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  • The Netherlands Pays People To Bike To Work

    Adam Forrest

    February 25, 2019 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Amsterdam

    To encourage commuters to shift from driving to biking, cities across Europe have tried out a mileage fee earned for commuting via bicycle, often tax-free. Leaders are learning this needs to be coupled with other incentives, such as consistent bike lanes. Additionally, urban planners are hoping to minimize disincentives to biking, like free car parking.

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  • Vienna's Affordable Housing Paradise

    Adam Forrest

    July 19, 2018 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: Austria, Vienna

    Unlike America’s struggle to provide high-quality affordable housing in sufficient quantities, Vienna has achieved an affordable housing system worthy of envy. The government-subsidized housing projects in Vienna need to meet certain design and sustainability requirements, and a competitive design process leads to quality buildings. An estimated 62 percent of citizens in Vienna live in some form of social housing, the European name for public housing. The success of social housing in Vienna has also helped it remain “one of the most affordable major cities in the world.”

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