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Smart, safe and sustainable cycling: how AI-powered insights will encourage the next generation

Open Access Government - Technology News

It’s an initiative that echoes the necessity for our streets to be cycle friendly , forming part of the wider aim of creating smarter, safer and more sustainable towns and cities, says Mark Nicholson, Chief Executive Officer, VivaCity. higher than pre-pandemic levels in 2019. higher than pre-pandemic levels in 2019.

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A Lime electric bicycle front wheel with the spokes iced up, Salt Lake City | Snow clearance issues and sustainable mobility

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

And like in the 2019 and earlier posts, inadequate snow removal in commercial districts remains a program. By contrast the nonprofit GreenBike program, based around hubs or stations, doesn't have the same problem. This is in the most successful neighborhood commercial district in Salt Lake City. Bike lanes.

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DC Artomatic is a big arts exhibition: but not oriented to building the arts and culture ecosystem long term

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

My problem with it is that they focus on the temporary, while to build an arts as production ecosystem, you need sustained efforts. And while it's very important to focus on building the community of artists, at the sa.me And while it's very important to focus on building the community of artists, at the sa.me

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Despite Volatility, Micromobility Thrives in European Cities

The City Fix

NUMO, the New Urban Mobility alliance, began tracking this phenomenon in 2019 with the New Mobility Atlas. Between 2019 and. Since the mid-2010s, cities around the globe have witnessed the explosion of free-floating electric bikes, mopeds and scooters on their streets.

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Lessons From China, India, Vietnam on National Transport Ambitions and Accelerating Decarbonization

The City Fix

In Asia, 14 countries — accounting for 26% of global transport emissions in 2019 — have made economy-wide net zero commitments. Momentum towards zero-emission transport is growing with countries enhancing ambition and including transport-related targets in their nationally determined contributions (NDCs). However,

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Future of Government Awards 2023 celebrate use of technology to transform people’s lives

AWS Public Sector Blog

A core focus of the Future of Government Awards is the importance of open source,” said Joe Hooper, director of the UNDP Global Centre for Technology, Innovation, and Sustainable Development. Released in 2019, GOV.BR And this range can have important multiplier effects in expanding the use of existing and proven digital solutions. “A

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Paris votes to ban electric scooters

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I think in the US, which is car dominated when it comes to mobility, high numbers of the electorate would vote against sustainable mobility measures--bicycling, transit (some cities vote in favor, others vociferously against), trails (Hamilton County/Cincinnati voted against a trail measure a few years ago), pedestrian improvements.

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