From “City Beautiful”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Subscribe to Nebula at: https://go.nebula.tv/citybeautiful Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/citybeautiful-can-trains-save-seattle Seattle passed Sound Transit 3, an ambitious plan to build new frequent transit routes and expand others. Can transit-oriented development around the stations help the region out of its housing affordability crisis? Check out The Urbanist:…

From “City Beautiful”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Ready to enhance your public transport planning? Sign up for a free demo of PTV Lines and get personalized consulting from one of our experts to help you set up the tool for your dedicated use case! Http://www.ptv.to/citybeautiful The Dallas-Fort Worth Metro Area recently crossed the 8,000,000…

From “City Beautiful”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Visit: https://aap.cornell.edu/JoinCRP to sign up for an info session. Learn more about getting a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from Cornell University’s Department of City and Regional Planning! Drive thru lanes may be convenient, but some cities are labeling them as nuisances. They cause traffic, generate emissions, and…

From “City Beautiful”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Compare news coverage from diverse sources around the world on a transparent platform driven by data. Try Ground News today and get 40% off your Vantage subscription: https://ground.news/citybeautiful Rome is called "The Eternal City" and with that much history, it can be a challenge to understand the…

From “City Beautiful”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Subscribe to Nebula and get $20 off at: https://go.nebula.tv/citybeautiful Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/citybeautiful-is-san-franciscos-new-transit-center-worth-it San Francisco opened the Salesforce Transit Center in 2019, and currently serves buses only. It does not connect to local transit trains and will not serve longer-distance trains until at least 2033.…

From “City Beautiful”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Compare news coverage from diverse sources around the world on a transparent platform driven by data. Try Ground News today and get 40% off your Vantage subscription: https://ground.news/citybeautiful Kyoto is one of the most historic cities in Japan. Founded in the 8th Century, it boasts numerous shrines…

From “City Beautiful”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Subscribe to Nebula and get $20 off at: https://go.nebula.tv/citybeautiful Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/citybeautiful-why-is-shibuya-crossing-the-busiest-in-the-world Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo is considered the busiest pedestrian intersection in the world. Why is that particular intersection the busiest? It’s a story involving transit-oriented development, a loyal dog, and international tourism.…

From “City Beautiful”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Compare news coverage from diverse sources around the world on a transparent platform driven by data. Try Ground News today and get 40% off your Vantage subscription: https://ground.news/citybeautiful Tokyo’s streets may look utilitarian, but their simple, no frills design makes them a joy to walk and bike…

From “City Beautiful”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Subscribe to Nebula and get $20 off at: https://go.nebula.tv/citybeautiful Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/citybeautiful-can-paths-save-americas-suburbs Nebula subscribers can watch my next video already! https://nebula.tv/videos/citybeautiful-tokyo-has-the-best-streets-in-the-world Shared-use paths—paths designed for pedestrians and cyclists—could create safe and comfortable ways for people to move through the suburbs. Let’s find out how…

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From “City Beautiful”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Receive 10% off anything on bellroy.com: https://bit.ly/48mPqJQ Suburban arterial roads, sometimes known as "stroads," are some of the most dangerous streets in a city’s network. Cars drive on them fast, and there is often limited facilities for those walking and on bikes. But they can be fixed!…

From “City Beautiful”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Subscribe to Nebula and get $20 off at: https://go.nebula.tv/citybeautiful Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/citybeautiful-are-the-suburbs-getting-worse Cul-de-sacs, loops, and separated subdivisions make it difficult for people to walk and bike in the suburbs. We’ve known this for decades. Have we improved our suburban street patterns in recent decades?…

From “City Beautiful”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Learn more about Cornell Urban Studies Summer Programs here: https://aap.cornell.edu/academics/crp/urban-studies-summer-programs The United States is known for its sprawl, but what about Europe? Cities in Europe are sprawling, but differently than U.S. cities. How so? And what can they do about it? Resources on this topic: – Clifton,…

From “City Beautiful”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Receive 10% off anything on bellroy.com: https://bit.ly/3LYgYNh Highways are a blight on the urban landscape and are difficult to tear down. But there are some factors that can make a highway easier to tear down, and that’s what this video is all about. Resources on this topic:…

From “City Beautiful”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Subscribe to Nebula and get $20 off at: https://go.nebula.tv/citybeautiful Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/citybeautiful-why-shopping-malls-refuse-to-die Some shopping malls have closed, but others remain full and thriving. Why? And can adaptive reuse breathe new life into dying malls while making them mixed use urban centers? Resources on this…

From “City Beautiful”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Subscribe to Nebula and get $20 off at: https://go.nebula.tv/citybeautiful Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/citybeautiful-should-cities-be-circles Most cities have streets that are in a grid pattern, cul-de-sacs, or organic jumble. But cities could be arranged as circles, in a radial-concentric configuration. In fact, there are examples throughout history…