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FROM CITYLAB 2022
The former Bijlmerbajes prison complex is being reborn, and could offer inspiration for similar projects elsewhere.
To make way for pedal-powered mobility, the Dutch capital embarked on a decades-long campaign to design streets around the needs of cyclists, not drivers.
Discussion topics on the final day of the CityLab summit also included crypto, the metaverse, public health, innovation and nature in cities.
Architect Norman Foster spoke at the Bloomberg CityLab conference about what reconstruction could look like for Ukraine.
Traffic-calming street murals are coming to 19 cities across Europe in a bid to improve pedestrian safety.