Solarpunk Urbanism

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A community to discuss solarpunk and other new and alternative urbanisms that seek to break away from our currently ecologically destructive urbanisms.

Henri Lefebvre, The Right to the City — In brief, the right to the city is the right to the production of a city. The labor of a worker is the source of most of the value of a commodity that is expropriated by the owner. The worker, therefore, has a right to benefit from that value denied to them. In the same way, the urban citizen produces and reproduces the city through their own daily actions. However, the the city is expropriated from the urbanite by the rich and the state. The right to the city is therefore the right to appropriate the city by and for those who make and remake it.

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Old highway becomes public park with 24,000 plants in Seoul (archive.curbed.com)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

No, it’s less grippy in the rain. The rougher road is far more practical and safer for vehicles, especially ones with only two wheels.

I'm not sure about that, although, I don't know what specific road surface they use in Seoul.

Anecdotally, when we get new bike paths, it looks like that and the fresh asphalt used provides a lot of traction!

Once it gets worn from cars, it becomes slippery, especially once you add in oils from motor vehicles.

But the asphalt itself is not going to be slippery when it's in good condition and not riddles with potholes.

My comment is also a compliment to the fact there are no potholes, "snakes", oil marks, or anything in the roads shown in the photo. Impressive.