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Sustainable Urban Mobility

Planning for Sustainable Urban Mobility (SUM)

Planning for Sustainable Urban Mobility (SUM) Here’s a question for planners, designers, agencies, government decision-makers, kaupapa māori organisations, policy writers, and people managers working in the urban development industry: How serious are you about planning for low-income groups, people with limited mobility, and people with disabilities? If you’re serious about improving access to transportation and […]

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urbanism

Superilla Barcelona and the after Covid City

‘Superilla Barcelona’ and the after Covid City The restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted the need for urban development that fosters proximity and reinforces the attributes that define urban life: Diversity, density and human exchange. Over the course of the three-day “Open Talks Superilla Barcelona”, a discussion and examination of the role of public […]

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Sustainable Urban Mobility Uncategorized urbanism

’15-minute cities’, ‘Superblocks’ and parking

Adapting the ‘Superblock’ and the ’15-minute city’ models to Aotearoa: density, proximity and … parking. The “15-minute city ” is in a nutshell, built on the idea of proximity to activities and services. Cities could be designed or redesigned so that within the distance of a 15-minute walk (or bike ride), people could live the essence of what constitutes the […]