Tag Archives: Lyon

Using OpenStreetMap to map urban pedestrian facilities

Most of the maps on this site were created at least in part with GIS data from OpenStreetMap (OSM). OSM (for those who do not know) consists of GIS data—that is geographic data in a format usable by computer mapping … Continue reading

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Lyon’s Confluence

A simplistic view of post-World-War-II French urban transportation planning would identify two very different phases. In the 1950s and 1960s, and well into the 1970s, the government largely devoted itself to catering to the automobile. Limited-access highways were built to connect French … Continue reading

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