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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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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What Do Van Halen & Brown M&M's Have To Do With Safety? (www.safetydimensions.com.au)
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Scale Ruins Everything (coldwaters.substack.com)
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Too much efficiency makes everything worse: overfitting and the strong version of Goodhart’s law (sohl-dickstein.github.io)
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Report Shows Why Cities Must Build Safe Bike Lanes (usa.streetsblog.org)
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The Department of Energy Wants You to Know Your Conservation Efforts Are Making a Difference (www.mcsweeneys.net)
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Activating Community Spaces Through Events and Positive Habits (www.strongtowns.org)
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Swimmable Cities (www.swimmablecities.org)
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Guide to Raising Chicks (www.youtube.com)
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Cities Should Handle Car Crashes Like They Handle Frat Houses (www.strongtowns.org)
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Pursuits That Can’t Scale (www.workingtheorys.com)
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Tomato nostalgia as I relive my Croatian island childhood (www.croatiaweek.com)
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