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Social enterprise Walk England promotes walking and brings interested parties together RUDI subscribers only

July 18, 2008 - Walk England has been established as a social enterprise to work in partnerships across the country to create local opportunities for people to choose to walk, to walk more often, to walk to more places, and to feel safe while doing so. more >

Green car scheme mooted for Paris, but not everyone is happy: Bristol follows Paris as UK's first Cycling City RUDI subscribers only

July 18, 2008 - First came self-service bicycles, and now Paris is launching a green scheme to provide electric cars that drivers can pick up and drop off anywhere in the city. Mayor Bertrand Delanoë announced yesterday that from the end of next year, 4,000 electric cars will be placed around Paris and its outskirts for drivers in the scheme to help themselves for short journeys. more >

More than the sum of its parts Free to all

More than the sum of its parts

We need to learn from traditional placemaking, and not turn our backs on the streets, the squares and the places that have been successful through the ages. Academy of Urbanism directors talk ‘place' with Placemaking

London Mayor unveils programme to transform cycling and walking RUDI subscribers only

February 14, 2008 - The Mayor of London has announced an ambitious programme to transform walking and cycling in London's history. more >

50 million for promoting walking and cycling schemes across the UK RUDI subscribers only

December 13, 2007 - Sustran's Connect2 scheme has won, by public vote, a £50 million award in the Big Lottery Fund's The People's £50 Million Giveaway.Sustrans is the UK's leading sustainable transport charity. We are the charity behind the National Cycle Network, Safe Routes to Schools, Bike It and TravelSmart, all projects that are changing our world one mile at a time. more >

Cycle hire scheme for London proposed by Mayor, following Parisian success story RUDI subscribers only

August 17, 2007 - Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone has asked Transport for London to examine the feasibility of bicycle hire scheme to promote cycling in London.The Mayor recently saw at first hand the successful 'Velib' Freedom bike hire scheme introduced by the Mayor of Paris, which has enjoyed great success since its launch a few weeks ago. more >

Pay-as-you-go bicycles to hit Parisian streets RUDI subscribers only

July 11, 2007 - An initiative to free up the French capital's streets by providing thousands of pay-as-you-go bicycles is due to be launched on the 15 July. more >

Successful design for the public realm: a new professional certificate Free to all

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The first training course to integrate all the disciplines involved in creating and managing the public realm has been enthusiastically received by the first cohort of students. The delegates' comments show that there is a groundswell of interest across local authorities and design practices in adopting more creative, collaborative approaches to public realm design

Bristol Legible City initiative RUDI subscribers only

Bristol Legible City initiative

We’re all familiar with brands – companies, charities, universities and other large organisations invest substantial amounts of money in branding. But what about cities? Should a city consider itself a brand? As part of the Creative Bristol campaign (the city’s bid to be Capital of Culture 2007), the Bristol Legible City initiative is a pioneering project that attempts to address these issues. By Lucy Tennyson

Transport in urban design: Streets should be for pedestrians and vehicles RUDI subscribers only

Transport in urban design: Streets should be for pedestrians and vehicles

Forget about trying to segregate vehicles and pedestrians – the best streets are those that successfully accommodate both, says John Dales...

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