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Urban Japan: Cities of Smallness and Awareness
In the heart of Japan's mega cities, it’s not the big chaotic rush, but the subtle flow of smallness and awareness that keeps everything moving. Join me…
Oct 17
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Patrick M. Lydon
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Urban Japan: The True Cost of Cars and Parking
Free street parking is not exactly free, and most Americans are paying a lot for it without knowing. This week we look at the real cost of street…
Oct 2
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Patrick M. Lydon
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SHORT #40: Bikes, Parks, Kids, and the Slow Tide of a Political Movement
A true story of a politician and his 'crazy' idea for making cities more livable
Mar 13
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Patrick M. Lydon
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SHORT #40: Bikes, Parks, Kids, and the Slow Tide of a Political Movement
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Staying Put: How to Replace Public Transit with Cars, Part 2
This week we imagine what our urban areas would look like if everyone had electric cars, and we completely removed public transit, cycling, and walking…
Feb 28
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Moving Through: How to Replace Public Transit with Cars, Part 1
Somebody asked recently, why not just have everyone drive electric cars, and make wider roads.
Feb 14
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Patrick M. Lydon
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Beautifully Abnormal Urban Japan, Part II: Jūsō and The Pedestrian Empires
Last time in Part I of this series, we explored the rail corridor between Osaka and Kobe, uncovering why it is so cheap and reliable compared to those…
Jan 17
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Patrick M. Lydon
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Beautifully Abnormal Urban Japan, Part II: Jūsō and The Pedestrian Empires
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Rush Hour in Japan
a few films, notes, and a map help us dive into cycling, walking & efficient commute routes in Osaka and Takamatsu.
Oct 11, 2023
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Patrick M. Lydon
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Reasonable Urbanism: Escaping the Gravity of the City, by Train
in Japan, the city has a pull on us, but at times so does the countryside
Sep 5, 2023
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Patrick M. Lydon
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Short #35: Making it to the Game
Terrence stared at his smarphone in dismay.
Jun 27, 2023
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Patrick M. Lydon
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SHORT #34: More Reasons to Bicycle
Last time I mentioned that there are many many more reasons to ride a bicycle.
May 16, 2023
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Patrick M. Lydon
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PHOTO ESSAY: A Japanese Neighborhood Where Time Stopped
Friends in the city center tell me that, sometime around the 1970s, time stopped in this neighborhood. Economic growth stopped. Changing trends stopped…
Jan 11, 2022
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Patrick M. Lydon
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PHOTO ESSAY: A Japanese Neighborhood Where Time Stopped
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