How do we make our cities more people-centric? Photo by Blmurch.
If cities are to be more people-oriented, shouldn’t we work on sharing the space with each other? That’s the intention of the Bench of Friendship, upon which it is impossible to sit alone.
- 21 Balançoires
- Bench of Friendship
- built environment
- city:Montreal
- Fisherman’s Friend
- Institute of Design Hamburg
- Luisa Zottis
- Maria Fernanda Cavalcanti
- Melissa Mongiant
- Mouna Andraos
- people-centered
- TheCityFix Brasil
- Université du Québec à Montréal
- urban development
- Urban Development + Accessibility
- urban fabric
Facing the threat of a city government financial collapse, Mayor Dave Bing is exploring the option of privatizing Detroit's public transit services. Photo by C.J. Peters.
- Air Quality + Climate Change
- BART
- bike share
- Bixi
- BRT
- Bus Rapid Transit
- Chevrolet
- city:Bogota
- city:Detroit
- city:Houston
- city:Istanbul
- city:London
- city:Mainz
- city:Montreal
- city:Portland
- city:San Francisco
- city:Washington D.C.
- Communications + Marketing
- country:Canada
- country:Colombia
- country:Germany
- country:Turkey
- country:United States
- EMBARQ
- EMBARQ Brasil
- gas prices
- greenhouse gas emissions
- Health + Road Safety
- Integrated Transport
- League of American Bicyclists
- luis gutierrez
- oil
- personal vehicles
- region:Europe
- region:North America
- region:South America
- Trimet
- Urban Development + Accessibility
- World Resources Institute
The Oregon Department of Transportation is investigating the safety issues surrounding cycling on streets with streetcar tracks. Photo by Steven Vance.
- Air Quality + Climate Change
- alternative energy
- Amtrak
- city:Frankfurt
- city:Kansas City
- city:Montreal
- city:New York City
- city:Portland
- city:Salt Lake City
- city:San Francisco
- city:Seattle
- city:St. Louis
- city:Toronta
- country:Canada
- country:Germany
- country:United States
- electric vehicles
- Health + Road Safety
- Integrated Transport
- parks
- region:Europe
- region:North America
- Research Recap
- Train
- U.S. Department of Energy
A study by Montreal University found that children living in economically disadvantaged urban areas are the most likely to choose walking and cycling. Photo by Nicola Jones.
- active transport
- air pollution
- air quality
- Air Quality + Climate Change
- carbon dioxide
- carbon emissions
- children
- city:Montreal
- city:San Francisco
- country:Canada
- country:Taiwan
- cycling
- data
- environment
- environmental governance
- infrastructure
- Integrated Transport
- Land Use
- land use policies
- Mass Transit
- public transit
- public transportation
- rail
- region:Asia
- region:North America
- Research Recap
- transport
- transportation
- transportation infrastucture
- Urban Development + Accessibility
- Walking
- Water
- water quality
Light-weight vehicle sales in India in 2010 made the country the sixth-largest automobile market in the world. Photo by Ted.
- automobiles
- bike infrastructure
- bike lanes
- bike paths
- bike safety
- BRT
- Bus Rapid Transit
- city:Atlanta
- city:Bogota
- city:Montreal
- country:Canada
- country:Colombia
- country:France
- country:India
- country:Italy
- country:United Kingdom
- country:United States
- economic development
- electric vehicles
- equity
- Health + Road Safety
- Integrated Transport
- public transportation
- region:Asia
- region:North America
- region:South America
- TransMilenio
- transportation access
- Urban Development + Accessibility
- Air Quality + Climate Change
- alternative energy
- bicycling
- bike share
- Capital Bikeshare
- city:Chicago
- city:London
- city:Montreal
- city:New York City
- city:Paris
- city:Portland
- city:Seattle
- city:Washington D.C.
- Communications + Marketing
- country:China
- country:France
- country:India
- country:United States
- environment
- EPA
- Fuel Efficiency
- Health + Road Safety
- Honda
- hybrid vehicles
- Integrated Transport
- motorcycles
- NRDC
- NYPD
- pedestrian safety
- Public Health
- public transit
- region:Asia
- region:Europe
- region:North America
- scooters
- U.S. Green Building Council
- Urban Development + Accessibility
- urban safety
