15
May
The Green Lane Project has brought together six U.S. cities to build more protected bike trails. Martha Roskowski, Director of the project, put some time aside to talk to This Big City. Read more
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Tales about America’s “freeway revolts” are usually told through notable cities such as San Francisco and Portland. But one project less talked about—although equally devastating—would have been the East-West Expressway proposed in the 1960s for Baltimore. Read more
And so it is: Margaret Thatcher has finally rusted out and been sent to the great scrap heap in the sky. The media has responded with a flood of historical recaps of her legacy, with one obvious highlight being her brutal (and politically fruitful) war against Argentina. But despite the feud between the two countries, their respective governments shared a similar outlook on transportation Read more
09
Apr
The black asphalt roads of urban centres soaks up the sun, often helping make cities uncomfortably hot during the summer. However, special piping technology is offering a way to trap this heat and use it elsewhere, potentially transforming urban streets into giant solar collectors. Read more
27
Mar
London commuter cycling has found a way to fit in to the automobile society that's developed over the past 70 years. However, as more people take up cycling in the capital, more people are beginning to realise how the transport system needs to change. Read more
25
Mar
It’s a season of firsts for the Catholic Church. The first resignation of a living pope in over 600 years followed up by the first-ever pope from the American continent: Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, famous for his frequent use of public transportation while serving as cardinal in Buenos Aires. Read more
22
Mar
Almost overnight in 2008, 10 km of cycle paths appeared freshly painted on the sidewalks in Timisoara. This was pretty confusing: neither pedestrians nor cyclists respected the limits of the paint at first. Since then, the city has created an additional 50 km of routes. Read more
Cities need to redefine their relationship with the car – shaping cars and driver behaviour to suit cities, not cities to suit cars. This doesn’t mean banning cars outright, but rather reminding people that when they drive into the city they and their car enter it as guests. Read more