Paris: reclaiming the city for cyclists & pedestrians – an update on Les Berges
Paris has an amazing public space project underway along the River Seine that I’ve followed for the last several months. It intends to permanently deviate vehicular traffic along some of the city’s...
View ArticleParis: The Les Berges public space project, equally impressive a year later
Last summer I visited Paris’s latest and greatest public space project, Les Berges, located on the banks of the River Seine. I recently returned to Paris and was curious to see how it looks, one year...
View ArticleTwo weeks on Sweden’s Kungsleden: trading the city for an Arctic wander
In July 2015, I defended my PhD, entitled Urban Climate Governance: The Role of Local Authorities. Afterwards, a Danish friend (also a recent PhD graduate) and I took a spontaneous 2-week hike in...
View ArticleAbu Dhabi & Dubai: far from people-centred planning
I’ve spent some time in the Emirati cities of Abu Dhabi and Dubai, in conjunction to work (re: international negotiations on renewable energy and combatting ozone depletion). They are quirky places:...
View ArticleAmsterdam: historic images depicting a transition from cars to bikes in the...
Last week, I posted an image depicting city streets as deep chasms leading into abyss. An image by Karl Jilg for the Swedish Road Association to rethink urban road design. One city close to my heart,...
View ArticleNYC’s Metamorphosis: reducing cars, increasing livability
When conjuring up images of New York City’s transportation, the first picture that come to mind is the iconic yellow taxi cab or the screeching silver subway… Lately though, these images compete with...
View ArticleStreets as places…
I love this video produced by Project for Public Spaces, which asks: What are our streets for? It then responds: Streets are for… … walking to school … playing stickball (and other sports) … chilling...
View ArticleØrje & Ottawa: pedestrians get silly when crossing the street
Inspired by a 1970s Monty Python sketch featuring the Ministry of Silly Walks, the village of Ørje (Norway) has come upon a rather unique method to encourage drivers to slow down: by suggesting...
View ArticleBudapest: Liberty Bridge becomes spontaneous public space due to construction
Budapest has long held a special place in my heart, more than just the home to my alma mater, Central European University. The city is incredibly beautiful and deeply creative when it comes to public...
View ArticleBarcelona: “Superblocks” to the rescue! Returning city streets to the people.
Barcelona, Spain (population: 1.7 million) is a charming coastal city with a medieval town centre, fantastic and famous architecture, great beaches and cliff-side cafés… A friend of mine (from...
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