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European Commission prioritises cyclists and pedestrians in cities for "first time in history"

Deezen

If passed, the Efficient and Green Mobility package would require the 424 largest cities in the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) to hash out sustainable urban mobility plans (SUMPs) centred on these kinds of "active mobility" modes by 2025. Read: COBE's undulating public square in Copenhagen contains parking for 2,000 bikes.

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Parking Reform

SW Oregon Architect

20-04 in March of 2020, which directed all state agencies to take actions to reduce and regulate greenhouse gas emissions. In response, the Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission updated Oregon’s Transportation Planning Rules to launch the Climate-Friendly and Equitable Communities (CFEC) program in July 2022.

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Mayor Eric Adams and NYCDOT roll out permanent guidelines for “clean, safe, and rat-free” outdoor dining in New York City

The Architect's Newsletter

Earlier this month, New York City Mayor Eric Adams rolled out city-mandated guidelines and regulations for permanent outdoor dining, Dining Out NYC.

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How Green Are Smart Cities, and How Smart Are Green Cities?

Architizer

How smart and green a city is can be determined by environmental initiatives, progressive urban planning, infrastructure with technology at its core and the availability of IoT-monitored resources for people working and living in the city. Right: Smart City Illustration. Illustration by Bartz/Stockmar, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Nine design projects using virtual reality by students at the American University in Dubai

Deezen

"A central focus of the course was a design brief that invited students to reimagine the future of transportation by creating prototypes of airborne vehicles. This challenge encouraged multidisciplinary thinking and innovation, as students tackled contemporary transportation dilemmas while addressing ecological sustainability.

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On the Future of Cities

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

Over that time he has served as an architect, planner, educator, and an advisor to cities in and beyond the US, including Charleston, South Carolina, Omaha, and New York City, where he was Director of Urban Design in the Department of City Planning.

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What Was the City Beautiful Movement?

Santa Cruz Architect

The City Beautiful Movement was a reform philosophy of North American architecture and urban planning that flourished during the 1890s and 1900s with the intent of introducing beautification and monumental grandeur in cities. visited many of the great cities of Europe. The Washington, D.C. They hoped to make Washington, D.C.

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