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Useful Guides for Car-Free Cities

Lauren McAskie -
Want to reduce cars in your city? Here is a simple overview of all the useful guides, resources, manuals and links to help you get started – all in one place. Searching for the right...
Car-Free

CityChanger Tim Gill: Back to the Future of Child-Friendly Car-Free Cities

Lauren McAskie -
Tim is an independent scholar, consultant and global advocate for child-friendly cities. He is passionate about making car-dominance a thing of the past and achieving a better balance between the needs of car drivers...
Mobility

From Pasta to Mimosa: Summary of Major EU Transport Projects

Tanja Polonyi -
We’re excited to introduce you to Trace and Isaac. You’re wondering who these people are? Isaac and Trace are names of EU projects, EU transport projects to be exact. Here’s a short introduction on...
Cycling

How to Achieve a Walking and Cycling Transformation in Your City

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This article was written by and for the C40 Knowledge Hub, which delivers cutting-edge insights and practical resources from leading climate cities for others working in city government. It was originally published here in March 2019....
Walking

From Creating Momentum for Pedestrians to Turning It Into Policy – How Rotterdam Made It Happen

Cornelia Forsthuber -
It’s a long way from one person having an idea to a city fully implementing it on policy-level – Rotterdam’s story shows that it can be done, and how. We sat down with José...
Car-Free

How to Drive a Modal Shift From Private Vehicle Use to Public Transport, Walking and Cycling

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This article was written by and for the C40 Knowledge Hub, which delivers cutting-edge insights and practical resources from leading climate cities for others working in city government. It was originally published here in March 2019....
Cycling

Good Things Happen to Those Who Hustle – A Story of Cycling Advocacy in the City That Never Sleeps

Tanja Polonyi -
When you think of New York, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? Cycling is probably not on top of your list. It seems dangerous, especially for outsiders, but this is...
Cycling

Soft Factors to Encourage an Inclusive Culture of the Bicycle

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This article was written by Lucas Snaije, Community & Communications Manager at BYCS, an Amsterdam-based social enterprise driven by the belief that bicycles transform cities and cities transform the world. It was originally published...
Cycling

How to Design Bicycle-friendly Cities | The Life-Sized City

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Here is a list of some of the key elements in designing a city for bicycles. Not a complete list, but the music track was finite so yeah. But here is some serious T4under2°...
Mobility

Janette Sadik-Khan: New York’s Streets? Not so Mean Any More | TED

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In this funny and thought-provoking talk, Janette Sadik-Khan, former transportation commissioner of New York City, shares projects that have reshaped street life in the 5 boroughs, including pedestrian zones in Times Square, high-performance buses...
Car-Free

Ideas Into Actions: 7 Steps to Advocate for Car-Lite Cities

Lauren McAskie -
Ever had a desire to become an activist for reclaiming car space for people but don’t know where to begin? Ever looked to places with car-free centres like Amsterdam and Oslo and wondered how...
Mobility

4 Ways to Make a City More Walkable | Jeff Speck | TED

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Freedom from cars, freedom from sprawl, freedom to walk your city! City planner Jeff Speck shares his "general theory of walkability" -- four planning principles to transform sprawling cities of six-lane highways and 600-foot...
Cycling

Creating a Cycling City: How to Get Started

Jo Helme -
Not sure how to cultivate a cycling culture? Whether you’re a beginner, intermediate or an advanced cycling city, we’ve got your next steps planned out. Stages of a Cycling City Whatever stage your city is at,...
Cycling

How to Get a City Cycling: The Challenge

Jo Helme -
Creating a cycling city is no easy ride. Here’s everything you should know from the outset, all brought to life by people we’ve spoken to who deal with cycling every day.   Whilst no city is...
Car-Free

“20 Minute Neighbourhoods” With James Mant | Moments of Clarity

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Moments of Clarity is a podcast that aims to gather personal and collective insights through conversations that explore the values and beliefs that unite us. In his 29th episode, Mattew Sortino speaks with...
Car-Free

How to Get Politicians on Board With Car-Free Measures

Lauren McAskie -
Taking space away from the dominant road user — a.k.a. private cars — is a politically sensitive subject and a brave decision for any politician to make. But getting a political buy-in could be...
Cycling

Five Major EU Projects on Cycling – and Their Key Takeaways

Tanja Polonyi -
The European Union gives out funding worth millions of Euros each year. Luckily, a lot of these funds are spent on projects committed to the decrease of CO2 emissions and the increase of sustainable...
Car-Free

Superblocks – the Spanish Idea That Is Conquering European Cities

Tanja Polonyi -
Giving the streets back to the people: The Spanish idea of creating city blocks where cars are only allowed as guests is spreading across Europe. But what’s the story behind the superblocks, and how...
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