Tracey Bowes London is a thriving city of over 8 million people, but it’s also a ‘big green park’ with more green space than most other cities on earth. It’s not always possible to go car-free (you could join a car-sharing club if you use a car now and then). But if you would like to…
transport
why tram transport is good for cities
tram in Milan, Italy Trams are popular the world over to transport people, from Milan and Lisbon to New Zealand and San Francisco. These ‘street trolley cars’ are a bit like light rail trains, and can carry many people in one go, which helps to reduce car traffic and stop pollution. They often have a…
ways to reduce road traffic
Lisa Glanz England these days tends to be one big traffic jam. There are around 60 million people now living on one small island, and it seems nearly all of them have cars. So to reduce road traffic requires some innovative thinking beyond ‘just building another lane on the motorway’. Of course the obvious solution…