This is the city of Timgad in Algeria, built by the Romans nearly 2,000 years ago.
Though the grid plan might seem like a modern invention, it's ancient.
From the Aztecs to the Egyptians, from Greece to China to the USA, here's why your city is (probably) built as a grid...
Vietnam offers a really intriguing vision of what our future cities can look like that's not often considered in the west: colorful, vibrant, full of character, dominated by two wheels (just substitute gas powered motorbikes with electric ones & e-bikes!), and yes, a bit chaotic!
Have just noticed Melbourne 2021 SNAMUTS map is now available, but only as pdf. Shows overall improvement since 2018 from 16.0 to 16.5, helped by Melton train M-F freq upgrade. But also more ppl without min service. snamuts.com/melbourne-2021…#springst
Let’s talk about transit-oriented development. Today Brandevoort in the Netherlands, a new development which started construction in 1997 and is based on traditional Dutch urban forms — the ones we love so much for their conduciveness to cycling — and a new train station.
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