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Pontevedra: The Little Utopian City That Drove Out Cars – and How They Made It Happen

Lauren McAskie - February 4, 2021

The city of Pontevedra in the Northwest of Spain is recognised for its well-preserved old medieval town and beautiful cobbled streets. Yet the city has also gained world-wide attention for something entirely different –...

Cycling

Bike Lanes Over Red Carpets: CityChanger Klaus Bondam on Quitting Acting For Politics

Tanja Polonyi - February 15, 2021

Growing up in an established cycling culture, Klaus Bondam never thought of cycling as something political - that is until he got elected to Copenhagen’s City Council. We sat down with him to hear...

Walking

Keeping Distance With Footpath Existence! How Dublin Used The Covid Pandemic to Boost Walkability

Tanja Polonyi - April 27, 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic has drastically changed the way we move. It has highlighted the need to reallocate space and take a new perspective on city planning. Early in 2020, Dublin set a plan in...

Car-Free

CityChanger Florian Lorenz: A Perfect City Is an Unfinished One

Tanja Polonyi - March 14, 2022

Urban planning can no longer be business as usual, and cities need to allow for the necessary innovation to tackle the world’s environmental problems. We talked about these topics, among others, with Florian Lorenz,...

Young Leaders

Ever Curious: David Adam Braun

Metka Novak - May 2, 2022

The qualities that make a good Young Leader are eagerness to learn, openness to change, and commitment to improve the environment for everyone – with these words, an image of David Adam Braun is...

Retrofitting

What No One Tells You: How to Frame Messages Around Retrofits

Karl Dickinson - June 27, 2022

Retrofitting provides the tools to make older buildings airtight, temperate, pleasant places. It also decreases emissions and helps halt the damaging impact on the climate. There’s no disguising the fact that we need to...

Housing

Housing in Barcelona: Multiple Issues, Multiple Solutions!

Iris Fiebiger - April 7, 2022

Barcelona has long been plagued by housing issues. Now the city is fighting back. Equipped with an extensive plan, Barcelona wants to tackle a multitude of challenges. We sat down with the city’s housing...

Young Leaders

“Listen Before You Speak” – The Secret to Impactful Policymaking: Miquel Vidal-Bover

Karl Dickinson - April 20, 2022

What makes someone choose policymaking as a career path? In the case of polyglot Miquel Vidal-Bover, it comes from seeing a city’s pressing issues first-hand and knowing where his skills can be best applied. Young...

Cycling

How Bogotá Became Latin America’s Cycling Capital

Jo Helme - November 2, 2021

Despite being ranked as the world’s most congested city, bicycles in Bogotá are blooming. This is the remarkable story of how the bicycle weaved its way through – and how it shook up social statuses...

Cycling

Timo Perälä: Making Politicians Walk the Walk

Jo Helme - January 15, 2021

As President of the Winter Cycling Federation, Timo’s aim is to make cities active all year round. He talks about cycling at -30C, the broken gym culture and making politicians practice what they preach. Timo’s...

Cycling

How to Advocate for Cycling – Look to Calgary

Jo Helme - January 18, 2021

Calgary went from less than a 2% cycling modal share, to the ‘Calgary Approach’ being adopted by other cities. Speaking to the campaign group, Bike Calgary, we learned how it happened and what advice...

Cycling

The Cycling Professor: Its More Than a Bicycle, It’s a Counter Movement – and John Lennon Knew It in 1968

Jo Helme - January 18, 2021

Do we need driverless cars, or carless drivers? Why do we talk about congestion, but not systemic traffic violence? How come John Lennon was in bed with a bicycle? We interviewed the Cycling Professor,...

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