The hidden green oases of Naples: Repurposing forgotten spaces for the people (www.euronews.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1221218...
To Feel Less Heat, We Need More Trees in Our Cities (www.sierraclub.org)
Plans approved to turn Birmingham car park into urban farm (www.bbc.com)
Light pollution is the easiest pollution to fix — so why aren't we doing it? "If we can't do this to simply not waste light... then we will have failed the fundamental test of progress and change i... (www.salon.com)
To Fight Heat, Pacoima Started To Test A New ‘Cool Paint’ Last Year. The Results Are Becoming Tangible (lemmy.world)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/2051579...
From flak bunker to green bunker (www.bunker-stpauli.de)
Which cities have the most drinking fountains? (citymonitor.ai)
About Strong Towns (www.strongtowns.org)
I just wanted to introduce this group to Strong Towns, a non profit devoted to making development make sense. I worked with the founder of Strong Towns years ago when the idea was new....
Street trees are planted incorrectly in many cities! (inv.vern.cc)
Additionally: 99% of the time they specifically plant non-fruiting trees....
The solarpunk building where I'm working in (slrpnk.net)
I usually work from home, but at the moment I’m working in that zero-energy building. It’s not the most beautiful, but it actually generates more energy than it consumes! There is a small garden on the rooftop with vegetables for employees to pick up and wooden picnic tables. The wooden structure holds solar panels and...
The Uniquely American Epidemic of Traffic Deaths (bettercities.substack.com)
Interesting article with some great linked research and practical solutions to the issue of traffic deaths.
Streetmix is an online tool which you can use to 'design and remix' your own street (streetmix.net)
I thought Alt Urbanism might enjoy this! A fun little tool which I mainly use to redesign annoying junctions that I’ve cycled through. It’s a really good demonstration of just how much space cars take up and how much better things could be if less roadspace was dedicated to cars.