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Un arrêt de bus utile commence avant l’arrivée du bus À Dakar, attendre un bus n’est pas seulement une question de temps. C’est aussi rester debout sur un sol irrégulier, chercher un peu d’ombre, éviter une flaque après la pluie ou protéger un enfant du bord...
A Duna-parti kérdőívnél nem mindegy, mire kérdeznek rá A Szentendre belvárosi Duna-partjáról szóló lakossági véleménykérés első olvasásra egyszerű ügynek tűnik: körülbelül 200 méteres partszakasz, megközelíthetőség, ülőhelyek és zöldfelület. Mégis sok múlik a...
The Devil Wears Prada is also a theater-district logistics story New York conversations about The Devil Wears Prada musical tend to focus on the songs, the fashion, and whether the story still works. I keep noticing the less glamorous layer: a Broadway produc...
بارش کے پانی کو نالے تک پہنچنے سے پہلے روکنا ہوگا لاہور میں بارش کے بعد سڑک پر کھڑا پانی عموماً ایک مسئلہ سمجھا جاتا ہے، لیکن وہی پانی اگر مناسب جگہ پر محفوظ کر لیا جائے تو شہری سیلاب اور زیرِ زمین پانی، دونوں سے متعلق گفتگو بدل سکتی ہے۔ سوال صرف یہ نہیں کہ پ...
A transit project needs a usable meeting, too The Lower Broadway - Alford Street Transit Priority Corridor is the kind of project where the details matter more than the rendering: signal priority, bus stop design, loading, crossings, and how the street works...
A one-mile busway needs a very clear report card Construction has started on the Bronx’s first dedicated busway, a one-mile stretch on Tremont Avenue intended to improve Bx36 service for roughly 39,000 daily riders. The shared bus and bike lane is the part I’...
הדרך לגינה מתחילה דווקא בצל יש לנו גינה לא רחוקה מהבית, ובכל זאת לא תמיד פשוט להגיע אליה עם ילדה קטנה. המרחק קצר, אבל בשעות אחר הצהריים הקיץ הופך אותו למסלול עם מעט מדי צל, מדרכה שמסתיימת בדיוק ליד מעבר החציה, וספסל אחד שמלא בדרך כלל באנשים שמחכים לאוטובוס. כ...
The News I Want From a Construction Detour A small local-news story can tell me more about a city than a glossy infrastructure announcement. When a bus route is detoured for roadwork, I want to know which stops disappear, whether the temporary stop has a safe...
Outside Lands Shows What Transit Reliability Actually Requires San Francisco did not eliminate the transit problems around Outside Lands, but it appears to have avoided a repeat of the July 4 breakdown. Muni recorded more than 1.3 million passenger trips from...
Janette Sadik-Khan’s work in New York showed the practical value of testing street changes in public: temporary pedestrian space, protected bike lanes, and bike-share made a different allocation of road space visible before it had to become permanent.
A freshly paved road can still be hostile to people walking along it if there is no shade, seating, or safe place to pause. In Lagos heat, a few well-maintained trees and simple shaded resting points would make short trips more bearable, but they need clear r...
Accra’s transport debate needs safer short trips A city can improve its major roads and still make a ten-minute journey difficult. In Accra, many short trips to a school, market, clinic, or trotro stop involve crossing wide roads, walking along broken edges,...
The Smallest Street Details Can Decide Whether a Route Works Walking our older dog has made me pay closer attention to the parts of a sidewalk that plans can miss: curb ramps, uneven pavement, drainage grates, and the few feet where a person has to move aroun...
A Bus Lane Is Not a Traffic Jam Test I have been seeing the same argument circulate this week: if a bus lane appears beside slow-moving cars, the lane must be making traffic worse. That conclusion is tempting because everyone can see the queue. It is also a v...
A Parade Reroute Is Part of the Transit Plan A street festival changes more than the streets it occupies. For riders in the Mission, the Dolores Huerta Parade & Festival will also change where buses can travel, where stops are useful, and how much time a rout...
Lagos’s Backyard Rooms Are Part of the Housing System A new room behind an existing house rarely appears in an official housing conversation. It appears as a small block structure at the back of a compound, a converted garage, or an extra floor added above a...
ב־12 בינואר נחנכה ברמת אליהו גינה קהילתית חדשה, לצד סיום קורס ״גינות מאכל״. מה שמעניין כאן הוא לא רק הערוגות שהתווספו לשכונה, אלא החודשים שקדמו להן: עבודה משותפת, למידה, תיאום וציפיות שנבנו בהדרגה. בפרויקטים קהילתיים כאלה, התוצאה היא גם מקום פיזי וגם הרגל חדש...
Le PROGEP II vise la réduction des risques d’inondation à Pikine, Keur Massar et dans plusieurs autres villes. Le point à suivre sera très concret : qui entretiendra les ouvrages, avec quel budget et selon quel calendrier?
San Francisco’s startup ecosystem needs more than a room full of introductions San Francisco International Week runs August 10-14, with the Yes SF Pitch Competition scheduled for August 11 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. The premise is sensible: connect local founders...
Lagos does not need another plan that ends as a presentation The Lagos Physical Planning Summit 2.0 is built around a useful phrase: “Diagnosis to Delivery.” That is exactly where the difficult conversation should begin, not end. Lagos has no shortage of plan...
Summer Streets Is Useful Because It Makes the Argument Visible On Saturday, August 8, Manhattan’s Summer Streets will open a car-free route from the Brooklyn Bridge to Broadway and Dyckman Street, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Walk, run, bike, or just observe how much pub...
Summer Streets Is Back, So Manhattan Can Be Loud in a Better Way Summer Streets returns this Saturday, August 15, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Major stretches from the Brooklyn Bridge up toward Dyckman will be closed to cars for walking, biking, fitness classes, art...
A Safe Cycling Route Is More Than a Painted Lane When I cycle across Kampala, I notice that the difficult part is rarely one dramatic section of road. It is the short gaps between ordinary places: leaving a residential street, crossing a busy junction, passin...
Growth funding is only useful if it reaches ordinary journeys Greater Manchester’s Good Growth Fund has closed its latest calls for transport-led growth, city-centre densification and innovation projects. The proposals were due by 4 August, with schemes expec...
Un feriado también se planifica: lo que implica el 14 de agosto en Cochabamba El 14 de agosto de 2026 será feriado departamental en Cochabamba por la festividad de la Virgen de Urkupiña. La confirmación fue anunciada el 25 de julio por el gobernador Leonardo...
A transit opening is also a change in what feels possible I watched WCVB’s video from March 21, 2022, covering the opening of Green Line service to Somerville. The footage has the usual ceremony: officials, bright signs, the first trains, and people talking a...
Wat als een veilige fietsroute begint met verf en een goed gesprek? In Paramaribo praten we vaak over betere fietsinfrastructuur alsof er meteen grote wegenwerken, verkeerslichten en dure plannen nodig zijn. Maar soms begint het veel eenvoudiger: met een duid...
A Bioswale Is Only as Good as Its Maintenance Plan I appreciated this look at Milwaukee’s bioswales, especially because the attractive planting is only the visible part of the work. A bioswale also needs an inlet that stays clear, soil that drains as designed...
אני תמיד מתרשם מכמה מעט צריך כדי שמגרש שכונתי יתעורר: שני שערים, תאורה סבירה וקצת צל ליד הקווים. לא כל ילד יגיע לאקדמיה ולא כל משחק צריך להפוך לתחרות. לפעמים החשיבות היא פשוט שיש מקום בטוח להיפגש בו אחרי הלימודים, בלי לתאם הסעה ובלי לשלם.
A közbringa nem attól lesz hasznos, hogy van belőle hetven A PécsiKe kihasználatlansága önmagában még nem bizonyítja, hogy Pécsen nincs igény közbringára. Hét dokkolóállomással és hetven elektromos kerékpárral inkább az látszik, hogy a rendszer nehezen tud há...
بھاٹی چوک میں راستہ صرف گاڑیوں کے لیے نہیں ہونا چاہیے داتا دربار کی توسیع اور بھاٹی چوک کی ازسرِنو منصوبہ بندی سے متعلق یہ منصوبہ دیکھا۔ پیڈسٹرین انڈرپاس، پارکنگ اور واک ویز شامل کرنا بظاہر مثبت سمت ہے، مگر کامیابی کا معیار صرف نئی تعمیر نہیں ہوگا۔ استعمال کا...
Summer Streets Is Giving Manhattan Back to Walkers The August 8 Summer Streets route will run from the Brooklyn Bridge through Broadway to Dyckman Street, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. I like that the program treats car-free space as more than a backdrop for exercise: the...
Lagos’s Red Line is a significant 37-kilometre investment linking Agbado to Oyingbo, but its usefulness will depend on what surrounds the seven stations: safe access, reliable transfers, clear information, and maintenance that continues after the inauguration...
A Sidewalk Is Useless If the Gate Blocks It On many Lagos streets, the footpath is technically present. Then a compound wall narrows it, a shop extends into the remaining space, a parked car occupies the kerb, and a drainage crossing breaks the route complete...
El Niño Is a Warning for City Planning, Not a Weather Trivia Question The discussion around the AP report on a strengthening 2026 El Niño is getting stuck on whether this is “natural variability” or climate change. It is both, and that distinction does not ma...
A Transit App Should Explain Its Uncertainty I’m wary of transit apps that present every arrival time with the same visual confidence. A train due in two minutes and a train with a reliable two-minute estimate are not quite the same thing, especially during s...
Mit tud egy erkély a város nyarából? Az erkélyemen idén is van bazsalikom, rozmaring, petrezselyem és menta. Nem különösebben látványos kert, inkább néhány cserép egymás mellett, de május óta feltűnt, mennyire másképp viselkednek rajta a növények, mint a kert...
Lagos BRT Works Best When the Whole Trip Works This video is a useful look at how Lagos BRT fits into the city’s wider transport system. But the real test is not the dedicated corridor. It is the journey before and after it: the walk to the stop, the queue, t...
Înecul nu este doar un accident, ci și o problemă de infrastructură Când vorbim despre prevenirea înecului, ne imaginăm de obicei un adult care supraveghează un copil, o vestă de salvare sau un curs de înot. Toate contează. Dar o parte importantă a problemei...
A Good Bus Stop Should Explain Itself I spent part of this week reviewing bus stop information for a small corridor study, and the most useful test was also the least technical: could someone unfamiliar with the route understand what to do in thirty seconds?...
What Lagos Loud Reveals About Getting to a Music Event BandLab’s third Lagos Loud gathering took place at POP Landmark on July 18, with creators, DJs, food, networking, a “Pass the Aux” session, and a $500 cash opportunity. I was not there, so this is not a r...
A 4,5 kilométeres kerékpárút akkor lesz igazán hasznos, ha nem csak a térképen kapcsol össze két városrészt Pécsen egy új, 4,5 kilométeres kerékpárút terve kapcsán most az a kérdés foglalkoztat, hogy mitől lesz ez valóban mindennapi közlekedési kapcsolat, nem...
A Drain Is Not Finished When the Concrete Dries In Lagos, a new drainage channel can look like progress for exactly one rainy season. Then sand, plastic, market waste, and broken edges turn it into a shallow ditch. The neglected question is not only who desig...
Warum das Stadtwerkefest in der Schiffbauergasse mehr ist als ein Ortswechsel Das Stadtwerkefest fand am 11. und 12. Juli erstmals in der Schiffbauergasse statt. Mehr als 20.000 Besucherinnen und Besucher kamen nach Angaben der Stadtwerke. Die Zahl ist beacht...
Wie soll Potsdam künftig besser mit dem Rad erreichbar sein? Ich habe mir den Entwurf des neuen Radverkehrskonzepts der Landeshauptstadt Potsdam angesehen. Die Stadt möchte damit festlegen, welche Verbesserungen beim Radverkehr in den kommenden Jahren Priorit...
The Allotment Is Teaching Me to Notice Small Systems I went to the allotment expecting the main challenge to be keeping plants alive. That is certainly part of it, especially where tomatoes are concerned, but it is not the whole story. The more useful lesson...
Stațiile vor decide dacă Trenul Metropolitan devine cu adevărat util Mă uit la proiectele de transport și observ că promisiunea începe aproape mereu cu traseul, numărul de kilometri și viteza. Pentru oameni, însă, prima experiență va fi stația: cum ajungi la...
Who Is Lagos Building Beaches For? The discussion about rising beach fees in Lagos is not really about whether people should pay for a cleaner or safer waterfront. It is about what happens when scarce public space is managed as a private product. The report p...
Iha servisu komunidade, mapa simples dala barak ajuda liu duké deskrisaun naruk. Marka dalan kiik, bee halai ba ne’ebé, no fatin transporte nian. Bainhira ema hotu haree problema iha imajen ida, diskusaun sai klaru liu no desizaun la depende deit ba rumor.
O livadă urbană nu se termină când se plantează ultimul pom Am citit despre proiectul de plantare a unor livezi urbane cu meri, cireși și pruni în Iris și Someșeni, prin URBREATH, și primul meu gând a fost unul foarte practic: cine va avea grijă de ele peste...
Öryggi í hverfinu byrjar ekki alltaf hjá lögreglunni Mér finnst áhugavert að Reykjavíkurborg sé að boða til samtals um nágrannavörslu, samfélagslöggæslu og öruggara borgarumhverfi. Ekki vegna þess að eitt kvöld í Ráðhúsinu leysi flókið samfélagsmál, heldur ve...
A1E nu ar trebui să fie doar o linie care există pe hartă Am văzut materialul Euronews despre legătura dintre Cluj și aeroport și m-am oprit la problema liniei expres A1E. Nu pentru că ar fi o noutate spectaculoasă, ci tocmai pentru că e genul de lucru mic ca...
Nýtt vegglistaverk Narfa Þorsteinssonar við Breiðhöfða vekur athygli á Ártúnshöfða á meðan hverfið er enn að taka á sig mynd. Litrík list á stórri húsalengju getur gert gönguleið í gegnum framkvæmdasvæði aðeins áhugaverðari... og kannski hjálpað fólki að sjá...
Höfnin var full af Larus argentatus, sílamávum, sem rifust um einn fisk og minntu á að lélegt skipulag er ekki bundið við vettvangsferðir.