English | Español | Português By the time you finish reading this sentence, a person will have been killed or injured in a road accident. According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 1.24 million people die in traffic crashes globally, mostly pedestrians, and that number increases on an annual basis. Between 20 to 50 million more people suffer non-fatal injuries, … [Read more...] about Getting Home Safely: A Toolkit to Design Safer Cities
Pleasant Pedaling: Two bike innovations that make for an easier, safer ride
English | Español On workdays, when the traffic is so clogged that cars get stuck in the intersection for multiple light changes, you probably wish you’d taken your bike. However, riding a bike can be a daunting challenge in a city with limited bike lanes. Plus, who wants to bike uphill to the office on a hot day? Those kinds of scenarios are exacerbated in Latin America … [Read more...] about Pleasant Pedaling: Two bike innovations that make for an easier, safer ride
Santiago de los Caballeros: Let’s return to the center!
English | Español The Dominican Republic… Has it all! is the official tourism slogan. As Europeans, what we immediately think about when it comes to the Dominican Republic are white beaches, palm trees, coconut rum and resort tourism. Last September—escaping the European winter—I arrived in a plane full of tourists from Vienna to the caribbean island. When I reached my … [Read more...] about Santiago de los Caballeros: Let’s return to the center!
Panama Urban Lab: Why working with universities makes sense for urban design
English | Español In April 2015, together with the University of Panama (UP) and the Institute of Urban Design of the University of Technology of Vienna, we organized a Summer School of Architecture in Panama City for approximately 50 students from Panama, Austria, Argentina and Italy. In only ten days, the young planners developed a number of urban strategies and design … [Read more...] about Panama Urban Lab: Why working with universities makes sense for urban design
Bridgetown 360: 5 ideas to revitalize the city
Many cities across Latin America and the Caribbean share a common issue: the existence of central areas or downtowns that are run down or underutilized. In most cases city centers are bustling with activity during the day, but become ghost towns during the night. This phenomenon is especially common in emerging cities where the inadequate use of tangible and intangible urban … [Read more...] about Bridgetown 360: 5 ideas to revitalize the city