urbanplanning

#introduction
New instance new intro!!

I'm somcak, a #librarian currently in #Ohio. I have 2 mini #dachshunds and 2 #cats. I enjoy all sorts of music, yes, even death metal on occasion!

I've been on Mastodon since October 2022, and this is my 5th server.

I use content warnings for all sorts of stuff, just trying to be considerate! I always make sure there's #AltText and #CamelCase for my own posts as well as those I boost. #Accessibility matters.
I enjoy learning about #history and #archeology, particularly the #neolithic. I'm also interested in #UrbanPlanning and how we can make communities greener. I have an #ebike and care about #CompleteStreets.

‘On every roof something is possible’: how sponge cities could change the way we handle rain

Amsterdam is home to 45,000 sq metres of ‘blue-green’ roofs, which absorb rainwater and allow it to be used by building residents to water plants and flush toilets

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/may/02/on-every-roof-something-is-possible-how-sponge-cities-could-change-the-way-we-handle-rain?CMP=share_btn_url #ICYMI

#UrbanPlanning #ClimateChange #SolarEnergy #Storms #Drought #Infrastructure

Barcelona Collserola loop cycling

Really nice mountain route. Some steep climbs. Cloudy so I wasn’t getting torched by the sun.

Stopped by a little restaurant for a coffee in the mountain outskirts of Barcelona.

Somehow they figured out how to pave roads smooth and not have potholes all over the place. Somehow they figured out how to design bike lanes properly in the dense urban area so people on bikes are comfortable. Somehow they figured out how to make roundabouts / rotaries (as referred to by massholes) not so scary…

The biggest pothole I ran into is smaller than my fist and I only saw three of them on this whole 40 miles route.

#cycling #cyclist #spain #barcelona #bike #UrbanPlanning #travel