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A remarkable feat: Oslo, a city of one million inhabitants, has recorded zero pedestrian or cyclist deaths in 2019. It is a major milestone in achieving their proclaimed goal of having zero deaths and serious injuries on their roads. How are they doing it?
I don’t speak a word of Finnish, but the beauty of visual journalism is that if it’s done well, it works even without words. In this case: What a hellish car-centered nightmare Helsinki might have become had plans from the 1960 been realised. Helsingin Sanomat has dug up those old plans and visualised them in stunning manner (that first animation: 🤯). Check out the original first (and let Google Translate be your friend afterwards – some of the visual elements don’t work in the translated version)
This is an outrageously good piece of explanatory journalism.
Hadn’t thought about it that way yet: Cities built before the advent of cars might be best equipped for a future with far fewer cars.
«The response of America’s major cities suggests the arrival of an important moment in the evolution of urban autonomy.»
A surprisingly interesting read. Also, today I learned: It has been estimated that by 2020, 40 per cent of all elevators will be in China.
A thing of beauty from graphic designer Peter Dovak: 220 metro and light rail systems from around the world, shrunken and simplified. Reminds me of Mini Metro, a game I’m currently in a love-hate relationship with.
A fascinating insight into what it takes to master The Knowledge, the legendary test every London cab driver needs to take. It has been called the hardest test, of any kind, in the world — and after reading this, it feels hard to disagree.
Make sense of what’s happening, and imagine what could be.
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