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  • What Does This Street In Zürich Mean?

    Norman Garrick

    September 30, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: Switzerland, Zurich

    In Zurich, Switzerland, urban planners designed streets that put pedestrians and streetcar riders first as an effort to cut back on car usage and promote sustainable transportation. While cars are limited to one lane and often wait in lines to get through the city, the tram carries nearly seven as many passengers as cars in a given hour, making the layout sustainable and efficient for urban travel.

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  • Lessons From a Car-Free Street Fight in London

    Laura Laker

    September 27, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: England, London

    In an effort to promote safe streets and bicycle and pedestrian safety, Officials in Tower Hamlets, an East London neighborhood, closed down a main community road to car traffic - and it didn't go well. But local officials learned from the pilot, recognizing a need to better prepare the community for any road closures as well as plan for alternative routes for car traffic.

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  • Here's a Pothole Stunt for the Ages in New Orleans

    Laura Bliss

    August 30, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    Often citizens have to go to great lengths to get their problems noticed by city governments. One New Orleans resident concerned with a pothole in his neighborhood did just that when he converted a large pothole in "Homer's Hideout" and listed it on AirBnB. The media frenzy made the city take notice and fix the problem.

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  • Less Driving

    Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

    June 27, 2019 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: France, Paris

    Philadelphia, like many US cities, struggles with traffic congestion and the environmental and financial costs of sitting in traffic; however, in looking at the way Paris has adopted pedestrian-friendly streets, Philly could get an upgrade. Paris uses clearly separated bike lanes, revitalized metro lines and cleanliness to encourage residents to get out of their cars and onto their feet (or bikes, or even skateboards).

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  • How Cities Can Serve Citizens Best Amid a Glut of New Transport Technology

    David A. King

    May 22, 2019 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    In the uncertain, ever-shifting landscape of new technology startups trying to change urban mobility, city officials need to prioritize two criteria: mobility policy must promote equity and ensure that options are available to the most number of people and policies must be flexible enough for street and curb space to adapt to the technology. E-scooters and dockless bikes fit these criteria, and city officials must plan around them.

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  • The traffic solution most cities haven't tried

    Diana Budds

    May 03, 2019 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Cities across the world have implemented “congestion pricing” – meaning that cars in high-traffic areas will have to pay a fee to drive within those limits. New York City is one of the most recent cities to potentially implement this approach in its attempt to reduce congestion and encourage walking, biking, and public transportation.

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  • Barcelona's superblocks are a new model for "post-car" urban living

    David Roberts

    April 11, 2019 |

    Vox |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Spain, Barcelona

    The implementation of "superblocks," or large areas of urban space dedicated to pedestrian & bike multi-use traffic and the unification of urban and rural living benefits, helped one Spanish city reduce automotive traffic. Now, an urban innovator aims to bring superblocks to Barcelona in an attempt to scale this community-oriented solution.

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  • Barcelona wants to build 500 superblocks. Here's what it learned from the first ones.

    David Roberts

    April 09, 2019 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: Spain, Barcelona

    Calming traffic reduces noise and brings new public spaces to urban neighborhoods. Across Barcelona, Spain, neighborhoods designated as superblocks—where through traffic is prohibited—now serve as shared-use spaces. Existing superblock projects, created through years of collaboration between Urban Ecology Agency of Barcelona and the city’s administration, serve as pilot programs for the city’s broader vision to create hundreds of such spaces.

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  • This company lets small towns have bike shares, too

    Adele Peters

    March 30, 2019 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, Pocahontas, Iowa

    Though small towns are often overlooked when it comes to transportation innovation, a company called Koloni brings an affordable bike share system to the small town of Pocahontas, Iowa. The town, with a population of 1,700, is easily navigable by bike, and the company hopes to use Pocahontas as a model for expansion to other Iowan towns. Pocahontas, Iowa, has 1,700 people–and a higher number of bikeshare bikes per resident than the Citi Bike system in New York.

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  • This city bans cars every Sunday—and people love it

    Alma Guillermoprieto

    March 27, 2019 |

    National Geographic |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Colombia, Bogotá, Capital Region

    Ciclovía (Bicycle Way) is a well-known initiative from Bogota, Colombia that allows citizens to take over the public space once a week — roughly 75 miles of public streets. Citizens will bike, run, walk, dance, eat, people watch, and more in a weekly tradition that has turned into an egalitarian celebration imitated all over the world in countries like New Zealand and China. Proponents say that the Ciclovía increases the patience and cooperation of citizens are well as enhancing the feeling of community.

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