Joe Peach is the Editor-in-Chief at This Big City, which he launched in September 2009. Joe writes articles on sustainable urbanism for numerous websites and magazines, and works as a Technology Strategy Consultant at IBM (with which This Big City has no affiliation). In 2010, Joe won a Sustainability Now Social Media Award in the 'Best Blog Post' category for The Truth About London's Cycle Superhighways, and in 2011 took home the 'Built Environment Blogger of the Year' and 'Best Sustainability Blog' trophies at the Be2 Awards. All views expressed on This Big City are his own. Follow Joe on Twitter, or get in touch via email.
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Something incredible happened last week in the UK. A major national newspaper launched a high profile campaign to make cities safe for cycling, presenting an eight step manifesto that makes it possible, which tens of thousands of people have gone on to back. |
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Poor water quality and inadequate distribution is more than a rural problem, with communities of varying sizes across the globe struggling to provide clean water for their inhabitants. This Big City recently got the chance to talk to the founder of an innovative project aiming to address this challenge. |
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The first BRT in the world was implemented in 1974 in Curitiba, Brazil, and high-speed, bus-priority public transport systems have been cropping up in cities all over the world since then. Here’s five that followed Latin America’s lead. |
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After asking lots of questions about the economics of sustainable cities last week, This Big City turned to Twitter to try and find some answers. During the very first #CityTalk, we got caught up in a seriously fast-paced discussion on the subject, with four key trends emerging. |
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After London successfully implement a congestion pricing scheme in 2003, countless cities said they were considering doing the same. Nine years later, few have followed London’s lead. So what’s happened to city-wide congestion pricing? |
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In 1989, construction began on a development near the South Korean capital of Seoul, aiming to create an urban region which specialised in print and publishing. The project has been a huge creative and economic success, but the same can’t be said for the site’s sustainability. |
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The latest addition to London’s bicycle network stretches from the city centre to south-west London, aiming to make commuting speedy and safe. Yet despite some fantastic moments on the route, it is an inconsistent piece of infrastructure. |
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One of London’s most popular tourist destinations has been transformed into a shared space road, where cars, cyclists and pedestrians are expected to peacefully co-exist. Sounds like a nightmare? If the success of European equivalents is matched, it could be more like a dream. |