Tag: Cities
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Six secrets from the planner of Seville’s lightning bike network
Six secrets from the planner of Seville’s lightning bike network Lessons on how Seville transformed its cycling infrastructure, and why doing so is a no brainer. The whole network is €32 million. That’s how many kilometers of highway — maybe five or six? It’s not expensive infrastructure. … We have a metro line that the […]
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‘For me, this is paradise’: life in the Spanish city that banned cars
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‘For me, this is paradise’: life in the Spanish city that banned cars Pontevedra banned cars from its centre, pedestrianising 300,000 square metres. Miguel Anxo Fernández Lores has been mayor of the Galician city since 1999. His philosophy is simple: owning a car doesn’t give you the right to occupy the public space. “How can […]
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Glasgow’s urban decay risks squandering 30 years of progress
Glasgow’s urban decay risks squandering 30 years of progress More on the decline of Glasgow — and the lack of any action plan to reverse it. Go west along the river and you’ll see a hotchpotch of development, wasteland and missed opportunity that literally only takes you so far – Glasgow must be one of […]
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Do British cities have grid systems? We used science to find out
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Do British cities have grid systems? We used science to find out A neat way of visualising how closely a city layout relates to a grid. Includes the revelation that Milton Keynes isn’t actually as grid-like as you might think. The designers decided that the grid concept should apply but should be a lazy grid […]
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The bumpy road to autonomy
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Autonomous vehicles — driverless cars — are coming. There will be bumps in the road along the way. But they are essential to fix our cities.