{"id":12647,"date":"2013-01-18T13:23:40","date_gmt":"2013-01-18T17:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/atlantic\/?p=12647"},"modified":"2013-01-21T04:57:16","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T08:57:16","slug":"urban-planet-wayfinding-maps-encourage-walkability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/atlantic\/2013\/01\/18\/urban-planet-wayfinding-maps-encourage-walkability\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban Planet: Wayfinding maps encourage walkability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/transportationnation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/wayfinding-nyc-maps-people.jpeg\" width=\"600\" height=\"529\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/feature-urban-planet.gif\" width=\"600\" height=\"63\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/transportationnation.org\/2013\/01\/14\/look-nyc-to-add-citywide-wayfinding-maps-to-encourage-walking\/\">New York City&#8217;s transportation commission has installed maps <\/a>across the city to promote businesses and pedestrian activity throughout the city. While there is great signage for cars, there is very little signage for pedestrians.<\/p>\n<p>Image via NYC DOT<\/p>\n<p><em>Urban Planet is a roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We\u2019ll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For more stories from around the planet, check out Spacing on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Spacing\/111174192229238\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#%21\/Spacing\">Twitter<\/a>. Do you have an Urban Planet worthy article you&#8217;d like to share? Send the link to <a href=\"mailto:urbanplanet@spacing.ca\">urbanplanet@spacing.ca<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York City&#8217;s transportation commission has installed maps across the city to promote businesses and pedestrian activity throughout the city. 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