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The Top 5 EU Projects on Reducing Car Use – and What You Can Learn From Them

Lauren McAskie -
Over the last 20 years or so the European Union has funded hundreds of projects aiming to reduce private vehicle usage and emissions. We took a look to see what some of the biggest...
Construction

How Urban Mining Can Promote Circular Construction

Abbie Harby -
Since writing his thesis on “Recyclable Building in Residential Construction” over 20 years ago, Thomas Romm has only delved deeper into how we can reduce the environmental impact of construction and planning practices. Cue:...
Food

Improving Cities Through Technology: Aude Vuilliomenet

Metka Novak -
When it comes to transforming cities, most think of implementing green spaces, retrofitting buildings, pedestrianising streets. It makes sense, when the bigger, tangible improvements are easily perceived by the eye. But what about microcontrollers?...
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....
Walking

CityChanger Clara Muzzio: “It’s Thrilling to Realise People Value the Change You Bring to Their Street”

Cornelia Forsthuber -
Clara Muzzio is the minister of public space and urban hygiene in Buenos Aires and a firm believer in the transformative power of the public space and its relevance to urban life. She’s been...
Walking

CityChanger Petra Jens: Empowering Pedestrians and Reframing the Topic

Cornelia Forsthuber -
Petra Jens has been Vienna’s walking commissioner since 2013, aiming to make the city a pedestrian paradise. But what is it exactly that a walking commissioner does, and does every city need one? We...
City Logistics

How to Consolidate for Last Mile – Learnings from a Small Dutch City

Sarah Konrad -
"Everybody was complaining, but nobody was working on a solution." As former Inner-City Manager of the City of Nijmegen, Birgit Hendriks was never planning to get into logistics. And yet, that is what she...
City Logistics

How to Cut Back on Construction Traffic: The Challenge

Mathis Hampel -
European construction activities are predicted to grow by 3% per year. Housing, office and retail space need to be built and refurbished, roads must be repaired, resealed or dug up to renew pipes, or...
City Logistics

Cutting Back on Construction Traffic: How to Get Started

Mathis Hampel -
Construction traffic is costly, dangerous and awfully polluting. A promising tool to radically reduce traffic are construction consolidation centres (CCC) or urban logistics hubs. At CCCs, construction materials are stored, traffic in and out...
Car-Free

How to Change Behaviour Around Personal Car Use: The Challenge

Lauren McAskie -
It’s a challenge in itself to know where to begin when trying to get people out of their cars. But maybe by looking at what the obstacles to greener mobility changes are, and with...
Video

The Life-Sized City x CityChangers.org: Mara Scollo, Milan

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How do you translate bottom-up change to an administrative level? How can road space be shared, and how can parents and kids feel safe on their bikes? This is exactly what Massa Marmocchi does....
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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.
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Marieke Snoek & Walther Ploos van Amstel – How to Win the Delivery Race | CityChangers in Conversation

Metka Novak -
Marieke Snoek and Walther Ploos van Amstel, Owner and CEO at Cycloon & Fietskoeriers, Zwolle, give an insight into city logistics and trends like cargo bikes, discussing urgent needs and hidden potentials in cities.
Video

Anna Huttunen – How to Deal with the Difficult Ones | CityChangers in Conversation

Metka Novak -
Anna Huttunen, Project Manager of CitiCap, Lathi, Finland talks with us about urban mobility and how to communicate efficiently.
Video

David Belliard – How to Change the City, One Street at a Time | CityChangers in Conversation

Metka Novak -
David Belliard, Deputy Mayor for Mobility in Paris, shares with us his personal story and knowledge about urban mobility, cycling and diversity.
Video

Maria Vassilakou – How to Get Change Projects Right | CityChangers in Conversation

Metka Novak -
Maria Vassilakou, Former Deputy Mayor of Vienna, talks with us about car-free cities, pedestrianization and stakeholder management, and take-aways from her time as vice mayor.
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00:33:16

Jennifer Keesmaat – 3 Lessons in Community Building | CityChangers in Conversation

Metka Novak -
Learn from Jennifer Keesmaat, former Chief City Planner of Toronto, as she shares her three key lessons for building communities through revitalising neighbourhoods in Toronto.
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00:30:00

Pepijn Duijvestein – How to Make an Impact with Co-Ownership | CityChangers in Conversation

Metka Novak -
Pepijn Duijvestein, Founder – New Economy B.V., Amsterdam, talks about ownership and affordability in the public space, and how new forms of governance can make all the difference for communities.
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