By all metrics, I should be an urbanist. I grew up in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, one of the worst places to drive in the country. Those two cities are connected by miles and miles of seven-lane highways, making driving in that area a living nightmare. I miraculously didn’t get into a car crash when …
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Car Hater Shares Practice of «Hostile Pedestrianism», Sparking Mixed Reactions
More and more, the internet is warming up to an argument in favor of more walkable, less car-centric towns and cities that have better public transport. If you think about it, it is kind of insane that such a high proportion of the U.S. is not able to visit the grocery store, or go to …
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Dude Explains Why the U.S. Needs More Walkable Cities
By this point, we all know that we live in a society. But do we live in a community? Many of us live lives that revolve around our house, our workplace, and maybe a bar or restaurant at the weekend, but little else. Modern life can be quite isolating, if we really think about it. …
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Free Spirits Get Roasted for Dancing in the Rain in New York
As a former bored small town girl, I get the excitement that comes from moving to the big smoke. Finally, everybody else walks as fast as you do, and you can go to the grocery store without bumping into your high school English teacher, your ex, and your dentist all within the space of ten …
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Innovative South Korean Street Lights Divide Opinion Over Their Purpose
It’s probably fair to say that most of us have an unhealthy attachment to our devices. Screen addiction is a very real phenomenon, and many of us get antsy when we don’t have our phone within arm’s reach. However, most of us are capable of prising our eyes from our electronics for short periods of …
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Measly $11 Avocado Toast Unites Redditors In Horror
There is no greater cultural signifier of embattled millennials everywhere than the pairing of avocados and toast. Ever since some goofy Australian property magnate decried the youths of today for wasting their savings on the iconic snack, people everywhere have been using it as ammunition in the ongoing generation wars. While nowadays it might be …
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Twenty-Eight Very Inappropriate British Town Names
The following pics of British town road signs won’t make it very far past people who have the sense of humor of a 12-year-old. So, anyone reading this, basically. And after you’re done scrolling through these, click here for some roasty British memes!