Cycling is the easiest investment for sustainable mobility in the city
Every year, there is an increasing number of people that move to the city. UN predicts that in 2050, 68% of the world population is projected to live in urban areas. This increase in population has to be accompanied with better mobility. This means that cities need to change the mobility mechanism to accommodate the increase in the population. [...]
Tips to bike more comfortably in the cold
Cycling and cold, not so much a nice combination, heh? But here in the Netherlands, doesn't really matter if it is raining, snowing, storming or windy, the Dutch are always with their bikes. It is because cycling has become part of the daily mobility for everyone in the Netherlands. Of course, when it rains hard, it isn't very easy [...]
2020: time for the Dutch to cut the emission by 25%
On the 20th of December 2019, the Dutch Supreme Court ordered the Dutch State to reduce Dutch greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by the end of 2020. This is a historic legal order to the Dutch government just a day after the world's climate scientists warned that the time was running out. The order of the Supreme Court of [...]
The EU Green Deal: Next step towards climate neutral Europe 2050
Last week, Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice President-Designate of the European Commission, presented the EU Green Deal. The European Green Deal focuses on improvement of the well-being of people. The presented proposal aimed to reach the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. The EU Green Deal aimed to make Europe to be: 1. Climate neutral by 2050 2. Protecting [...]
6 Ways to Create an Efficient Waste Management System
Whether it is a waste pick-up truck or the pile of trash on the street, waste is not a pleasant thing to see. Therefore, a waste management system is a crucial aspect of the development of cities in the urban area. Human produce waste and this waste need to be treated. In 2016, the Netherlands collected 4.3 tonnes [...]
Tactical Urbanism*
Voetgangers pleinen. Parklets. Pop-up fietspaden. Of je nu in een grote of kleine gemeenschap woont, je hebt het waarschijnlijk zelf gezien. Steden over de hele wereld gebruiken flexibele en kortetermijnprojecten om langetermijndoelen met betrekking tot straatveiligheid, openbare ruimte en meer te bevorderen. Bij tactische stedenbouw draait alles om actie. Ook bekend als DIY Urbanism, Planning-by-Doing, Urban Acupuncture of Urban Prototyping, [...]
