In 1901, the future looked bright for the newly arrived automobile. Racing driver Henri Fournier confidently predicted that because the automobile was so much "better, quicker, surer, cheaper" than horse drawn transport, city streets would become cleaner and there...
Tactical transit is derived from tactical Urbanism, idea whereby a local movement of citizens improves the environment by using non-permanent methods in order to develop a new style of life. These citizens do this kind of initiatives because they consider that it's...
With many cities going green and striving to minimise pollution and congestion, riding your bike in the city will support the country's ecological cause no end. You don't have to be an eco warrior to reap the numerous health and financial benefits from city biking....
Everyone likes the convenience of travelling by car, but our freedom to use our own transport comes at a cost. Electric vehicles are still very much in the minority, and the more cars that are on the road, the greater the cost to the environment and our health. The...
Riding a bicycle in the city can be a terrifying ordeal for first-timers especially due to the intimidating drivers and many pedestrians in the streets. The experience is, however, enjoyable when you get used to cycling in a crowded city and it is not as dangerous as...
Are you trying to discover which cities are developing an urban accessibility? You are in the right site! Firstly, is important to know that some cities are developing urban accessibility to build more holistic infrastructure by emphasizing sustainable and equitable,...
Residents in many cities of the Netherlands have long understood that vibrant cities and lots of cars don’t really mix; they first experimented with temporarily closing streets in their city centers to vehicles in the sixties. Today, pedestrianized city centers are...
East 4th Street, Cleveland, Ohio, US. Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya. Northshore, Chattanooga, Tennessee, US. Superilla del Poblenou, Barcelona, Spain. Rua Nova do Carvalho, Lisbon, Portugal. These are the five transformations that Project for Public Spaces highlighted...
The Institute of Transportation studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, has developed a report about best practices in tactical transit lanes. Tactical transit lanes are low-cost reconfigurations of streets to make them friendlier for all citizens. This...
Winter is on our doorstep and cities are preparing themselves for the challenges ahead in the cold season of the year. As cities look to redesign their streets to provide more safe mobility and transportation options, new maintenance and operations challenges and...
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