mastodon 4.7.3Urbanism Now is a weekly newsletter curated with brief and insightful urban ideas from around the world to inspire action where you (c)are. See https://UrbanismNow.com
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MIT researchers have produced the first citywide map of pedestrian activity in New York City, revealing how much walking has been overlooked in transportation planning and making a stronger case for funding safer, people-first streets
https://www.fastcompany.com/91492342/mit-foot-traffic-model-nyc
#urbanism #urbanplanning #walkability #pedestriansafety #nyc
A Guardian opinion piece argues cities from Barcelona to Paris show how women leaders have advanced safer, greener, more inclusive public spaces by prioritizing care, mobility and access over car-dominated planning.
#urbanism #urbanplanning #InclusiveCities #SustainableMobility #WomenInLeadership
The Brussels Centre for Urban Studies is hiring a four-year postdoc researcher on polluter and wealth elites to lead collaborative research and co-supervise PhD students within the Chair in Decarbonisation and Justice.
https://urbanstudies.brussels/news-events/vacancy-postdoc-researcher-polluter-and-wealth-elites
#urbanism #urbanplanning #Decarbonisation #Sustainability #UrbanStudies
A beautiful visualization and analysis of the 2023 Türkiye-Syria earthquake response shows how thousands of OpenStreetMap volunteers traced more than 2 million buildings and 72,000 kilometers of roads to support rescue and aid logistics. This is now underway for Venezuela and anyone can volunteer.
https://sheets.works/data-viz/strangers-draw-maps
#urbanism #urbanplanning #OpenStreetMap #HumanitarianAid #DisasterResponse
EIT Urban Mobility is hiring a regional innovation scheme assistant to support the coordination of the EIT Community Officer Network across 29 countries. €18k - €22k salary. Apply by July 8.
Morning Brew’s latest video is about how modular construction offers a pathway to build housing faster and more sustainably, yet the industry struggles to scale in the U.S. due to fragmented zoning, risk-averse financing, and a lack of standardized building codes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pbYafEcsbk
#urbanism #urbanplanning #ModularConstruction #AffordableHousing #SustainableBuilding
Cyclearchive.com offers a free, browsable online library of vintage cycling magazines and books from the 1860s-1940s, featuring deep-linked articles and a full-text search function to explore cycling history and early innovations.
#urbanism #urbanplanning #cyclinghistory #vintagecycling #bikelife
Tokyo’s reliance on “mamachari” bikes, primarily used by women for caregiving, is threatened by new traffic penalties that penalize sidewalk riding without offering protected bike infrastructure. Grassroots initiatives advocating for safer streets and inclusive urban planning.
https://thecityfix.com/blog/protecting-tokyos-cyclists-is-a-gender-equity-issue/
#urbanism #urbanplanning #Mamachari #CyclingSafety #GenderInclusiveCity
King’s College London is hiring a fully funded PhD position to investigate England’s 1-1.5 million empty homes, focusing on housing justice, system dynamics modeling, and degrowth.
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7439619089406423040/
#urbanism #urbanplanning #degrowth #housingjustice #postgrowth
Seth Zeren and Nathan Norris discuss designing a new two-year associate’s degree program at Lake Sumter State College in Florida, aiming to train “generalist city builders” in design, development, history, government, and human behavior.
https://buildthenextrightthing.substack.com/p/the-generalist-advantage
#urbanism #urbanplanning #CityBuilding #HigherEd #UrbanDesign
The annual Jane’s (Jane Jacobs) Walk festival is bringing free, community-led walking conversations to hundreds of cities worldwide to foster neighborhood connection and discovery. Happening in many cities including SF. May 1-3, 2026. (Thanks chip)
Housing Accelerator Fund is hiring an asset managerto oversee its affordable housing loan portfolio and support permanent lending as the San Francisco Bay Area CDFI scales its impact. $115,000-$135,000 salary.
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4403074633/
#urbanism #urbanplanning #AffordableHousing #CDFI #AssetManagement
The City of Toronto is hiring 21 municipal construction inspectors to oversee roads, sidewalks, bikeways and utility infrastructure across the city. $44.64-$48.88 hourly rate. Apply by May 11.
https://jobs.toronto.ca/jobsatcity/job/Toronto-INSPECTOR-MUNICIPAL-CONSTRUCTION-ON-M5V3C6/601860617/
#urbanism #urbanplanning #TorontoJobs #ConstructionJobs #Infrastructure
Cascadia Partners is hiring a senior associate, urban data & policy analysis to lead data-driven spatial planning projects, managing budgets and technical production for initiatives like housing policy and comprehensive plans. $85k - $100k salary. Apply by July 26.
https://www.cascadia-partners.com/senior-associate
#urbanism #urbanplanning #UrbanData #HousingPolicy #SpatialPlanning
See all our new jobs at https://urbanismnow.com/jobs below are a select few.
#urbanism #urbanplanning #CityPlanning #UrbanDesign #JobSearch
Global Cycling Network is back with Why Aren’t Dangerous Drivers Punished? It advocated for an ‘aviation-style’ approach that prioritizes learning from incidents to prevent future harm.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHRfClVJg70
#urbanism #urbanplanning #RoadSafety #CyclingSafety #VisionZero
Latest Urbanism Now is out!
#76: Mapping for Aid, Mamachari Bikes, and Front Porches as Social Infrastructure
https://open.substack.com/pub/urbanismnow/p/76-mapping-for-aid-mamachari-bikes
Greenbelt Alliance is seeking new board members to provide strategic leadership, financial acumen and fundraising support for its mission to protect open spaces and advance equitable climate resilience in the Bay Area.
https://www.greenbelt.org/join-our-board/
#urbanism #urbanplanning #ClimateResilience #Sustainability #Conservation
The Streetlife Design Competition invites multidisciplinary teams to submit bold, conceptual visions for “lost sites”—urban byproducts of neglect or failed planning, with €10,000 in prizes for winning entries that elevate public space. Apply by Nov. 24.
https://streetlifedesigncompetition.com/call-for-entries-now-open-streetlife-design-competition/
#urbanism #urbanplanning #PublicSpace #UrbanDesign #ArchitectureCompetition
Planetizen is hiring an associate editor to steer editorial operations, assign and edit urban planning content, manage its newsfeed, and grow audience engagement for the leading urban planning website. $50k - $60k salary.
https://www.planetizen.com/job/137685-associate-editor
#urbanism #urbanplanning #AssociateEditor #DigitalMedia #Hiring
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is hiring a rail planning, emerging talent intern to assist with subway service planning tasks, including developing service plans, analyzing ridership and operations data, and more in New York. $21.00 hourly.
http://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4409996537/
#urbanism #urbanplanning #MTACareers #TransitIntern #NYCJobs
Transportation Alternatives is hiring a deputy director to lead advocacy, organizing, policy, and government relations strategy for safe streets initiatives in NYC. $120k - $140k salary. Apply by July 6.
The University of Manchester is hiring a projects & events administrator for the African Cities Research Consortium to support logistics, travel coordination, and administrative operations for action research across five African cities. £28k - £31k salary. Apply by July 6.
https://www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/internal/Job/JobDetail?JobId=45273
#urbanism #urbanplanning #AfricanCities #JobSearch #ResearchAdmin
