Mode Share

 

"This chart highlights the popularity of different transportation types in the Americas, Europe, and Asia, calculated by modal share.

Data for this article and visualization is sourced from ‘The ABC of Mobility’, a research paper by Rafael Prieto-Curiel (Complexity Science Hub) and Juan P. Ospina (EAFIT University), accessed through ScienceDirect.

The authors gathered their modal share data through travel surveys, which focused on the primary mode of transportation a person employs for each weekday trip. Information from 800 cities across 61 countries was collected for this study."

from:

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/how-people-get-around-america-europe-asia/

Funny of the week

 Draw Bridge meme

from: https://www.reddit.com/r/technicallythetruth/comments/eon2og/this_man_and_a_sign/

Data visualization

 "Data visualisation helps us to understand the world. It also has the power to change it."

Remember this post about John Snow, see more in this video.

Ingredient list for walkable communities

 Walkable communities should have:

1. Small block size;
2. Buildings fronting the street;
3. Mixed land use;
4. Connected streets;
5. On-street parking;
6. Street trees; 
7. Sidewalks; 
8. Narrow streets;
9. Lower traffic speeds, and;
10. Traffic volumes.

from: https://www.cnu.org/publicsquare/2023/12/22/ten-features-walkable-communities

Do you agree? What would you add?

Public places ingredient list

 "The best places are those where there is social life for all. The most iconic, popular, frequently visited public places are those full of children, women, men, and all kinds of configurations of every kind of person. A placemaking strategy that starts with creating inclusive public spaces and puts a community’s future back into its hands is the first step in addressing some of the major systemic issues that hurt and divide us. Creating great public places where people come together is at the root of healthy, happy, and prosperous societies. At the foundation of those great public places is a mix of things to experience and enjoy. By adding layers of activities, amenities, and programming, we create public places where all kinds of people want to be. The more variety a place offers, the more people will be drawn to it and benefit from the powerful impacts of these beloved destinations."

When designing a public place, include the following:

• shade;
• bollards;
• seating;
• food, especially ice cream;
• art;
• fountains and water;
• programming, and;
• performances.

from:

https://www.sociallifeproject.org/campaign-creating-social-life-for-all-places-where-people-thrive/

25 great ideas!

"The New Urbanism is a design movement toward complete, compact, connected communities—but it is also a generator of ideas that transform the landscape. Communities are shaped by the movement and flow of ideas, and the New Urbanism has been a particularly rich source of the currents that have directed planning and development in recent decades."

 https://www.cnu.org/publicsquare/2017/10/31/25-great-ideas-new-urbanism

UN's Sustainable Development Goals

The United Nations has created 17 goals and "provides a global blueprint for dignity, peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and in the future."  "The Sustainable Development Goals are the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. They address the global challenges we face, including those related to poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace and justice. The 17 Goals are all interconnected, and in order to leave no one behind, it is important that we achieve them all by 2030."

For more information, visit https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/why-the-sdgs-matter/

While all the goals are important for cities since more and more people move to the urban areas, number 11 "make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable" is of particular importance to planners and designers.