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States rethink a long-held practice of setting speed limits based on how fast drivers travel - AP News

States rethink a long-held practice of setting speed limits based on how fast drivers travel - AP News

Posted by u/Eoin_Urban in r/urbanplanning

Construction of new Kanata tunnel to disrupt traffic for years

Construction of new Kanata tunnel to disrupt traffic for years

Posted by u/Thick_Caterpillar379 in r/urbanplanning

Why Cities Must Build Administrative Capacity

Why Cities Must Build Administrative Capacity

Posted by u/yimbymanifesto in r/urbanplanning

‘Sponge City’: How Copenhagen Is Adapting to a Wetter Future | In response to troubling predictions, Copenhagen is enacting an ambitious plan to build hundreds of nature-based and engineered projects to soak up, store, and redistribute future floods

‘Sponge City’: How Copenhagen Is Adapting to a Wetter Future | In response to troubling predictions, Copenhagen is enacting an ambitious plan to build hundreds of nature-based and engineered projects to soak up, store, and redistribute future floods

Posted by u/Hrmbee in r/urbanplanning

Moving to a more walkable city pays off for health, scientists find | Smartphone data reveals a boost in physical activity based on where people live

Moving to a more walkable city pays off for health, scientists find | Smartphone data reveals a boost in physical activity based on where people live

Posted by u/Hrmbee in r/urbanplanning

The US is not ready for its aging population. New Northeastern research explains why | A growing population of older adults and differing levels of accessibility to grocery stores and healthcare across the country could lead to a critical issue for the U.S.

The US is not ready for its aging population. New Northeastern research explains why | A growing population of older adults and differing levels of accessibility to grocery stores and healthcare across the country could lead to a critical issue for the U.S.

Posted by u/Hrmbee in r/urbanplanning

Struggling to get in your daily steps? It may be your city's fault.

Struggling to get in your daily steps? It may be your city's fault.

Posted by u/nrverma in r/urbanplanning

Study has found that urban areas follow the same universal rules observed in the natural world, from population size to carbon emissions and road networks

Study has found that urban areas follow the same universal rules observed in the natural world, from population size to carbon emissions and road networks

Posted by u/Dom5p35 in r/urbanplanning

LA City Council narrowly votes to oppose state bill allowing more housing near public transit

LA City Council narrowly votes to oppose state bill allowing more housing near public transit

Posted by u/Spirited-Pause in r/urbanplanning

With few public restrooms, downtown Louisville faces waste issue

With few public restrooms, downtown Louisville faces waste issue

Posted by u/AndreaJournalist in r/urbanplanning