30 Great Examples of Great Urban Planning (31 photos)

Big cities are full of opportunities, but no less problems. Traffic noise, grueling commutes and pollution environment – all of which directly affect our health and well-being, and city planners are responsible for ensuring that we all do not deviate from mind, just living your life in the metropolis. And here is a selection of cases when they did an excellent job.





1. Diligent Driver Lottery in Stockholm, Sweden



Drivers who do not exceed the speed limit automatically participate in the lottery, the prize fund of which formed from fines collected from violators. As a result, the average urban traffic speed decreased from 32 to 25 km/h — by 22%.

2. Illuminated crossing in France: lights turn on automatically to warn drivers of pedestrians





3. It's never too late to fix a mistake. Dusseldorf, Germany



4. Residential complex "Horseshoe" with a park in the middle, Berlin



5. Utrecht, Netherlands, 1982-2020



6. “I don't know why, but I just love it when urban elements wrap around nature like this. Stockholm, Sweden"



7. Functional and insanely beautiful



8. Edinburgh, Scotland



Source 9Concrete sewer pipes turned into a restaurant's summer terrace



10. Garbage bin for use by cyclists in Denmark



11. A couple of years ago, these mini-gardens in Paris were parking spaces. They were planted with fruit trees and flowering bushes



12. Reversible benches allow people to choose which way they want to face



13. "My city, Delhi, is redoing its shitty, car-oriented useless roads; here is half of one roads restored"



14. Miami, Florida



15. Before - room for two, after - for 24



16. Vienna gas storage tanks built in 1896 year and converted into mixed-use buildings from 1995 to 2001



17. Gion District, Kyoto, Japan



18. Heated pavement



19. Ive Street, Philadelphia. Give narrow streets!”



20. “Bumpy crossings for the blind in France are everywhere; I hope it's the same in other countries."



21. "Forget about cars and build cities for lovers and friends" - Lewis Mumford



22. Traffic light with a mirror that allows drivers to see pedestrians/ cyclists in the "blind spots"



23.This pavement tile features a map of the area



24. “A year ago we had the opportunity to redesign our street and we are very pleased with the result.”



25. In 2017, a car wash in Stamford, UK, replaced with these beautiful new Georgian townhouses



26. New apartments in Colombes, France, near Paris



27. Barcelona: now and in 1990



28. Roundabout in Nantes, France, with the entrance to the underground parking



29. “In my city, street parking lots are being removed in some places and these "parklets". Much better use of space"



30. Forbidden City, Beijing: aerial view