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Identify a handful of adjacent city blocks, restrict traffic to the perimeter, and make the interior for walking, biking, and green space. A new study finds it could work even in cities with an irregular street grid. 
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Authorities in Dortmund have launched a ‘play street’ initiative, offering streets as public spaces for recreation for the locals. This would allow people to play football, party and form communities ..
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Great news from Romanian capital: several downtown streets closed to cars and opened to pedestrians on weekends, with the goal of creating more promenade areas in Bucharest. This action is called “Open streets” project and it took place this weekend (May 29-30). Mayor of Bucharest Nicusor Dan said on social media: “This project is an …
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We asked our followers where they wanted to see be pedestrianised. Is your hometown on the list?
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City of Utrecht, led by mayor Sharon Dijksma, is asking residents and interested parties to provide ideas on making the area between Ledig Erf, Albatrosstraat, Vondellaan and Bleekstraat more car-free. This would create more space for cyclists and pedestrians and, in general, a more pleasant life. The municipality has investigated various options, which resulted in …
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Cela peut paraître un tantinet surréaliste en cette période. Mais, malgré la réclusion, il est urgent de préparer l’après-confinement. Et d
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Birmingham's measures appeared in a draft transport plan, which included removing through-traffic from the city centre. Only car traffic that had a destination within the city would be able to drive within city. These cars would need to comply with the requirements of the city's Clean Air Zone, meaning that drivers would have to pay a fine if their vehicles did not meet the specified vehicle emission standards.
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The City of London Corporation (CLC) has announced that the capital will get its first zero-emissions street.
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“When you have limited space, who should that be for? We want to prioritize people over cars,” an Oslo official said.
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The open streets of the pandemic reclaimed public space for pedestrians and bicyclists. From Bogotá to New York to Stockholm, some of those changes have become permanent.
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The Green party tried to push a bill to make the city centre of Berlin car-free, however, the Senate rejected the proposition. Despite the propositions merits of reducing traffic, emissions and pollut..
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Last year’s project provided a boost to the local economy and new kind of entertainment to residents and guests
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As automakers promise to get rid of internal combustion engines, Heidelberg is trying to get rid of autos.
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and Transport for London (TFL) have announced plans to transform parts of central London into “one of the largest car-free zones in any capital city in the world”.
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Britain’s biggest city has almost ground to a halt, thanks to the rise of Uber, delivery drivers – and cycle lanes. Can anything be done to end the gridlock and pollution?
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Letters: Christian Vassie and Rachel White shed light on how York is tackling the climate emergency, while Dick Follows believes city centres should be freed from the tyranny of cars
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Officials in the East London borough of Tower Hamlets tried to close a residential road to car traffic for 10 days. But taxi-driving protesters had other ideas.
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African cities have an imbalance. Around half of the population walks, bicycles or takes public transport to get around, usually under unsafe and difficult conditions. But despite this unusually high level…
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