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Tag: urban planning

Reimagining Places: Gladstone Ave

Redesigning streets to better support safe, comfortable walking and cycling is not hard, and often the tools needed already exist at the local level. It just requires a little bit of imagination!

cycling, design, engineering, Safety, transportation, urban planning, walking

Should We Close the Streets?

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, calls are rising to close streets to cars to make more room for people. But is it a good idea?

Cities, covid-19, cycling, pandemic, transportation, urban planning, walking

The Dutch Bike in the ‘Burbs Too

Think the suburbs are doomed to be an auto-dominated sprawling mess? The Dutch suburbs will make you think twice.

Cities, cycling, suburbs, Sustainable Transportation, transportation, urban planning

How Dutch Biking Changed the Way I Ride

It took just one bike ride after I returned home from a three-week cycling course in the Netherlands to realize … More

biking, culture, cycling, dutch, netherlands, Toronto, transportation, urban planning

More Learnings from Amsterdam: Day 4

“The goal of this course is to be confused, but on a higher level. We expect you to go home … More

amsterdam, cycling, netherlands, sustainability, transportation, urban planning, urbanism

Early Learnings from Amsterdam: Day 1

What are the key elements of success for building a city for bikes? Why are Amsterdam and Copenhagen leaders in … More

amsterdam, biking, cycling, design, dutch, traffic engineering, urban planning

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