People shared impressive urban planning examples they spotted all around the world and here are some of the most impressive ones
The Speed Camera Lottery In Stockholm, Sweden
Drive at or under the speed limit and you’ll be entered into a lottery where the prize fund comes from the fines that speeders pay. Average speed reduced from 32 km/h to 25 km/h (a reduction of 22%)
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Luminous Pedestrian Crossing In France, When A Person Is Detected The Lights Turn On To Warn The Drivers
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Luminous road markings in Nantes, France.
The light marking is visible at the intersection of Boulevard Vincent-Gâche and Boulevard de Gaulle.
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It’s Never Too Late To Acknowledge The Reality That Urban Highways Are A Fixable Mistake
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Apartment building with a park at its center, Berlin
The Hufeisensiedlung (“Horseshoe Estate”) is a housing estate in Berlin, built in 1925–33. It was designed by architect Bruno Taut, municipal planning head and co-architect Martin Wagner, garden architect Leberecht Migge and Neukölln gardens director Ottokar Wagler. In 1986 the ensemble was placed under German heritage protection. On 7 July 2008 it was inscribed as one of six estates that constitute the Berlin Modernism Housing Estates World Heritage Site.
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Holland, 1982-2020
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Australian company introduces glow-in-the-dark highway paint technology
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I Dont Know Why, But I Just Love When City Elements Wrap Around Nature Like This. Photo Taken In Stockholm, Sweden
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These Public Benches Are Reversible, So You Can Choose To Look At People, Or Boats
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Bin For Cyclists In Denmark
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This Does Put A Smile On My Face
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Urban Space Is Complex. But The Math Is Relatively Simple
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Paris, 9th Arrondissement. These Miniature Gardens Used To Be Car Parking Spaces Until A Few Years Ago. The City Reclaimed Them, And Replanted Them With Fruit Trees And Flowering Shrubs
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My City, Delhi Is Redesigning Its Stty Car Centric Good For Nothing Roads, Here’s Half Of A Wide A Road Reclaimed
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Quince Street, Philadelphia. Legalize Narrow Streets!
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