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Conspiracy theories about urban planning are born of a national context in which public transport provision is failing
The idea of the 15-minute city has become popular globally. But this approach relies on ableist assumptions and doesn’t reflect inclusive urban design.
A big reason the idea is gaining momentum globally is that the benefits for the health of individuals, communities and the environment are clear and almost immediate.
Paying for the true cost of consumption could help grow the economy.
It’s about designing cities that prioritise people not cars.
A comparison of 42 urban areas in New Zealand with 500 towns and cities in the US shows how much better local urban design has to be if we’re serious about reducing reliance on cars.
Hosting the Games has seem Birmingham dotted with new infrastructure and amenities. But the city’s pioneering transformation began over a 100 years ago.
Residents across the world have seen how the pandemic has ushered in changes – shall and big – to the way their cities look and function.
When it comes to ring roads, Birmingham has a poor track record. Can the city’s new transport plan buck that trend and benefit both its inhabitants and the environment?
The pandemic could be a boon to car use, but it would be a mistake for governments to let that happen. There’s a golden opportunity to push towards a zero-carbon transportation system.
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Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, University of Wollongong
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Liverpool
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Professor of Global Urban Politics and Director, Melbourne Centre for Cities, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Enterprise and Competitiveness, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Ecological Economics at the University of Lausanne and, University of Leeds
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Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of Wollongong
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Senior Lecturer in Housing and Planning, University of Liverpool
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University
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Researcher in Sustainable Transportation, Carleton University
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Lecturer of Civil Systems Engineering, University of Canterbury
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Professor of Economics and Political Economy, University of Leeds
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Research Fellow, Department of Transport Planning, Technical University of Dortmund
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Research Fellow, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Birmingham
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Director of Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in Urban Data Science and Sustainability, The University of Edinburgh
