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Rat poison is showing up in owls far from cities https://www.earth.com/animals/rat-poison-is-showing-up-in-owls-far-from-cities/ #cities #environment #wildlife #owls #poison

The Arrogance of Space - Wellington, New Zealand GPS: -41.2872137, 174.7548157 Arrogance of Space ratio: Green: 44% Pedestrians: 9% Cyclists: 2% Cars: 27% Buildings: 17% Publictransport: 1% #ArroganceOfSpace #cities #city #images #maps #map #urban #photos #urbanism #architecture #planning #publicspace #publictransport #cycling #wellington #newzealand Generate your own: https://cyklokoalicia.sk/arrogance/

‘Traffic is going to get a lot worse’: San Francisco Bay Area faces potential death spiral of transit system https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/26/san-francisco-bay-area-public-transportation-bart #California #Commuting #CityTransport #SanFrancisco #UsNews #Cities #WestCoast

25-Sep-2026 New tools pinpoint where urban #trees could provide the most relief from #heat By combining high-resolution satellite heat mapping with shade and equity modelling, UBC researchers are helping city planners target trees where they can have the greatest impact https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1145455#science #climateCatastrophe #cities #urbanEcology

The Arrogance of Space - Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast GPS: 6.8010659, -5.2754795 Arrogance of Space ratio: Buildings: 86% Cars: 14% #ArroganceOfSpace #cities #city #images #maps #map #urban #photos #urbanism #architecture #planning #publicspace #publictransport #cycling #yamoussoukro #ivorycoast Generate your own: https://cyklokoalicia.sk/arrogance/

The Arrogance of Space - Ottawa, Canada GPS: 45.4304647, -75.730058 Arrogance of Space ratio: Pedestrians: 9% Cars: 38% Buildings: 40% Publictransport: 13% #ArroganceOfSpace #cities #city #images #maps #map #urban #photos #urbanism #architecture #planning #publicspace #publictransport #cycling #ottawa #canada Generate your own: https://cyklokoalicia.sk/arrogance/

The Arrogance of Space - Ashgabat, Turkmenistan GPS: 37.952775194539, 58.421025289739 Arrogance of Space ratio: Cars: 29% Buildings: 28% Green: 43% #ArroganceOfSpace #cities #city #images #maps #map #urban #photos #urbanism #architecture #planning #publicspace #publictransport #cycling #ashgabat #turkmenistan Generate your own: https://cyklokoalicia.sk/arrogance/

The Arrogance of Space - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates GPS: 24.4664134, 54.3813161 Arrogance of Space ratio: Cars: 54% Buildings: 8% Green: 34% Pedestrians: 4% #ArroganceOfSpace #cities #city #images #maps #map #urban #photos #urbanism #architecture #planning #publicspace #publictransport #cycling #abudhabi #unitedarabemirates Generate your own: https://cyklokoalicia.sk/arrogance/

The Arrogance of Space - Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast GPS: 6.8353812, -5.2953541 Arrogance of Space ratio: Cars: 14% Dead_space: 7% Green: 79% #ArroganceOfSpace #cities #city #images #maps #map #urban #photos #urbanism #architecture #planning #publicspace #publictransport #cycling #yamoussoukro #ivorycoast Generate your own: https://cyklokoalicia.sk/arrogance/

Cities in Great Britain most vulnerable to extreme heat revealed https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/08/cities-great-britain-most-vulnerable-extreme-heat-revealed #GreatBritain #Britain #cities #environment #weather #temperature #heat

Most city parks are missing a vital layer that supports wildlife and people https://www.earth.com/plants/most-city-parks-are-missing-a-vital-layer-that-supports-wildlife-and-people/ #city #cities #environment #wildlife

Trees can cool down cities, but there’s an unexpected catch https://www.earth.com/environment/trees-can-cool-down-cities-but-theres-an-unexpected-catch/ More trees are needed to cool down European cities in heat waves—but they must be planted near homes https://phys.org/news/2026-09-trees-cool-european-cities-homes.html #Europe #cities #environment #trees #weather #temperature #heat #heatwave

The Arrogance of Space - Dublin, Ireland GPS: 53.3581747, -6.2474754 Arrogance of Space ratio: Green: 11% Dead_space: 11% Cyclists: 4% Cars: 25% Buildings: 35% Pedestrians: 6% Publictransport: 8% #ArroganceOfSpace #cities #city #images #maps #map #urban #photos #urbanism #architecture #planning #publicspace #publictransport #cycling #dublin #ireland Generate your own: https://cyklokoalicia.sk/arrogance/

The missing plants that could transform cities for people and nature https://phys.org/news/2026-08-cities-people-nature.html #cities #environment #nature #plants

🏙️ #Cities & #UrbanLife accounts to follow: 🌐 INTERNATIONAL @reece@masto.canadiancivil.com (main) & @reece@video.canadiancivil.com (videos) - Public transport enthusiast & urbanist, transit & city planning @ohtheurbanity - Videos on urban planning, transport, cycling, in Canada & rest of world @notjustbikes@social.notjustbikes.com - Modern urban planning & transport, often citing Netherlands as example @index - Old city postcards & articles compared to same cities today @citypairs@mas.to - Satellite photos of cities with same name 🧵 Thread page 1 of 5

Jack Tame has a fantastic interview with Professor Marco te Brömmelstroet from the University of Amsterdam on how to make city streets better and do much more for societies than move people around in private cars. The biggest threat to children's lives in western societies is car traffic. There are other options. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPIjaWFrC5Q #nz #UrbanPlanning #BikeTooter #LessCars #cities #TVNZ #JackTame

In the Bronze Age, what we call a small town would be a big city, and what we call a major city would be unimaginable. It isn't simple to grasp just how cities have grown through time. So I used a log scale to visualize. Refs & Data: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_urban_community_sizes #Cities #History

Toronto from above. Nagoya from below. Toronto City Hall shot from the Shearton Centre Hotel Toronto Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel towers, part of the JR Nagoya Shinkansen station. #toronto #towers #architecture #cities #photography

Love a hotel room with a view of a train stastion. Here is a photo of Osaka Station in Japon taken from the Osaka Ritz Carlton #japon #japan #trains #trainspotting #railfanning #rail #railroad #skylines #cities #trainstation #bahnhof #bahnbilder #bahn #기차

File this one under how fast can the US go backwards. Sean Duffy is trying to remove federal funding for bike lanes and encourage legislation that makes it easier to remove existing bike lanes that slow motor vehicle traffic. https://usa.streetsblog.org/2026/07/23/the-last-straw-duffy-asks-senate-to-restrict-funding-for-bike-lanes #bike #traffic #cities #uspol