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The Newsroom of CCities provides an overview of the latest news and scientific articles on various topics and lists them in a unique database for everyone.
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Optimization of the rental times of bike sharing systems
After analysing the rental times of the bike sharing system in Oslo, the maximum rental time for bike sharing bikes was reduced from three hours to 45 minutes. Bicycle availability has been greatly increased as a result. Reason: the most […]
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Measures against air pollution
Brussels makes public transport free on days of high air pollution. The new rules will also lower speed limits for cars and ban stoves to improve urban air quality. English -The Guardian, Link https://bit.ly/2CJacnR
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Largest bicycle parking garage in the world.
Utrecht now has the world’s largest bicycle parking garage for up to 12,500 bicycles in an underground building in front of the train station. For the first 24 hours you can park your bike for free. If you want to […]
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Adaption to rising see level
The Dutch Have Solutions to Rising Seas. The World is Watching – NY TIMES, Link https://nyti.ms/2sCnfGQ
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Health effects of urban tolls
When Stockholm introduced a “congestion tax” to discourage driving in the center of town, traffic eased and the pollution level dropped by between 5 and 10 percent. There was one other result that was unexpected, but welcome nonetheless: The rate of […]
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Bike Mayor in Amsterdam
How a Bike Mayor Can Change a City – CityLab, Link https://bit.ly/2FxPw7z
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Kopenhagen trennt sich von Investments in fossilen Brennstoffen.
Der Bürgermeister der dänischen Hauptstadt startet einen Vorstoß, um den 700 Millionen Pfund schweren Investitionsfonds der Stadt aus Kohle-, Öl- und Gasbeständen zu entfernen – The Guardian, Link https://bit.ly/2tb9xZ5
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Climate Adaption Plan from Copenhagen
Copenhagen Climate Adaptation Plan, Link: http://en.klimatilpasning.dk/media/665626/cph_-_cloudburst_management_plan.pdf