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Urban Cycling. Why was John Lennon in bed with a bicycle?
Marco te Brömmelstroet

Key Takeaways ⇢ Cycling infrastructure is rarely neutral - the design and politics behind bike lanes reflect embedded power dynamics and societal values. ⇢ Phrases such as “Traffic flow”, “networks”, and “production streets” reflect a worldview where streets serve cars, not people. This narrows our collective imagination of what streets could be—social, playful, democratic, and multifunctional. ⇢ Treating cities as systems to…

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Cities for People
Helle Lis Søholt

Key Takeaways Human-Centric, Data-Informed Urbanism: It is vital to combine observational insights with new digital tools to understand how people actually use urban spaces. This includes measuring public life and leveraging qualitative inputs (such as participatory photography and map-making) alongside quantitative data. Summary Cities must transition from fixed long-term plans to agile…

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The Walkable City
Jeff Speck

Key Takeaways To divert trips from cars, walking and cycling must be simultaneously: Useful (mixed-use destinations), Safe (protection from vehicular threat), Comfortable (well-enclosed “outdoor living rooms”) and Interesting (varied façades, human-scaled details). Edges define a place: the ratio of height to width gives it a different character. If it…

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The 15-Minute City
Carlos Moreno

Key Takeaways The 15-minute (or 30-minute) City isn’t just about distance. It redefines quality of life via green, complete, socially rich, mixed-use neighbourhoods. Beyond spatial distance, implement social, cultural, cognitive, emotional, and digital proximities to weave a dense network of services and interactions. Success hinges on transforming governance (new local mandates, participatory…

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