Hacker News with Generative AI: Urbanism

Lots of driving is proof we have a healthy economy: Misuse of VMT and GDP charts (urbanismspeakeasy.com)
Motordom's defenders will frequently overlay vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and gross domestic product (GDP) as if the story must be "more driving equals more prosperity."
Economics, Transportation, Urbanism, Statistics
7 points by rntn 20 days ago | 0 comments
I Started a Bike Bus (2023) (wired.com)
Transportation, Community, Sustainability, Urbanism
36 points by mooreds 202 days ago | 24 comments
North Korea's post-modern cityscapes (reuters.com)
North Korea, Architecture, City Planning, Urbanism
54 points by z7 243 days ago | 59 comments
The beauty of concrete (worksinprogress.co)
Architecture, Design, Construction, Urbanism
174 points by jger15 246 days ago | 87 comments
The City and the Limiting Virtues (sarahendren.substack.com)
The City, Virtues, Urbanism, Sociology, Philosophy
44 points by youbet 276 days ago | 16 comments