KEY TAKEAWAY: Rethinking how cities, businesses and people use the curbside has the potential to change urban mobility. Examples show how prioritizing high-value space changes cityscapes, makes them more livable and gives shared services the chance to truly change how people get around. In a traditional image of a city, you can expect to see […]
United in Science report ahead of UN summit says climate is changing faster than forecast, and current plans would lead to ‘catastrophic’ global temperature rise Adam MortonMon 23 Sep 2019 00.51 BST An assessment backed by the world’s major climate science bodies has found commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions must be at least tripled
Stop Killing our Children examines how road danger damages us all, whatever our age and however we travel, and questions our collective blindness to both its cause and remedy.The 40-minute, crowdfunded film is narrated by the BBC’s John Simpson and features interviews with Chris Boardman, Dr Rachel Aldred, Dr Ian Walker, George Monbiot and the
Adam Harrison From the Fabian Society’s Capital Gains: A global city in a changing world. Streets make our cities tick, but for too long we have paid too little attention to how they might be transformed for the better. In London, we need to see streets as an equalities issue. That means giving our residents
Our Demands Extinction Rebellion is an international apolitical network using non-violent direct action to persuade governments to act on the Climate and Ecological Emergency. We have three demands in the UK: Tell the truth Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institutions to communicate the urgency for
Co-opt the competition from Uber and other app-based firms Jun 23rd 2018 Co-opt the competition from Uber and other app-based firms TO THOSE who have to squeeze onto the number 25 bus in London, or the A train in New York, the change might not be noticeable. But public transport is becoming less busy in
More than 16 miles (27 km) of roads in central London will be closed on Sunday as part of Car Free Day. Streets will be shut around Tower Bridge, London Bridge and the City of London for the Reimagine event. A festival space on Bank junction, a hedge maze in Cheapside and a sunrise yoga
Westminster has proposed cutting the speed limit to 20mph throughout the borough. A consultation will run until December 10. Westminster has already introduced 20mph speed limits around 39 schools following a successful trial. Lower speed limits were supported by an overwhelming majority of residents, who felt it would make it safer to walk and cycle.
The Illustrated City: Despite its traffic, for cyclists, Manhattan is a contained sprawl that unfolds like a pop-up book, its history evident everywhere Marcellus Hall Fri 20 Sep 2019 11.00 BST Marcellus Hall is a New York-based illustrator. His debut graphic novel, Kaleidoscope City, was published in 2018 by Bittersweet Editions; more of his work
Strong civil society movements are needed to ramp up pace of change, says study Fiona HarveyLast modified on Thu 19 Sep 2019 08.38 BST Greenhouse gas emissions could be halved in the next decade if a small number of current technologies and behavioural trends are ramped up and adopted more widely, researchers have found, saying
