by SLOCAT | Sep 20, 2013 | News
It can be disorienting to view familiar cities from above. The details that seem to define cities while we move through them on the ground are missing. Instead, shapes representing streets and buildings emerge, almost abstract. But we can tell a lot from these bird’s...
by SLOCAT | Sep 5, 2013 | News
Traffic accidents are a leading cause of death in Lima, Peru. Photo by Pool Ramirez. In a new Discovery Channel show, host Andrew Younghusband drives viewers through some of the world’s most dangerous streets. In a recent episode, Younghusband focuses on the...
by SLOCAT | Sep 3, 2013 | News
Passengers wait to board Rea Vaya, Johannesburg’s advanced bus system. Photo by African Goals. Last year, I spoke at the 2nd Congress and Exhibition of African Public Transport in Johannesburg. For me, this was a perfect, much-awaited opportunity to experience Rea...
by SLOCAT | Aug 27, 2013 | News
Many cities around the globe are home to dangerous roads, social stigmas that bicycling is “for the poor,” and urban designs that neglect walking and bicycling. Photo by Slightly-less-random. Cities around the globe are seeing a creeping problem of growing...
by SLOCAT | May 8, 2013 | News
Pedestrians in mid-town Manhattan, New York City. By moriza. Pedestrian Safety is the theme the United Nations’ second annual Global Road Safety Week, May 6-12, 2013. Five thousand pedestrians are killed in road accidents each week across the world. In an urban...
