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Hikers and Bikers: Beware of 'Gators!
Forwarded to us from EMBARQ Senior Fellow Lee Schipper:
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No Need for Change: Hawaiian Town Provides Free Shuttle for the Homeless
Two donated buses and two 15-passenger vans will serve as shuttles from Kalaeloa transitional centers to a transit hub and through Kalaeloa. Photo via Hawaii Community Development Authority. Kalaeloa,...
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Friday Fun: Daniel Raven-Ellison and the “Urban Transect” through Mexico City
From the Mexico City Urban Earth Transect. By Daniel @RavenEllison [URBAN EARTH]. One photo, every eight steps, the camera pointed straight ahead. The formula is simple, but the results reveal a lot...
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Urbanism Hall of Fame: Enrique Peñalosa leads Bogotá’s inclusive urban...
With a focus on sustainable urbanism and social justice, Enrique Peñalosa used a wide variety of people-oriented policies that helped transform Bogotá. Photo by Colin Hughes/Flickr. This is the seventh...
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The eight principles of the sidewalk: building more active cities
Sidewalks are an integral part of cities and should be prioritized as a central component of people-oriented urban design. Photo by Marc Buehler/Flickr. Nossa Cidade (“Our City”), from TheCityFix...
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Five Cities Show the Future of Walkability
Pedestrian-only zones, well-maintained sidewalks, and good traffic signage are important for strengthening a city’s walkability, as shown here in Juiz de Fora, Brazil. Photo by Mariana Gil/EMBARQ...
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Who Owns Our Sidewalks?
While sidewalks are an essential part of public space in cities everywhere, how local governments finance, develop, and maintain sidewalks depends on the local context. Photo by Asher Isbrücker/Flickr....
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Why Mexico Needs to Begin Regulating its Sidewalks
Without federal regulations in place, cities are free to construct sidewalks according to local bylaws, leading to inaccessible and poorly designed sidewalks. (Photo: Runs With Scissors/ Flickr) From...
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Nossa Cidade: Redesigning One of São Paulo’s Peripheral Streets for Safety
São Miguel Paulista is the first Area 40 (25 mph zone) implemented in São Paulo to undergo urban design interventions. Photo by Mariana Gil / WRI Brazil Nossa Cidade (“Our City”), from TheCityFix...
View ArticleWith Electric Scooters, Road Space Isn’t So Black and White After All
Over the last year, electric scooters have sped onto the streets of some of America’s largest cities, delighting many riders but also surprising and confusing pedestrians and drivers who aren’t quite...
View Article8 Principles to Better Sidewalks
Walking is the oldest, most democratic way to get around. But as urban areas have become more sprawled, walking has slowly been suffocated by other modes of transport that are less healthy for both...
View Article6 Ways to Make City Streets Safer for Pedestrians
For many city leaders, more cars and more highways mean better transportation. And during the current pandemic, fear of COVID-19’s spread is pushing some to turn to private vehicles. But a safe,...
View ArticlePutting People First: 4 Cities Show How to Rethink Mobility
For decades, urban transportation policy and practitioners have favored a model of analysis that prioritizes increasing the speed of vehicles and the time saved for people as a result. While this may...
View ArticleFrom Moving Cars to Moving People: Scaling Up Safer Streets in Indian Cities
Most people in India walk – to work, to the market or to the railway station. According to the 2011 Indian census, 48% of people walk or cycle to work every day compared to the less than 3% of people ...
View ArticlePoor Air Quality Isn’t the Only Way Wildfires Affect Cities
Thousands of people in Quebec, Canada evacuated their homes this month due to raging wildfires. More than 400 miles away, New York City experienced its worst air quality in history, and briefly had the...
View ArticleRe-Thinking Street Design with a Gender Lens: Lessons from a Street...
Although it is widely recognized that gender disparities are echoed in the design and operation of urban transportation systems, gender-responsive transportation planning is still in its early stages....
View ArticleNo Safe Journeys for Women: Why Mobility Systems in African Cities Are...
For a woman living in an African city, public transport can be a daunting experience. Women usually plan their trips in advance, and consider a multitude of factors before setting out: What is the...
View ArticleHow ‘Complete Streets’ Are Creating Safer, More Sustainable Cities in Brazil
Urban development in many cities around the world prioritizes making space for cars over pedestrians, cyclists or public transportation. In Brazil, this design led to an average of more than 30,000...
View ArticleHow Improved Housing in Under-Served Communities Can Strengthen Climate...
In the crowded slums of Zambia, Africa, members of the Zambia Youth Federation, a social movement of the urban poor, conducted climate change research and presented it in an emotional spoken word poem....
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