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2010 has seen content on This Big City exploring the very best ideas from cities all over the world. Presented here are the ten most-read posts of the year. |
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The population of Canada’s Waterloo region is expected to increase 25% in the next 25 years, with councillors calling LRT their preferred choice for managing changing transport needs. |
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Britain is currently experiencing its earliest widespread snowfall since the early nineties, and – somewhat predictably – social chaos has arrived. |
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The amount of traffic on the street you live can impact the amount of friends you have in the world, according to this video based around the work of Donald Appleyard. His studies on three different streets in San Francisco showed that just the presence of cars, along with the noise and risk they introduce, crushes the sense of community in an area. This video comes via Street Films who have loads of great content worth watching. |
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Bus rapid transit systems have been touted as a great transport solution for cities all over the world, with many advantages over underground and rail systems. |
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Like other towns and cities in developing countries, Bangkok’s urban tissues are infected with sprawl and an obsession with cars. So much so that the future of a recent Bus Rapid Transit development is in doubt. |
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London’s Underground rail network is hugely popular with the city’s residents. However, its iconic buses are even more widely used and are sorely in need of an upgrade. |
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Bus lanes in Antwerp, Belgium, are divided from the rest of the road by small raised barriers, ensuring other vehicles do not access the space. |