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Ljubljana: An Early Mover for Pedestrianisation

Laura Puttkamer - May 4, 2026

This article is reproduced with the kind permission of Urban Solutions Journal. In it, Laura Puttkamer shares what she learnt about making transformation happen at the Urban Future conference in March 2026 and draws on...

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Mums for Lungs: The Campaign for School Streets Powered by Coffee

Karl Dickinson - April 1, 2025

The benefits of school streets are numerous. So too are the triggers that prompt people to set them up. For campaign group Mums for Lungs, it’s urban air pollution. We explore how their mission...

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Taking Inspiration From Tokyo’s Pedestrian Paradises

Maximilian Prutsch - April 22, 2021

The ‘World Car Free Day’ is an important event to give people an idea of what their city could be like, if we stopped allocating most of the valuable public space to the least...

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Metamorphosis: An EU Project Where Children Are the Central Force Behind Change

Metka Novak - April 14, 2021

When was the last time you saw children playing on the streets of your neighbourhood or heard their carefree, joyful laughter? Probably a long time ago. We seem to live in a society where...

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