by SLOCAT | May 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
Sergio Avelleda, Director of Urban Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities Photo by Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brazil Brazilian cities have been avoiding an urgent debate: charging car users the cost of public infrastructure and allocating these resources for public...
by SLOCAT | Sep 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
Henrik Nolmark, Director, Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) Photo by Supriya S on Unsplash We know pretty well what needs to be done, right? Reduce private car driving, promote and improve public transport, infrastructure for walking and cycling, more...
by SLOCAT | Jun 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Bronwen ThorntonSLOCAT Board Chair and Walk21 CEO Photo from Unsplash/Macau Photo Agency Imagine you’ve reached the peak of a mountain (or a local hill). We are enjoying the view, the blue skies, the fresh air, the quiet, the sense of what’s been achieved and a...
by talya.enriquez | Sep 20, 2013 | News
20 September 2013-Windhoek, NamibiaThe Ministry of Works and Transport together with the Ministry of Regional and Local Government, Housing and Rural Development and the City of Windhoek, successfully launched the Sustainable Urban Transport Master Plan. The...
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...
