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How to make sustainable choices in everyday life
Identifying ways to reduce waste and conserve resources
Understanding the impact of human actions on the environment
And that's it!
Congratulations! You just made an entire district much more liveable.
- Most of the air pollution is now gone
- Streets are safe now, and you don't have to be afraid of getting run over
- The streets are nice and cold during the summer and heatwaves
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Step 4
Mixed traffic spaces
- If there are people around, drivers will be much more careful
- We now have space for bike lanes and restaurant terraces
- But most importantly: trees, which will keep the superblocks nice and cold during summer
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The solution?
One word: superblocks!
- Human-friendly areas of a city, where cars are treated as guests.
- Superblocks can solve all these issues by design.
Barcelona has been a trailblazer in this regard, it is a massive success. Vienna is also planning its first superblocks.
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Step 2
Reorganize directions of traffic.
- Strategically placed one-way streets
- Possible to drive in and out of the area, but not through it, eliminating transit traffic is the key to superblock design
- Bicycles and street-level public transit should be an exemption from t...
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Urban Motorization's five main issues
- Noise pollution: we lost our right to peace and quiet through motorization
- Air pollution: can lower your IQ if you grow up in a polluted area
- Lack of space: streets used to be massive social spaces. now we use them for parkin...
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Step 1
Find an area delineated by major roads. This will be the location of the superblock.
- Ideally, it should have mixed zoning and public transit links that connect other parts of the city
- A metro or train station is the best, but trams and buses can also do the job
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Step 3
Limit parking for non-residents
- Pricing should disincentivize car ownership
- Pricing should take into count size and proportion
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