Des' City Links of the Week 2021-10-28
This week or so's planning, transport, and urban development links of interest
Hi everyone,
Here are a few interesting reads on cities, development, and transport that I’ve come across recently. Like the content? Please share!
Planning/Development
The most common form of housing in the dense Netherlands? Low-density terraces, with parking!
https://www.the-low-countries.com/article/the-noble-beauty-of-the-terraced-house
Let’s watch a video on Japanese zoning!
https://seattletransitblog.com/2021/10/23/weekend-open-thread-zoning-in-japan/
Does zoning that confines multi-residential development to busy transportation corridors have equity challenges?
https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2021/10/25/Confining-Rental-Homes-To-Busy-Roads-Devil-Bargain/
"This shows quite clearly that low income people have been particularly hurt by our massive planning failure of making parking cheap and socializing the cost of parking into housing and the price of goods and services."
https://doodles.mountainmath.ca/blog/2021/10/03/fixing-parking/
Mobility/Transport
On the role of policing in transportation safety:
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/10/end-police-violence-get-rid-traffic-cop/620378/
“Multimodal transport pricing based on the external costs of transport is feasible and has the desired effect of shifting modes, departure times and routes. It thus leads to a more efficient use of the transport system and a reduction in the need for network expansions. If implemented in an equitable way, transport pricing could become a key pillar of sustainable transport policy.”
https://www.research-collection.ethz.ch/handle/20.500.11850/500100
Where do car free households live in major US cities?
https://www.liberallandscape.org/2021/09/29/the-geography-of-carfree-households-in-the-united-states/
London Ontario suspends a road widening project after climate screening is factored into transportation decision-making:
https://globalnews.ca/news/8190780/london-city-council-halts-wonderland-road-widening/
Mixed results for walking freedom advocates in the quest to decriminalize crossing the street away from the intersection:
https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/jaywalking-enforcement-city-pedestrian-safety-reform/608636/
Profile of Prague’s transit system, with interesting observations on fare structures:
https://www.governing.com/community/why-prague-has-one-of-the-best-tram-systems-in-the-world
Removing London’s ubiquituous sidewalk fences appears to result in reduced casualties:
https://content.tfl.gov.uk/pedestrian-railings-removal-report.pdf
Here are some options for accommodating walking and cycling where the right of way is too narrow for everything to fit:
https://therantyhighwayman.blogspot.com/2021/10/tight-squeeze.html
Ten micromobility commandments: