Millions’ may have protested Trump and Musk yesterdayImportance Score: 75 / 100 🔴 “This is the largest day of protest since Trump retook office,” the group added. “And in many small towns and cities, activists are reporting the biggest protests their communities have ever seen as everyday people send a clear, unmistakable message to Trump and Musk: Hands off our healthcare, hands […]
#News#BreakingNews#LatestNews
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Kirsty Darbyshire

I got behind on #BoardGames posts but realised that future-me appreciates them so I’m catching up. These are nine of the 31 new-to-me games that I’ve played so far in 2025.

I think #Bonfire was my favourite of the selection pictured; certainly the one I’d most like to have another go at. #Colab was very pretty and also fun to play. #Cities was short, enjoyable but I suspect not at its best at two players. #DinnerInParis is simple and engaging too.

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BG Stats 3 x 3. Arctic Scavengers: Base Game+HQ+Recon; Bonfire; Chronicle; Cities; CoLab; Cosmoctopus; Courtisans; Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done; Dinner in Paris.
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Alo Japan

alojapan.com/1235792/osaka-and Osaka and Tokyo ranked as world’s ninth and 14th most livable cities #cities #Osaka #OsakaTopics #surveys #Tokyo #大阪 #大阪府 Osaka is the ninth most livable city in the world, and the only city in Asia to crack the top 10, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2024 Liveability Index, while Tokyo placed 14th. In its annual index, the EIU scores cities on the basis of education, stability, health care, culture, and the environment and …

Osaka and Tokyo ranked as world’s ninth and 14th most livable cities
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Alo Japan

alojapan.com/1234872/7-places- 7 Places to Visit in Japan to Avoid the Crowds: From Fukuoka to Hokkaido #cities #Japan #JapanTourism #Osaka #Pursuits #Tokyo #tourism #U.S.ImmigrationAndCustomsEnforcement #women; If it felt like everyone you knew had vacationed in Japan in 2024, it was because they probably had. According to the country’s tourism agency, a record 36.9 million people travelled to Japan in 2024, up 47% from the previous year, as the weak yen helped boost the…

7 Places to Visit in Japan to Avoid the Crowds: From Fukuoka to Hokkaido
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Alo Japan

alojapan.com/1234577/japan-cit Japan Cities: Can Osaka Emerge From Tokyo’s Shadow #CentralPark #cities #green #Japan #NewYork #OfficeSpace #Osaka #OsakaTopics #RealEstate #Tokyo #tourism #view #wealth #大阪 #大阪府 Osaka has long suffered from second-city syndrome. In the shadow of Japan’s capital, where wealth and power are centralized, Osaka has wilted. Tokyo controls more, earns more, spends more. During the nation’s economic downturn, Osaka was harder hit, as competit…

Japan Cities: Can Osaka Emerge From Tokyo's Shadow
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Rewilding Magazine

"Insight into the minds and lives of the #animals that have learned how to live around us could help us learn to be better neighbors to them.

"And accepting peaceful #coexistence as a shared responsibility might even help us be better neighbors to other people as well."

#urbanwildlife #coyote #cities #rewilding #edmonton

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bioGraphic · The Coyote Next DoorWhat urban wildlife can teach us about cognition, survival, and how to be good neighbors.
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AJ Sadauskas

@drtcombs.bsky.social Is the key factor really the amount of traffic as the article claims? Or is it the amount of time spent commuting, mixed with low-density suburban sprawl?

Imagine spending an hour or more getting ready in the morning, and an hour travelling into work, and then eight hours at work, and then another hour of unpaid overtime, and then another hour heading home.

I don't blame you after all that not wanting to spend an hour preparing and cooking dinner!

And if you're in a low-density suburb where most of the options are fast food, it's understandable if what you end up with is a Big Mac.

Especially if you're in a car, and a drive thru gets you home quicker.

I think the answer is to give more people the option to live closer to where they work, or to work from home more often.

And denser areas close to public transport tend to have a greater variety of meal options than the car-dependent outer suburbs.

So the answer isn't more roads. It's more quality housing, work, and transport alternatives.

#Urbanism#trains#train
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