urban planning

Improve the walkability of modern cities by making sure that city planners don’t even know that automobiles exist AT ALL. But how can we find such people? Read on for the secret.

Nov 25, 2024

Architecture, Automotive / Cars, Bicycles, Design, Law, Government, & Politics, Rail, Transportation

caveman, city planning, parking lot, urban planning, walkable cities

Background: In the years before the invention of the car, the only way to design a city was with walking (or at least public transit) in mind. However, once cars became widespread, cities started being designed with wide roads and large areas set aside for parking. The Issue: This style of design made driving very…
Prevent GPS navigation mixups: rename every street to something unique!

Mar 18, 2024

Design, Law, Government, & Politics, Transportation, UI / UX

street names, unique street names, urban planning

Background: Every so often, a ridiculous story comes out about someone driving 400 miles to the wrong location because they went to the “right” address (“123 Snake Street”) in the wrong city. In the ancient “paper map” days, this type of mistake would be nearly impossible, but modern GPS systems make it possible for a…