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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I didn't bring my son to a museum to look at screens (sethpurcell.com)
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Why the Ultrarich Are Unplugging From “Smart Homes” (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
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The ROI of exercise (herman.bearblog.dev)
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The bewildering phenomenon of declining quality (english.elpais.com)
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Flounder Mode: Kevin Kelly on a different way to do great work (joincolossus.com)
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Friendship's Under-appreciated Dimension. (cinqpersonnes.substack.com)
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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)
submitted 7 months ago by rglullis to c/humanscale
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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)
submitted 8 months ago by rglullis to c/humanscale
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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)
submitted 10 months ago by trufiassociation@lemmy.ml to c/humanscale
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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)
submitted 10 months ago by trufiassociation@lemmy.ml to c/humanscale
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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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