This is excellent. “How landscape of 1930s England compares with today Thanks to the digitisation of Arthur William Hobart's images of potteries, sports grounds and nascent suburbs, we can see how much — or how little — has changed” #architecture#urbanplanningwww.thetimes.com/article/548d...

How landscape of 1930s England compares with today

Thanks to the digitisation of Arthur William Hobart’s images of potteries, sports grounds and nascent suburbs, we can see how much — or how little — has changed

The Sydney – Canberra train line is a national embarrassment. The line urgently needs more frequent services, faster services, duplication, and electrification. It really shouldn't be a 4-hour rail trip! #trains#urbanism#UrbanPlanning#Auspol#ACT#NSW#rail#railways

Railway between Canberra and Sydney has long been an issue, and it's among Labor's pre-election promises

The ACT and NSW governments announce they'll work together on improving the railway line between Canberra and Sydney, but this is not a new subject for either.

I am happy to present the first results of my collaboration with Fran Meissner and Florence Chee on using #GameEngines#DigitalUrbanTwins#PhilosophyOfTheCity#Madrid#STS#UrbanPlanning

This article was written about the NSW floods in 2022, but it's just as relevant now for the US in the wake of Hurricane Helene. Climate change is making whole cities uninhabitable, and there are big new hidden taxes we all have to pay for fossil fuel use. #ClimateChange#urbanism#UrbanPlanning

On the NSW floods and the great big new tax that’s coming to all of us

NEWS FROM THE FRONT DESK: The ongoing floods across NSW highlight the massive risks we face from climate-related disasters.

The Urbanist has a good write-up on the history of zoning laws in the US, and the role NIMBYism and segregation played in creating them. #UrbanPlanning#urbanism

Urbanism 101: Zoning’s History and Role in the Housing Crisis - The Urbanist

# Originally hatched as a subtler method to promote racial segregation, zoning ended up planting the seeds of our present day housing crisis. This Zoning 101 guide delves into how that history unfolde...

Excited for #Walk21@elverfeldt.bsky.socialvirtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/36224/...#UrbanPlanning#15MinuteCity

Japan's aging crisis in focus: 🇯🇵👵👴 New study reveals city size matters in population decline. Key factors: Small cities: youth & underpopulation; Medium cities: birth rates & finances; Large cities: migration. @OsakaMetUniv_en #UrbanPlanning#AgingSocietyscienceblog.com/548145/honey...

Honey, I shrunk the city: What should declining Japanese cities do?

Aging societies and population decline have been on the rise globally, but in Japan, the situation has exasperated tenfold. A staggering 36.21 million

Not all greenspaces are equal. 🌳 A new study reveals how urban and rural greenspaces differently impact heart health. Learn more with our summary and link to original research here: https://buff.ly/4dme7IN#EpiSky#PublicHealth#BuiltEnvironment#UrbanPlanning

Greenspaces and Cardiovascular Health: Unpacking Urban-Rural Differences -

A pair of individuals sitting at a park bench looking at the landscape.

Crisis - “Planning policy should play its part in ending homelessness” #housing#UrbanPlanningwww.crisis.org.uk/about-us/the...

Planning policy should play its part in ending homelessness

Planning policy should play its part in ending homelessness. Let's take this opportunity to get the detail right when the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) is reformed.

“Dr Lorens Holm says new housing schemes need to be integrated into public spaces and amenities, not increase isolation & dependence on cars Labour needs to build neighbourhoods The commercial market is not able to build neighbourhoods” #ukhousing#urbanplanningwww.theguardian.com/society/2024...

Labour needs to build neighbourhoods, not just houses | Letters

Letters: Dr Lorens Holm says new housing schemes need to be integrated into public spaces and amenities, not increase isolation and dependence on cars. Plus letters from Frances Heywood and Richard Ja...