O Guia global de desenho de ruas estabelece uma nova referência mundial para o desenho de vias urbanas. Reconhecendo as cidades como locais para pessoas, o guia altera o parâmetro do desenho de vias urbanas do típico ponto de vista da circulação e da segurança do automóvel para incluir acesso, segurança e mobilidade para todos os usuários, qualidade ambiental, benefício econômico, melhoria do lugar, da saúde pública e da qualidade de vida em geral.
The NACTO Designing Cities Conference brings together 800 officials, planners, and practitioners to advance the state of transportation in cities. Join us in Los Angeles on October 1 – 4!
Bogotá launches its community-led Plazoleta Program
Bogotá recently took another step towards creating safer, sustainable, and more inclusive streets by officially launching the Plazoleta Program which aims to create pedestrian plazas by reclaiming underutilized spaces all over the city.
As we approach the 2018 Road Safety Week in Mumbai, India, we decided to revisit GDCI's collaboration with MCGM and MTP from last year, where a week-long trial and Mithchowki in Malad, was conducted to reclaim ~1650 sq.m of underutilized roadbed on the street for pedestrians and support a space that is more legible for all users.
From Pop-Up to Permanent: Five lessons in tactical urbanism
Urban residents have long practiced a form of tactical urbanism: repurposing underutilized places using temporary materials and transforming them into more dynamic public spaces.
People, Participation, and Pop-ups: Lessons in Tactical Urbanism in São Paulo, Brazil
Interim interventions can bring people together to reimagine their streets. When done right, tactical urbanism is a powerful tool to show what’s possible and test design strategies to make streets safer for everyone. That’s exactly what the City of São Paulo and partner organizations accomplished in the neighborhood zone of Santana.
