As Google Maps Renames Neighborhoods, Residents Fume - The New York Times
nytimes.com/2018/08/02/technology/google-maps-neighborhood-names.htmlGoogle’s digital maps have become the world’s default atlas and the arbiter of what neighborhoods are called, even when many residents disagree.
Drawing pictures of cities - by Noah Smith - Noahpinion
noahpinion.substack.com/p/drawing-pictures-of-citiesWe need to visualize the kinds of urban environments we want to live in
A Tiny Twist on Street Design: The One-Minute City - Bloomberg
bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-01-05/a-tiny-twist-on-street-design-the-one-minute-cityWhile the “15-minute city” model promotes neighborhood-level urban planning, Sweden is pursuing a hyper-local twist: a scheme to redesign every street in the nation.
Why the US Sucks at Building Public Transit - VICE
vice.com/en_us/article/884kvk/why-the-us-sucks-at-building-public-transitAmerica is worse at building and operating public transit than nearly all of its peers. Why is that? And what can we do to fix it?
Paris-Berlin, destins croisés (1/4) | ARTE
arte.tv/guide/fr/051897-001-A/paris-berlin-destins-croises-1-4
Comment, en trois siècles d'une histoire tumultueuse, les capitales française et allemande ont grandi au miroir l'une de l'autre. Une passionnante épopée urbaine, qui combine à l'art de la synthèse un lumineux sens du détail. Ce premier épisode est l'histoire d'une fascination : celle que nourrit une petite ville sans passé envers une cité à l'histoire prestigieuse.