Boston Moved Their Highway Underground In 2003. This Is The Result.1mo ⋅ happy_bluebird ⋅ r/urbandesign
Confort town, an old industrial site in Kyiv built in response to brutalist soviet era apartments buildings.2yr ⋅ IngFavalli ⋅ r/urbandesign
Infrastructure Costs Per Person are far higher per person in urban sprawl. As a result, infrastructure is far more likely to suffer from deferred maintenance and localities are far more likely to suffer from future financial insolvency.2yr ⋅ sereca ⋅ r/urbandesign
How things would be different with a little bit of rezoning and a Land Value Tax1yr ⋅ Not-A-Seagull ⋅ r/urbandesign
New green streets are being built in Buenos Aires, Argentina (before/after)1yr ⋅ MarioDiBian ⋅ r/urbandesign
So we got the possibility to redesign our street a year ago and we're quite happy with the result3yr ⋅ VincZ ⋅ r/urbandesign
Growing up in America you never realize what most of the world's sees as weird.2yr ⋅ SigmaSamurai ⋅ r/urbandesign
Why does the grid abruptly change for no apparent reason? I see this in a lot of U.S cities.5d ⋅ FredTheTurkeyVulture ⋅ r/urbandesign
Why don’t American school boards and city councils push for connecting foot paths from homes to school considering there are high obesity rates?4mo ⋅ Pierce_Osborne ⋅ r/urbandesign
Oh what's that? Not a single soul wants to sit in the NFT lookin ass plastic chairs at the shadeless downtown astroturf patch? So weird, how could we have predicted this...2yr ⋅ _iamtherealslimshady ⋅ r/urbandesign
Does this fit here? Elon Musk’s city of the future is... an American suburb 🤦♂️1yr ⋅ Shipsa01 ⋅ r/urbandesign
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%).2yr ⋅ asanefeed ⋅ r/urbandesign
Paint and flimsy plastic are not infrastructure. I'm tired of city planners pretending that they are1yr ⋅ TrueNorth2881 ⋅ r/urbandesign
Building the missing middle does not cause overcrowding. Banning it is what causes overcrowding.1yr ⋅ Mongooooooose ⋅ r/urbandesign
“Forget the motor car and build cities for lovers and friends.” - Lewis Mumford2yr ⋅ butterscotchland ⋅ r/urbandesign
This is why we should prioritize infrastructure for bicycles and pedestrians over infrastructure for cars1yr ⋅ TrueNorth2881 ⋅ r/urbandesign
Wirye New Town, South Korea: dense, walkable neighborhood for 100,000 people1yr ⋅ Saltedline ⋅ r/urbandesign
How 7 Parking Lots pay 1/4th the tax of one building, despite taking 8x the land1yr ⋅ Not-A-Seagull ⋅ r/urbandesign
Professor Carlos Moreno's urban theory of ‘15-minute city’ - a concept where everyone has access to all facilities and resources within a 15-minute walk or bike ride.2yr ⋅ musterduster284 ⋅ r/urbandesign
Reject traffic engineering egosim, embrace public space! Reggio Emilia, Italy.3yr ⋅ tlit2k1 ⋅ r/urbandesign
Pittsburgh does mixed density so well. You can find row houses, flats, apartment complexes, and detached SFH all on the same street blended together nicely!1yr ⋅ higmy6 ⋅ r/urbandesign
car wash replaced by beautiful new georgian townhouses during 2017 in stamford UK2yr ⋅ Ciaran123C ⋅ r/urbandesign
Which US City do you think had the worse Urban Renewal effect? For me, I think it's Cincinnati.1yr ⋅ MrSolarSun ⋅ r/urbandesign
Why bother build a sidewalk if you're going to block it with trees and light poles3yr ⋅ manbel13 ⋅ r/urbandesign
There must be a more efficient solution than this (35W/55/94, Minneapolis)1yr ⋅ Disneapolis ⋅ r/urbandesign
I just realized there's anti-homeless, hostile architecture in Night City (Cyberpunk 2077 video game)!2yr ⋅ sad_eggy ⋅ r/urbandesign
Anybody know why this is designed like this? (copenhagen Denmark)1yr ⋅ MopCoveredInBleach ⋅ r/urbandesign
A while ago the city council of bergen approved the extention of the light rail system. What do y'all think?11mo ⋅ dude_im_box ⋅ r/urbandesign
Bumpy plates for blind people, everywhere in France, I hope it's the same for the other countries too.2yr ⋅ Kemro59 ⋅ r/urbandesign
What do yall think about these last second lane expansions found often in the netherlands?1yr ⋅ MopCoveredInBleach ⋅ r/urbandesign
This has to be the best crosswalk design I’ve seen (photo makes it look brighter than it is)4mo ⋅ jakejanobs ⋅ r/urbandesign
Why do so many Universities have these diagonal pathways. A lot of them seem make sense but as you see to top right of the image, many of them make unnecessary cuts.1yr ⋅ G2H3LL ⋅ r/urbandesign
Luminous pedestrian crossing in France, when a person is detected the lights turn on to warn the drivers.2yr ⋅ Kemro59 ⋅ r/urbandesign
Intersection near my house that literally could’ve been a roundabout. Infuriates me.1yr ⋅ BlueEnterprise ⋅ r/urbandesign
The cycle lane in Kuala Lumpur. One way to help this problem is by lifting the cycle lane to be the same height as the pavement instead of the road.4yr ⋅ AboutHelpTools3 ⋅ r/urbandesign
Pittsburgh's South Side Slopes. Mixed density neighborhood originally designed to be pedestrian oriented for mill workers. Some legacy commercial spaces cling to wooded the hillside with the houses. Many streets are only wide enough for one car.1yr ⋅ ballsonthewall ⋅ r/urbandesign
Suburban modal filter - allows ped/cyclists and emergency vehicles through but forces cars to go around . Yea or nay?1yr ⋅ jakejanobs ⋅ r/urbandesign
intersection in tokyo japan https://earth.google.com/web/@35.67691784,139.74922243,13.83412703a,420.96991623d,35y,183.12251974h,0t,0r1yr ⋅ MopCoveredInBleach ⋅ r/urbandesign
My car dependent suburban town is building its first mix use development. what do yall think? Still not good enough?2yr ⋅ warlorg ⋅ r/urbandesign
What can be done from an urban design standpoint to prevent cars from blocking other lanes of travel, like sidewalks and bike lanes1yr ⋅ TrueNorth2881 ⋅ r/urbandesign
roast my city: seattle. note that many of these intersections are on hills, and that it rains all the time but there isn't reflective paint so half the time you can't see where the lanes are lmao1yr ⋅ DeeHolliday ⋅ r/urbandesign
Here’s an imaginary urban cityscape I designed that I call Poprocks Metropolis! Let me know what you think4yr ⋅ domomon ⋅ r/urbandesign
Does anyone know why are trees planted road side and not in the middle of the rectangle? (Photo taken in Buenos Aires, Argentina)1yr ⋅ MarioDiBian ⋅ r/urbandesign
Transformation of Scanderbeg square in Tirana, turning it from a chaotic roundabout with no identity, to a beautiful open space, fitting for a capital. The works began in 2016 and they lasted till 2018.2yr ⋅ dibr_d_an ⋅ r/urbandesign
My city has been removing some street parking and making these Parklets. It's a much better use of space.3yr ⋅ TheAlex66350 ⋅ r/urbandesign
This just crossed my mind, why not build interchanges like this in urban areas? Seems like a lot more efficient land use.4mo ⋅ AmatureWeatherman ⋅ r/urbandesign
Experimentation of the Medusa radars in France before legalization. They are radars which detect the noise of the vehicles. If a vehicle makes too much noise it is flashed and a fine is sent. The goal is to target the very noisy motorcycles and scooters as well as the modified cars.2yr ⋅ Kemro59 ⋅ r/urbandesign
What are the advantages and disadvantages of a radial-style development?6mo ⋅ Masonh120 ⋅ r/urbandesign
Turning urban design into art, I use map software & laser engravers to make wooden maps like this.2yr ⋅ Inzitarie ⋅ r/urbandesign
Can anyone explain why London utility wiring is so much better than New York's (¬_¬)1yr ⋅ coljamz ⋅ r/urbandesign
What is this gate for? On the entrance to a footpath in suburban London, the top is narrow enough that you have to walk sideways through it1yr ⋅ jakejanobs ⋅ r/urbandesign
Thoughts on my fantasy proposal for the redevelopment of the LA country club1mo ⋅ tannerge ⋅ r/urbandesign
Sir David Adjaye reveals design for 101 district hospitals in Ghana2yr ⋅ indiaartndesign ⋅ r/urbandesign
Street light modified to accommodate 4 surveillance cameras. Paris, France.2yr ⋅ Kemro59 ⋅ r/urbandesign
This is how high density and mixed commercial and residential use has shaped this neighbourhood in Tehran, Iran.1yr ⋅ Concwalll ⋅ r/urbandesign
The lego cycling exhibition. I can see lego fans liking this. They could make cycling sets to.3yr ⋅ MGBricks ⋅ r/urbandesign
J. Mayer H revisits history to create flexi, futuristic living options!2yr ⋅ indiaartndesign ⋅ r/urbandesign