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Designing for Instinct: How Streets Shape Behavior

Design trial conducted at Gokhale Bridge Junction in Andheri, Mumbai. Photo: Akanksha Aggarwal/WRI India People don’t just ...
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Yash Siroliya

People don’t just use streets; they respond to them. The placement of curbs, alignment of crossings and painted markings directly shape how safely and predictably people move. How people interpret the ...
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Defining Sustainable, Affordable and Healthy Diets with European Food System Stakeholders

An Italian food market abounds with fresh vegetables. Accessibility to fresh foods and produce for Europe's residents varies ...
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How Oslo Achieved Zero Pedestrian and Bicycle Fatalities, and How Others Can Apply What Worked

Oslo’s City Ring Road after multimodal safety improvements. Photo courtesy of City of Oslo, Norway In 2015, the City of Oslo, Norway, made a commitment after years of rising transportation injuries to ...
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What Makes a Complete Street? A Brief Guide

This series, supported by the Volvo Research and Educational Foundations, discusses walking and cycling in cities with a special focus on low- and middle-income countries. Many cities have streets ...
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Public Spaces: 10 Principles for Connecting People and the Streets

Our impressions of a city are formed mainly by the quality of public spaces. If they are not pleasant and preserved, or if they transmit a sense of insecurity, we will seldom return. Good planning of ...
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River Restored: How Litter Traps & Local Art Are Reviving Johannesburg’s Jukskei River

An installation crew from Alexandra Water Warriors tests a litter trap in the Jukskei River. Photo: Jenna Echakowitz/SUNCASA In Gauteng Province, the Jukskei River winds its way through the heart of ...
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How “Eyes on the Street” Contribute to Public Safety

Nossa Cidade (“Our City”), from TheCityFix Brasil, explores critical questions for building more sustainable cities. Every month features a new theme. Leaning on the expertise of researchers and ...
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Traffic Evaporation: What Really Happens When Road Space is Reallocated from Cars?

Cheonggyecheon Stream in Seoul, where an elevated expressway was demolished to make way for a massive public recreation space. Photo by Aleksandr Zykov Road development throughout the 20th century was ...
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Low-Speed Zones Save Lives. How Do You Design an Effective One?

Low-speed zones are a key solution for effective speed management, and for creating more accessible, livable urban spaces. Photo by WRI México/Flickr As the COVID-19 pandemic has altered urban ...
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Urbanism Hall of Fame: Jaime Lerner – The architect of Curitiba

This is the third entry in the Urbanism Hall of Fame series, exclusive to TheCityFix. This series is intended to inform people about the leading paradigms surrounding sustainable transport and urban ...