Human Scale

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The concept of "human scale" is most known in urban design and architecture, but it provides a good framework to think about a lot of different aspects of our lives.

This community can be the place in this hyper-connected world to display and cherish the things that are not.

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Turns Out, Mandatory Helmet Laws Make Cyclists Less Safe (www.bicycling.com)
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Middle-Aged Man Trading Cards Go Viral in Rural Japan Town (www.tokyoweekender.com)
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The Dark Prophet of Car-Clogged Cities (www.bloomberg.com)
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70 years before congestion pricing landed in New York City, Lewis Mumford sounded the alarm on letting automobiles run amok in America’s downtowns.

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Open Source, Open Doors: How Giving an App to His Hometown Launched a Moroccan Developer's Career (www.trufi-association.org)
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And by sharing his app and data openly, Salim demonstrated the power of open-source collaboration.

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Finding Flow: Escaping Digital Distractions Through Deep Work and Slow Living (www.ssp.sh)
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My product is my garden (herman.bearblog.dev)
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In the Kingdom of the Bored, the One-Armed Bandit Is King (www.newcartographies.com)
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Timothée Chalamet on a Bike Shows How We Can Travel Faster Without Cars (www.strongtowns.org)
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The secret to a better city is a two-wheeler (www.motherjones.com)
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Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris reopens (apnews.com)
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The people growing their own toilet paper (www.bbc.com)
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Car tyres shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment – urgent action is needed (theconversation.com)
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Study Shows How E-Bikes Are Shifting the Transportation Landscape (momentummag.com)
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Thatched Home Alabama: How the State Kicked Off a Stylish, Sustainable Architectural Trend (gardenandgun.com)
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A common urban intersection in the Netherlands (bicycledutch.wordpress.com)
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Mark Gorton and the 'American streets renaissance' (bikeportland.org)
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A Rowboat Ferry with Global Relevance (www.trufi-association.org)
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The F24 ferry in Berlin shows that informal, community-driven transport deserves recognition—whether it’s a small ferry in Europe or a minibus in Lagos.

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About Trufi Association - First Post on Lemmy! (www.trufi-association.org)
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We were invited to join this community – and finally use our one-year-old Lemmy account. Trufi Association is an international NGO that creates open source apps making sustainable mobility convenient for users, and open data for transport innovation, research, and better cities.

Find us on the Fediverse at @TrufiAssoc@urbanists.social

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How Self-Driving Cars will Destroy Cities (and what to do about it) (www.youtube.com)
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interview to Jan Gehl (www.abitare.it)
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“Let us not forget that Homo sapiens is an animal that walks: it is a practice that is good for the climate and for the health of the body and the mind. If we encourage it, there are concrete benefits.” interview to Jan Gehl

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Want to build healthier cities? Make room for bird and tree diversity (theconversation.com)
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The ransacking of Britain: why the people finally rose up against ‘sod you architecture’ (www.theguardian.com)
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An Indian village went from hunting Amur falcons to being their biggest protectors. Here’s how conservationists can harness the power of persuasion (theconversation.com)
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Ohio only spends $4/capita on transit (www.policymattersohio.org)
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‘The waters become corrupt, the air infected’: here’s how Ancient Greeks and Romans grappled with environmental damage (theconversation.com)
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