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Cargo bikes

The pandemic caused huge disruption to global supply chains. As the world was told to stay at home, people had to turn to the world of e-commerce to provide...

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Cars – the end of the love affair

As an enabler of people meeting and gathering together, transport found itself in an unprecedented and existential crisis during the global pandemic. From...

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Commuting (not) to a healthier and happier future

The global pandemic not only transformed how we work, but also where and how we get to work. For many people that were instructed to work from home, and...

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Cutting energy comes home

The concept of trying to reduce our energy footprint took root strongly during the pandemic as people stranded at home saw their energy use and bills soar...

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Finding the nature cure

From tree-lined streets becoming places of refuge, to wildlife re-emerging in cities and new calls for equal access to green space, the pandemic brought us...

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Getting creative beats consumerism

Finding pleasure in play, culture and experience rather than the false promise of shopping for more ‘stuff’, is a potentially big, positive step for...

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Getting on your bike

The climate-friendly bicycle – still overlooked by many city planners – enjoyed a revival throughout lockdown. Bike suppliers struggled to keep up with...

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Glimpsing a different kind of streetscape. How claiming back urban space for people from cars makes healthy spaces

Throughout the numerous lockdowns, streets around people’s homes and town centres were rapidly transformed and repurposed. The most obvious change was...

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Green travel now means staying grounded

When realisation of the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic hit, overnight it became impossible to get on a plane and fly to a far-flung destination, for...