Two cities in Brazil have turned to the internet to improve cyclist safety. Photo by Fora do Eixo.

Jaime Lerner is the father of Curitiba’s bus rapid transit (BRT) system and believes car culture will soon be a thing of the past. Photo by Thomas Locke Hobbs.

An elderly couple crosses the street hand in hand. Photo by garryknight.

A family navigates the streets of Tehran, Iran’s capital city. Photo by kamshots.

2013 STA winner Mexico City impressed the committee with its extensive BRT system, Metrobús. Photo by ITDP.

Cover for the newly released publication “Vida e Morte das Rodovias Urbanas“. Courtesy of EMBARQ Brasil.

Mexico City’s April 2013 Cyclotón. Photo by Benoit Colin/EMBARQ.

Cloud Gate, a public sculpture in the US city of Chicago. Photo by Marshall Segal.

Car and motorbike traffic on the narrow streets of Rio’s favelas creates a safety hazard for cyclists and pedestrians. Photo by EMBARQ Brasil.

An ethanol production plant in Brazil. Photo by . Shell.