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This #summer, #Shanghai is transforming into a #living #laboratory for #urban #innovation, blending commerce, #culture, and cutting-edge #technology to create an unparalleled #global #consumer experience. The newly #launched #ShanghaiSummer 2025 #campaign is not just another seasonal #shopping #event—it’s a bold reimagining of how #cities can engage #international #visitors through immersive, boundary-pushing #initiatives. https://cnbusinessforum.com/shanghai-summer-2025-redefining-global-urban-consumption/
I loathe pigeons. You wouldn’t believe what they do to my downpipe | Adrian Chiles https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/23/pigeons-noisy-filthy-creatures #Urbanwildlife #Lifeandstyle #Environment #Wildlife #Animals #Cities #Birds #Homes
Meet Matt Farah, urbanist car bro.
Farah has reviewed 1000s of car models on The Smoking Tire, which he cofounded (1M+ Youtube subscribers).
He also says this: “American policies have been subsidizing car owners for a long time. If I have to give up something [to] balance that scale, that’s OK.”
My profile, in Bloomberg
"The first #EarthDay in 1970 sparked a movement in the #UnitedStates that led to the #CleanAirAct, the #CleanWaterAct and the creation of the #EnvironmentalProtectionAgency. Today, the U.S. may be run by those who seem willing to squander the #economicopportunities of the #greeneconomy, but #cities around the world are already seizing them."
https://www.newsweek.com/if-nations-wont-fight-global-warming-cities-can-will-opinion-2061588
#netzero
#greenagenda
#emissions
#pollution
#climatecrisis
#climatechange
#Greencities
#environmentpolicy
#SadiqKhan
World's most polluted cities
“Using photometric and spectroscopic sensors, we observed up to 50% night sky darkening during Earth Hour from 2011 to 2024 in Hong Kong, primarily as a result of a small but critical number of lights-out instances in central business districts, as evidenced by crowd-sourced photography records. The emission reductions mostly occurred in the 445–500, 500–540, and 615–650 nm spectral ranges---corresponding to peak emissions from LED billboard screens--- and in the 585–595 nm range, associated with metal halide floodlights used for facades and billboards. Our study identifies these sources as major contributors to urban light pollution.”
(Note: not yet peer reviewed, but the authors are legit.)
America’s loneliest Amtrak stations in FY 2023
Listed below are the 15 loneliest Amtrak stations across the country based on their number of passengers for fiscal year 2023. Nearly all of the places listed are in rural areas. The largest city on the list is New Iberia, Louisiana with just over 27,000 residents in 2023. Indiana and West Virginia both have three stations on the list while Montana and Louisiana have two each.
ScreenshotMost striking about this data, is that nearly half (47 percent) of the loneliest stations are along one Amtrak corridor — the Cardinal, which is a scenic arcing rail route which runs between Chicago-Indy-Cincinnati-Charlottesville-Washington DC-New York City! Why this is beyond the line traveling through many rural areas in the Appalachian Mountains and it being rather circuitous compared to more direct Chicago to New York rail routes is unclear.
The Cardinal Amtrak rail corridor – Source: amtrak.comSomewhat surprising are the numbers from Dyer, Indiana as well as Browning and Essex, Montana. Dyer is a suburb of Chicago, while Browning and Essex are located close to Glacier National Park. From the data, it appears most visitors to Glacier utilize the East and West Park Stations instead of nearby towns.
One town whose numbers are currently low, but likely had much highest tallies in the past is Rensselaer, Indiana. The town is home to the reopened St. Josephs College and once home of the Chicago Bears Training Camp. St. Joseph College closed down between 2017 and 2021 and is still rebuilding its academic programs. Meanwhile the Chicago Bears held their training camp at St. Joseph’s College from 1944 to 1974.
As the popularity of rail travel increases, hopefully additional passengers will choose to ride Amtrak to/from these lonelier stations. Regardless, for some of these towns, the train is the only intercity passenger service they have. For example, none of the three towns in West Virginia have current bus service from Trailways or Greyhound, nor do Browning and Essex in Montana. The same is true for Connersville, Schriever, Wishram, and Arcadia. That accounts for 60 percent of the list. As a result, the Amtrak provides a vital link for residents and businesses of these communities.
Peace!
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- Montgomery, West Virginia = 266 passengers
2. Alderson, West Virginia = 399 passengers
3. Thurmond, West Virginia = 466 passengers
4. Rensselaer, Indiana = 509 passengers
5. Connersville, Indiana = 528 passengers
6. Lordsburg, New Mexico = 688 passengers
7. South Shore, Kentucky = 870 passengers
8. Schriever, Louisiana = 912 passengers
9. Browning, Montana = 935 passengers
10. Dyer, Indiana = 989 passengers
11. Essex, Montana = 1,009 passengers
12. Wishram, Washington = 1,072 passengers
13. New Iberia, Louisiana = 1,078 passengers
14. Lamar, Colorado = 1,138 passengers
15. Arcadia, Missouri = 1,228 passengers
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2 cool web projects:
https://streetmix.net - Design your own street in 2D.
https://3dstreet.app - Bring your StreetMix into 3D.
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Living in the Netherlands this is normal for me [all be it exceptional].
I used to commute to work on bike. No drivers license. Owning 3 bikes. One for urban traffic, to the train station. One for leisure. And the last at the trainstation of my workplace.
Would that was possible for every one.
Remember: 'If you build it, they will come' As it goes for bicycles it also goes for cars.
"How to Turbo-Charge Your Public Transit" [9:18 min]
by Oh The Urbanity!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p813IdY_i8o
Quote by OTU:
"Aug 13, 2023
Why build bike lanes — shouldn’t we focus on public transit instead? There’s a criticism we’ve seen that bicycle urbanism is a niche obsession and that urbanists’ attention should instead be on public transit as a more robust, reliable, and realistic alternative to driving."
#TakeCareForLife #TakeCareForEarth
#StopBurningThings #StopEcoside #StopThePlunder
#ClimateBreakDown #StopRapingNature
♬ 
Day 22 
“At the time, the International #Monetary #Fund (#IMF) had just released a staff report on Australia's economy which contained this graph of Australian house prices. It shows how #PropertyPrice #inflation had really accelerated in the early 2000s (in real terms, once inflation had been taken into account), which explains why people were so worried.
The index of real property prices in major #Australian #cities jumped by 46 per cent between 2000 and 2003. (Source: International Monetary Fund, Australia, Staff Report for the 2003 Article IV Consultation, September 3, 2003.) In its report, the IMF noted that investor demand was contributing to the property price increases. It said that was understandable, because the expected returns on housing were far outstripping returns on other assets in Australia in the early 2000s.”
"Consequently, by the end of 2002, investor housing accounted for 30 per cent of the stock of housing loans, compared to 18 per cent a decade ago,"
Australians are being played for mugs by the *Investor Class.*
#AusPol / #LNP / #Liberal / #Nationals / #Labor / #HousingCrisis <https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-20/when-housing-turned-toxic-captured-in-talkback-chat-with-pm/105155458> / Original transcript <https://pmtranscripts.pmc.gov.au/release/transcript-20920>
> The Edible City: Why Food Trees Matter https://www.un-ilibrary.org/content/books/9789211067934 via #UnitedNations
A nice idea to plant fruit trees in cities for food as well as for the environment. However, I am sure assholes in the US would likely cut them down and then try to sell the fruit. But not before some Karen bitches about a bum picking a fruit off a tree.
@aj @lookitmychicken @eyebrowofdoom @nerd4cities Also, it's very interesting to hear why Melbourne is great from the perspective of an American urban planning expert like Ray Delahanty.
I think we can too often focus on the negatives about our cities, while overlooking the things that are great about them.
My April article for @forbes has a distinctly NZ flavour. It's about a new study that uses satellite radar imagery to measure land movement in NZ's coastal cities - the bad news is, in many places, it is sinking. I spoke to the lead author of the study https://www.forbes.com/sites/lauriewinkless/2025/04/16/new-zealands-major-cities-are-sinking/
Wildflowers could be absorbing toxic metals that pass on to bees, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/16/wildflowers-absorb-toxic-metals-bees #Wildflowers #Environment #Pollution #Wildlife #Insects #Science #Cities #Bees
New in our electronic collection:
Understanding the #urban #sharing #economy. #Sustainability and #institutionalisation
https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook-oa/book/9781035320547/9781035320547.xml
"Like the city’s different arrondissements, each section of walkable track has its own personality and has been approached differently. In some places, paths, nature trails and shared gardens have been created, while others have been left to rewild."
Europe tops global ranking of dynamic and sustainable cities – here’s why.
London, New York and Paris have been named the world’s most dynamic and liveable cities. This is according to a new ranking of global cities that highlights Europe’s ability to balance sustainability and growth in its urban centres.
This year, five of the top 10 cities – London, Paris, Berlin, Copenhagen and Oslo – are European.
Europe tops global ranking of dynamic and sustainable cities – here’s why.
London, New York and Paris have been named the world’s most dynamic and liveable cities. This is according to a new ranking of global cities that highlights Europe’s ability to balance sustainability and growth in its urban centres.
This year, five of the top 10 cities – London, Paris, Berlin, Copenhagen and Oslo – are European.