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What Went Wrong with the Paris Referendum On E-Scooters?

Karl Dickinson - March 5, 2024

Micromobility has an image problem. In Paris, a mix of poor planning and bad user habits came to a head as the public voted for e-scooters to be banned. Mobility expert Dagmara Wrzesińska’s outspoken...

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Notable City: Mannheim – Claiming Triumph from a Failed Transformation

Karl Dickinson - September 14, 2026

When Mannheim’s mobility trial failed spectacularly, the municipality learnt that the true power to transform a city comes from engaging stakeholders right from the start. Some of the best ideas emerge from the most unexpected...

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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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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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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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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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Young Leader Jamie Wylie: How to Build Prosperous Cities Through Creative Mobility Solutions

Karl Dickinson - April 12, 2023

Sustainable urban mobility is about so much more than halting climate change. Cities are rife with societal and economic challenges; finding better ways to move offers chances to level the playing field. We spoke...

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Car-Free: Facts & Figures

Lauren McAskie - February 24, 2021

When trying to make change happen within your city, and especially for urban mobility, it’s important to know your numbers. This article provides a summary of all the key facts and figures about car...

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