Glasgow reportedly to suspend most of its city centre car parking spaces
GLASGOW is reportedly to suspend most of its city centre car parking spaces, as part of a transport infrastructure revamp, to comply with ‘physical distancing’…
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Change in the pipeline for transport systems, following COVID-19?
TRANSPORT systems around the world are expected to change – in some cases, radically – once the lockdown response to the Coronavirus pandemic is lifted.…
Venice officials said to be ‘reimagining’ tourism future
OFFICIALS in the Italian city of Venice are reportedly ‘reimagining’ how the city might emerge as a tourist destination, in light of the lockdown response…
Radical transport plans reportedly set for Newcastle
NEWCASTLE-upon-Tyne is being hailed for its ‘pro-city, not anti-car’ transport plans – in the magazine, Forbes. Writes Carlton Reid, the city’s Grey Street, considered one…
Bristol announces plans to revamp transport infrastructure
PLANS to re-shape the transport infrastructure in central Bristol have been announced by the city’s mayor. A wide-ranging road closures, public and taxi transport and…
For a better Edinburgh, perhaps check out Better Reykjavík
FOR a possibly better Edinburgh, it might be worth taking a cue from the website, ‘Better Reykjavík’, which might be as close to genuine community engagement…
Mayors collaborate in COVID recovery task force
A SEVEN-point manifesto has been suggested in the Guardian newspaper, in a report summarising environmental initiatives in cities around the world, spurred by the lockdown…
City-wide open-air cafes reportedly set for Lithuanian capital
THE LITHUANIAN capital of Vilnius is reportedly to reconfigure its streets, to allow cafes to spread out on to the pavement and still follow social…
650km of cycle lanes reportedly planned for Paris
SOME 650km of cycle lanes are to be introduced in Paris, France, following the lifting of the lockdown response to the Coronavirus pandemic. Writes Carlton…
Car reduction reportedly announced for Milan
IMPROVEMENTS to air quality and a substantial reduction in traffic congestion – due to the lockdown during the Coronavirus pandemic – are said to have…