Posts tagged Built Environment
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How fear of gender based violence impacts women’s transportation choices
Fears of sexual assault and other gender-based violence are actively keeping women from walking in their cities, a new study suggests — and transportation leaders aren’t doing enough to design streets that can make people of all genders feel comprehensively safe traveling outside cars. Keep reading…
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Events: Confront the legacy of anti-Blackness in the built environment
Learn about exclusionary practices in transportation planning. Learn to ride the trails safely. Discuss the possibility of meaningful police reform in DC, and more in this week’s urbanist events. Keep reading…
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What we can learn about urbanism from the sci-fi book Dune
Frank Herbert’s Dune is one of the best-selling science fiction novels in history. Dune’s fictional universe has a number of parallels to resource use and the built environment in our world, from water shortages and overpopulation to the way places shape habits and personalities. Keep reading…
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Events: A fireside chat about how governments can take better risks
'Tis the season to dispel the dark wintry cold by joining GGWash for a “fireside chat,” stoking courage in government officials who want to actively make their communities better. Many factors lead government agencies to be risk-averse, but we can change that. Keep reading…
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Events: More bicycle lanes please!
Our calendar doesn't have very many events this week, but mark your planners for a GGWash “fireside chat” next Friday at noon about how government can take better risks. Is there a great urbanist event going on this week that we don't know about? Let us know in the comments! Keep reading…
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Dune, one of the most popular sci-fi books ever, has a lot of urbanism in it
Frank Herbert’s Dune is one of the best-selling science fiction novels in history. Dune’s fictional universe has a number of parallels to resource use and the built environment in our world, from water shortages and overpopulation to the way places shape habits and personalities Keep reading…