31 Of The Best And Worst Examples Of Urban Planning Shared By Redditors
The environment you live in will determine about 24% of your health status, according to the World Health Organization, which is surprisingly high considering all other factors. It's no surprise that the people who live in or grew up in an urban area with increased exposure to polluted air, tend to have issues with nutrition and an immense lack of physical activity.
Of course, there's a way to prevent these risks and improve the quality of life of people living in urban areas and that's by implementing good urban planning in such places. Good urban planning can make any busy public area look a lot more natural which will cause it to reduce stress and promote sustainability.
As is the case with everything else out there, there's a subreddit on Reddit about the highs and lows of urban planning named r/UrbanPlanning. You can find all sorts of different examples of good and bad urban planning, ranging from the infrastructure of an entire city to even the smallest details like a stand that bikers can hold on to while waiting at a traffic light.
It wouldn't be complete without some hilarious memes sprinkled here and there so we had no choice but to bring you the best ones. So make sure you scroll down and see what we picked out for you.
1. Again, no thought needed. It just looks better.
fyhr1002. They decided to diversify the grass here
irishliam3. The Dutch Prime Minister biking back home after work
TownPro4. Refreshing
invaderzimm955. A stand made so bikers can hang on to it while waiting for the green light
fyhr1006. A satisfying looking roundabout
smouse267. Makes sense
simongerman6008. A big bike lane instead of the usual car lane
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9. So cute
MajorChances
10. Gotta cash out for those stadiums
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11. Everyone's focusing on cars instead of public transport
janl
12. 1 car = 10 bicycles
mildawwwg
13. Doesn't look very attractive
MagnesiumOvercast
14. Separate the old and the new
MikeFrench98
15. Need... more... parking lots...
jameane
16. All the same
dotcoma
17. Toronto wants to focus on more green areas and livability
UpboatBrigadier
18. That's so satisfying
Smoke_Me_When_i_Die
19. So much is missing
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20. So chaotic
killroy200
21. It's not hard to decide which of these images look better
cgyguy81
22. Hard to imagine Times Square with all those cars
JSadikKhan
23. A big part of why all of those photos of Japanese streets look incredible
pkknight85
24. They ditched the freeway and embraced nature
beunaise
25. Cleveland looking like a big ole' parking lot
PotatoesAreDangerous
26. Southwest US in a nutshell
amandancrake
27. Would be nice to have some more things to do at night
erinroseglass
28. Looks so depressing
ZinloostNaam
29. A short history
_73r0_
30. Who could say no to that
moto123456789
31. That's pretty straightforward
mhusker
Some of those examples were so refreshing to see, it's amazing how big of a difference is made even by small changes. After going through these I can understand why good urban planning is so important because some of these cities look so unattractive.
