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City Logistics

City Logistics: Hub or No Hub?

External Content - February 15, 2021

Walther Ploos van Amstel is lecturer for city logistics at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA). The article was originally published on his website http://www.waltherploosvanamstel.nl. Countless books and articles have been written about urban distribution...

Car-Free

Is Your City for People or Cars? | Cornelia Dinca | TEDxJacksonville

External Content - January 27, 2021

In the 21st century, we are witnessing the erosion of the “human” habitat. Too many American cities are designed in ways that instigate fear, isolation and insecurity. As an engineer and urban planner, Cornelia...

Car-Free

Cars Almost Killed Our Cities, But Here’s How We Can Bring Them Back | Gabe Klein | TEDxMidAtlantic

External Content - January 27, 2021

Our cities are making us – and the planet – sick, and the problem lies in the automobile, which has taken over how we live and use space. Thankfully, new technology like autonomous vehicles...

Car-Free

“20 Minute Neighbourhoods” With James Mant | Moments of Clarity

External Content - February 27, 2021

Moments of Clarity is a podcast that aims to gather personal and collective insights through conversations that explore the values and beliefs that unite us. In his 29th episode, Mattew Sortino speaks with...

Mobility

Janette Sadik-Khan: New York’s Streets? Not so Mean Any More | TED

External Content - March 2, 2021

In this funny and thought-provoking talk, Janette Sadik-Khan, former transportation commissioner of New York City, shares projects that have reshaped street life in the 5 boroughs, including pedestrian zones in Times Square, high-performance buses...

Cycling

How to Design Bicycle-friendly Cities | The Life-Sized City

External Content - March 2, 2021

Here is a list of some of the key elements in designing a city for bicycles. Not a complete list, but the music track was finite so yeah. But here is some serious T4under2°...

Cycling

Soft Factors to Encourage an Inclusive Culture of the Bicycle

External Content - March 3, 2021

This article was written by Lucas Snaije, Community & Communications Manager at BYCS, an Amsterdam-based social enterprise driven by the belief that bicycles transform cities and cities transform the world. It was originally published...

Cycling

How to Achieve a Walking and Cycling Transformation in Your City

External Content - March 8, 2021

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....

General

Smruti Jukur Johari: What if the Poor Were Part Of City Planning? | TED

External Content - March 9, 2021

"Poverty only changes affordability not aspirations". In this thought-provoking and incredibly intelligent talk, Smruti Jukur Johari breaks down the myth about people living in slums and informal communities. She underlines the crucial necessity to...

Car-Free

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Oslo: The Journey to Car-Free | Streetfilms

External Content - January 2, 2021

Founded in 2006, Streetfilms produces short films showing how smart transportation design and policy can result in better places to live, work and play. With currently around 600 Streetfilms being available to watch, share,...

Greenery

Green Gentrification: Why, How & Who?

Metka Novak - March 7, 2022

Lately, it seems ‘climate justice’, ‘eco-gentrification’, and ‘green gentrification’ are the most used terms in the realm of sustainability. Whatever the phrase, gentrification is not an easy matter for discussion. Why that is the...

Cycling

4 Main Dos and Don’ts of Cycle Promotion: Learnings From EU Project Leaders

Metka Novak - May 19, 2022

Planning an initiative to encourage cycling in your city is certainly an admirable task, and in this era, one of great importance. However, there is more than meets the eye when starting on this...

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