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CityChanger “Dog Poo Darren” Clark: Finding Meaning in Dirty Jobs

Karl Dickinson -
Environmental health officer “Dog Poo Daren” Clark found purpose in a job no one else wanted to do. He ended up improving public spaces nationwide. About a quarter of a century ago, a story emerged...
City Centres

Notable City Darwin: Plausible Futures for Heat Mitigation in the Tropics

Karl Dickinson -
As extreme weather becomes commonplace, the Darwin Living Lab evaluates what cities in the tropics can do to stay cool enough to be liveable. Temperatures in Darwin can easily reach above 30°C all year round...
Car-Free

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

Karl Dickinson -
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...
Car-Free

Od-Nowa: How Łódź is Creating Its First School Street

Karl Dickinson -
Karolina Taczalska was appalled by the density of traffic outside her son’s school, so she and Mateusz Cyganek started a project that aims to make the street child friendly by implementing small but effective...
Car-Free

What are School Streets? An Explainer

Karl Dickinson -
There has been a lot of talk about school streets in the sustainable cities sphere of late, but what does the term really mean, and why are school streets necessary? We gen up on...
Climate Adaptation

Notable City Indianapolis: Incorporating Stormwater Management into City Culture

Karl Dickinson -
Indianapolis saw an opportunity. They had plans for a cultural trail, bringing arts, pride, and improved mobility options to the downtown area. This also handed the city a chance to deal with the amount...
Car-Free

How to Create a Low Traffic Neighbourhood

Lauren McAskie -
The idea behind Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) is a straightforward one: it means closing off local streets to private cars and through traffic. Yet this seemingly ‘simple’ change can completely transform a residential area...
City Logistics

Pedalling Towards Change: The Case for Cargo Bikes in City Logistics

Sarah Konrad -
Cargo bikes and trikes are fast, flexible, they offer large storage capacity, and on top of all that, they produce zero tailpipe emissions. In other words, cargo bikes are the perfect fit for deliveries...
Inclusive Cities

Tactile Paving: Improving Accessibility Through Design

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If you ever happen to look down while walking city streets, you may have noticed that there’s a whole world of design beneath our feet. Blind and partially sighted people face barriers and dangers while...
Walking

Building Better Neighbourhoods: The Benefits of Walkable Cities

Karl Dickinson -
All of us are pedestrians. We’re born with all we need – legs – to participate and use them throughout our lives without even thinking. Walking makes our lives more convenient, enjoyable, affluent, and...
Car-Free

The World on Your Doorstep: The 15-Minute City and Why We Should Be Creating It

Lauren McAskie -
A 15-minute city is simply a place where all basic amenities are available within a short journey by foot or bike. But what is the idea behind it, what does it mean for reducing...
Car-Free

Perspectives on the 15-Minute City: How to Turn a Utopia Into a Reality

Lauren McAskie -
You may have already heard of the concept of a ’15-minute city’, but what do urban planners really think about the feasibility of making cities time-scaled, is this mere design fantasy, or is this...
Greenery & Biodiversity

CityChanger Emma Cutting: Improving Neighbourhoods with Street Gardening

Karl Dickinson -
Street gardening gives city-dwellers a way to reconnect with nature. In Melbourne, it is also helping Australia’s wildlife and makes people feel safer in the street. Little did Emma Cutting realise when she broke ground...
Green Buildings

How to Incorporate Greenery into Architecture

Metka Novak -
According to the European Commission, we spend 90% of our lives in enclosed buildings. That’s quite a lot, considering how much vegetation and the outdoors positively affect us. So, why don’t we simply incorporate...
Car-Free

CityChanger Jason Roberts: A Coral Reef of Community

Tanja Polonyi -
Every neighbourhood has the potential to become a wonderful place to live - a city block with vibrant streets, romantic lights, bookstores and cafés! In a lot of communities, this potential is simply too...
Video
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Jacob Hartmann – Getting Citizens to Do the Job | CityChangers in Conversation

Metka Novak -
Jacob Hartmann, Senior Advisor at Sharing Copenhagen, talks about getting started, building trust, and getting the youth on board.
Food

CityChanger Ronni Kahn: Don’t Waste Food – Use It Up!

Karl Dickinson -
While people go hungry, there’s no justification for food waste – itself a massive contributor to destructive climate change emissions. What began as a one-woman mission to redistribute unwanted food has become a global...
Walking

CityChanger Eugene Quinn: Opening a Dialogue Through Walking Tours

Cornelia Forsthuber-Aumayr -
Eugene Quinn is a man of many professions: he’s an urbanist and a DJ, a fantastic storyteller, a creative mind, and above all, a passionate walker. Eugene created more than 60 walking tours in...
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