Tag: Traffic planning

  • Tampere’s Aimless Urban Strategy of Planning for Cars and People

    Tampere’s Aimless Urban Strategy of Planning for Cars and People

    I’ve mostly written about Helsinki in my blog but since I also follow many interesting planning projects and discussions elsewhere in Finland, I want to expand my geographical scope now and then to share thoughts and insights from different corners of this urbanizing country. May this be the first one of many more. Beyond the…

  • Depaving the ‘Stroads’ to Hell

    The way we typically arrange things in cities today is based on a culture of automobility. Over the yeas, the planning profession has little by little accommodated the needs of our motorized companion in the built environment and up to a point where it’s not clear anymore whether it’s people or cars who get the…

  • Public Art – Through a Windshield

    Public art is a wonderful thing and installing more of it is always to root for. The kind you invest in and where you install it will however tell a lot about what the public and public policy makers value. Here, we value enjoying public art from our car. If you would tour through Finland’s…