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Tag: Sustainable Mobility

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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Tactical Urbanism: Transform your City. Today!
Mike Lydon

Key Takeaways ⇢ Tactical urbanism follows a clear sequence with each phase generating data and political will.: - demonstration (temporary installations & paint) - pilot (months‑long with interim materials) - interim design (1–2 years semi‑permanent) - permanent rebuild (full reconstruction) ⇢ Tactical Urbanism is easily scalable and works everywhere, from towns with a population as low as 1000 people to dense cities such as…

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Child-Friendly and Playful Cities
Sara Candiracci

Key Takeaways ⇢ Children’s needs are routinely overlooked in city planning. Over 1 billion kids live in cities ill‑suited to their size, abilities, and developmental needs. ⇢ Four essential dimensions of the urban realm for early years include healthy, protective, stimulating/playful, and supportive/knowledge‑sharing environments. ⇢ City‑wide benefits of child‑friendly design: - Health & well‑being - Social cohesion - Local economy - Safety - Climate resilience - Nature connection -…

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Bus Rapid Transit (BRT): A low cost, rapid implementation, high impact mode
Dario Hidalgo

Key Takeaways The ongoing shift toward electric, low-emission buses and the promise of automation position BRT as a forward-looking solution. Continuous innovation and integration into broader multimodal networks are seen as critical for meeting future urban mobility, environmental, and equity goals. BRT is not just a bus service but a comprehensive system—one that…

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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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