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Bicycle Urbanism by Design: The Importance of Designing Streets Instead of Engineering Them

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For 7000 years, streets of our cities were public domain – the most democratic spaces in the history of homo sapiens. The automobile changed that and a century of traffic engineering has ruined our cities. What if we used direct human observation and basic design principles in urban planning, in order to try and make transport more effective and to rebuild our liveable cities?

It’s time to move on. Anthropology and design can make the difference in our quest to modernise our cities. Mikael talks about the importance of following desire Lines and highlights Copenhagenize design Co.’s work with their desire Line Tool, as well as presenting the thoughts and observations of some of the leading minds in the field.

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