Tag: Transport
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Developing the Inclusive City Centre: Frankfurt am Main
We are off on another adventure in our Frankfurt Urban Development series. After discussing the cycling infrastructure, car centered streets and the car saturated inner city, we now pick up the tracks exactly where we halted: the Berliner Straβe. Car still the status symbol? As said, Frankfurt is a perfect example of how post-war urban…
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Building Inclusive Streets: Reshaping the Schlossstrasse, Frankfurt
Streets exist in many forms. From large, straight and open, to small, winding and secluded. Streets have different meanings to different people. For one it might be the way to work, for the other a place to hang out. Especially in cities, streets are multidimensional, multifunctional and multi-interpretable. Streets are there for movement, place making…
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The Suicide Cycling Tour: Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt has big dreams for cycling in the city. But how is it to cycle the streets?
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Matatus: Kenyas Layered Transportation System
Maarten Markus tells about the informal and layered transportation system in Nairobi, each layer catering to different social groups in the city. Hop on a Matatu and join for a ride!
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The Suicide Cycle Tour: Sao Paulo
Otavio Breda takes us with him on a cycle tour through South America’s biggest metropolis: Sao Paulo. Join the tour!
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Gender Inequality: Still an Issue in Transport
Benedict McAteer reviews how gender inequality plays into transport policy decision-making in Belfast and Amsterdam.
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Tesla’s EV as Revolution in Sustainable Transportation?
Tesla is set to revolutionisze transportation with its Electric Vehicles, but how sustainable are EVs? Ryan Bellinson presents some thoughts and facts on the future of urban mobility and EVs.
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The Bicycle in the 21st Century
How important is the bicycle as mode of transport in de the 21st century? Very important. Mateus Lima explains how the bicycle is more than just a new type of trend.
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Knowledge of Place: Connecting Generations with Ondergronds Amsterdam
Julien Thomas and Manon Veldhuis recently launched Ondergronds Amsterdam, a project that connects young and old locals to have conversations on the subway.
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New Era, New Station: Design in Birmingham and Rotterdam
Marco Bontje on starchitecture at two major train stations: in the English city of Birmingham and the Dutch city of Rotterdam.