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Jun 18
Safety on two wheels? There’s an app for that : Some cities in Brazil have turned to the internet as a way to improve cyclist safety One of the best modes of transport for a sustainable world – one that offers health benefits, increased m...
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Jun 17
“The car is the cigarette of the future” : Jaime Lerner was the father of Curitiba’s bus rapid transit (BRT) system and believes car culture will soon be a thing of the past....
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Jun 14
Friday Fun: Changing the way we think about urban design for our aging population : An elderly couple crosses the street hand in hand. Photo by garryknight. Inspired by the article The Next Big Infrastructure Crisis?...
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Jun 13
3 things you did not know about sustainable transport in Iran : A family navigates the streets of Tehran, Iran’s capital city. Photo by kamshots....
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Jun 12
Nominate your city for the 2014 Sustainable Transport Award : 2012 STA winner Mexico City impressed the committee with its extensive BRT system, Metrobús. Photo by ITDP....
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Jun 11
The life and death urban highways : Cover for the newly released publication “Vida e Morte das Rodovias Urbanas“....
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Jun 10
Building a cycling culture in Mexico: Q&A with Gisela Mendez, Awen Southern, and Julie Clerc : Mexico City’s April 2013 Cyclotón....
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Jun 7
Friday Fun Infographic: How Our Cities are Shaping Us : Cloud Gate, a public sculpture in the US city of Chicago....
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Jun 6
Better walking and biking in Rio’s favelas : Car and motorbike traffic on the narrow streets of Rio’s favelas creates a safety hazard for cyclists and pedestrians....
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Jun 4
The challenge of ethanol in Brazil : Sugar cane harvesters on break in Brazil. Photo by johnmcq. While a debate continues about the future of biofuels, Brazil is currently facing an important decision for its own future....
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Jun 3
The pedestrian is treated like royalty in Brasilia : Should pedestrians get the royal treatment every day? Photo by trasroid. More than 270,000 pedestrians are killed in run-ins with cars and other motor vehicles each year around the world....
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May 31
Friday Fun: 4 Lessons from the Urban Data Challenge : A San Francisco, California, streetcar plies Market Street, near the Embarcadero....
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May 30
Call for applications: Apply to be TheCityFix intern blogger! : Join EMBARQ as an intern writer and blogger for TheCityFix and EMBARQ.org news....
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May 29
Bus transportation making an impact: an update from the BRT world : TransMilenio BRT system, Bogotá, Colômbia....
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May 28
Bike-sharing arrives in New York City via Citi Bike : Citi Bike, America’s largest bike-sharing system opened in New York City on Monday. Photo by shinya. New York City has joined the ranks of U.S. cities now offering bike-sharing systems....
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May 24
A Los Angeles cycling highway? : A four-legged passenger enjoys the CycLAvia bike event in Los Angeles, California....
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May 23
Car-sharing picking up speed in the developing world : Meet Modo, the car-sharing co-operative in Vancouver, Canada....
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May 22
All aboard: Engaging the public on transport projects : A woman raises her hand to speak at a community meeting in Aurangabad, India. Photo by World Bank Photo Collection. Public transport is a core part of our daily lives....
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