Humor
Friday Funny: The Onion Says the Subway Is Reserved for Amazon Employees Now
A totally fake news story, intended to satirize, not provide any factual information, makes fun of how much New York City's political leadership gave to Amazon to make sure HQ2 would call the Big Apple home.
Sunday Fun: New Video Game Explains Land Use Politics
We're not sure if planners will find this game, since it's so close to real life, but maybe it will make a good recommendation for friends and family members?
Friday Funny: South Park Rides the E-Scooter Revolution
The most topical show on television got in on the e-scooter craze this week.
A Planner's Halloween: Unsafe Streets, Haunted Cities, and Clever Costumes
This year's top Halloween costume: a public service announcement to drive safely on Halloween.
Friday Funny: Grey Areas Discovered Between YIMBY and NIMBY
You know housing politics has gone mainstream when a satirical literary journal pokes fun at your acronyms.
Comparison: Cycling Violations vs. Driving Violations
Is it more dangerous to break the law as a cyclist or as a driver?
Friday Funny: A Teacher's Dream of a Better Commute Comes True
The Reductress published a satirical post in which students discover their teacher takes three buses to get to work and decide to reward her with a better commute...made possible by better bus service.
Friday Funny: Cartographers Are Hiding an Idyllic Continent
The rest of the world would only spoil it for the mapmakers.
Donut County: A Villainous Raccoon, a Hole in the Ground, and the Effects of Gentrification
In a new video game, the player is a no-good raccoon wreaking havoc on the world around him.
Friday Funny: Tesla Invents the Greenest Car
The Fake News website The Onion reports a complete fabrication about Elon Musk and Tesla.
Celebrity Voices to Remind You to Keep Your Feet Off the Seats
From Judi Dench to Queen Latifah, CityLab writers match transit systems with the personalities they think would make the best announcements.
Friday Fun: Ceci N’est Pas une Rue
When allowing a crowd to decide the name of something important, make sure to add a layer of self-control.
Friday Funny: The Ministry of Silly Walks Gets Silly in Texas
"Last year the government spent less on the ministry of silly walks than it did on national defense."
Friday Dance Party: Street Ballet a Welcome Change in Congested Mexico City
Witness the "theatricality of public space."
Friday Funny: Circular Logic in a Roundabout
Satirical website The Onion has noticed something about the American approach to the traffic circle.
Friday Eye Candy: Making Subway Lines Visible From an Airplane
The transit map is useful, but doesn't always capture the scale of the engineering feat that produced the world's subways systems.
Friday Funny: A New Hand Signal for Begging Drivers Not to Kill
This is another one of those "funny" articles, in that it's satire about a tragic state of affairs.
Urban Wildlife Pulled Off Death-Defying Stunts in St. Paul and D.C. This Week
Call it wildlife gone urban.
Sunday Fun: 'MTA Country' Video Game Recreates the New York Subway Commute
Spend your free time dealing with the frustrations of your commute, but in video game form.
Friday Eye Candy: Meet the 'Subway Creatures' of Instagram
This one is for the people watchers.
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