On transforming cities
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citymonitor.ai
Cities' parking problem won't be solved with more parking
citymonitor.ai
7 min read · 2020-11-23 · The real parking problem is that there's too much of it and people expect it to be cheap and widely available. This has fundamentally changed cities.
European Commission 🇪🇺
Europeans want to ride their bicycles
European Commission 🇪🇺
2 min read · 2020-12-13 · An unexpected positive effect of the lockdown measures put in place in March this year was the sudden increase in the use of bicycles.
Mashable
Can bans: Your city could be next
Mashable
~11 min read · 10 saves · 2020-02-19 · “There’s a sea change coming.”
wri.org
Why dockless bikes are the symbol of our future cities
wri.org
5 min read · 35 saves · 2020-12-07 · A new report has shown the role dockless bikes play in connecting people to public transport and reducing emissions.
Bloomberg
Barcelona Will Supersize its Car-Free ‘Superblocks’
Bloomberg
3 min read · 17 saves · 2020-11-11 · Bloomberg connects decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. Read this story on Bloomberg.
TED Talks
Monica Araya: How cities are detoxing transportation
TED Talks
16 saves · 2020-10-11 · TED Talk Subtitles and Transcript: People around the world are demanding clean air -- and cities are starting to respond, says electrification advocate Monica Araya. She takes us on a world tour of…
Cities Today
COVID-19 is forcing public transport to flex
Cities Today
6 min read · 16 saves · 2020-08-27 · From the end of rush hour and season tickets to hailing a bus like a cab, coronavirus could change the way we move around cities for good.
La Vanguardia
¿Cómo será Barcelona después de la pandemia?
La Vanguardia
5 min read · 2020-04-27 · ¿Puede surgir una nueva Barcelona una vez se haya superado la pandemia? ¿Una ciudad diferente de la que hasta hace pocas semanas conocíamos, cuando el pulso aún estaba activo y nadie preveía esta...
medium.com
Why cities shouldn’t go back to normal after COVID-19
medium.com
6 min read · 24 saves · 2020-04-23 · Lockdown life has given us a taste of a car-free future. But once this tragic moment is over, how do we get there?
insideevs.com
Battery Electric Vs Hydrogen Fuel Cell: Efficiency Comparison
insideevs.com
9 min read · 11 saves · 2020-03-29 · Volkswagen recently released a quite interesting comparison of the battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell path to zero-emission mobility.
The New York Times
Stuck and Stressed: The Health Costs of Traffic
The New York Times
3 min read · 22 saves · From 2019 · The physical and psychological toll of brutal commutes can be considerable.
El Periódico
ZBE Barcelona: Así funcionará la zona de bajas emisiones
El Periódico
6 min read · 2019-09-17 · Todo lo que necesitas saber sobre las restricciones a los vehículos más contaminantes, que se empezarán a aplicar en enero del 2020
Guardian US
New York City to 'break car culture' and build more than 250 new bike lanes
Guardian US
5 min read · 61 saves · 2019-11-01 · City council passed legislation to invest $1.7bn in road infrastructure over 10 years in move to improve safety
BBC News (World)
What would a city designed by women be like?
BBC News (World)
16 saves · 2019-11-07 · Parts of modern Barcelona show what a city designed by women, rather than men, might look like.
maphub.net
Free Floating Micro Mobility Map Europe by Augustin
maphub.net
2019-07-02 · Providers of free floating micro mobility services within Europe: - Focus providers with free floating or hybrid setup - More than 250 provider/city combos are added - Zoom into the cities to get the…
Vox
Barcelona wants to build 500 superblocks. Here’s what it learned from the first ones.
Vox
~20 min read · 16 saves · From 2019
