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Casa HO
It is impressive to discover a building in which bike needs have been idealized and implemented thanks for twenty first-century-mind architects. One example is located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In concrete, the HO house (from the Donato – Holmberg area) was built in 2018 on the military Osvaldo Cacciatore’s idea of a highway that fortunately was not finally materialized. However, the end of the dictatorship finished with his dream, though almost one thousand houses were expropriated.
The 12,000 squared meters building counts on a commercial space in the ground floor and apartments in upper floors. What is really interesting is the ramp which quarters the central courtyard from the ground floor to the fifth floor. Thus, a person can ride his bicycle to the top without stop pedaling. Moreover, there are bike parking in every floor for 40 bikes in total.
So close is the relation of this building with bicycles that the building owner gave a beautiful bike by Monochrome Bikes to those who bought an apartment.
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Cinema and cars
Why do almost all the successful main characters on the scream drive cars or motorbikes instead of bicycles? Think on James Bond or Batman, they move on cars rather than bikes. Cinema is only one example of the overwhelming influence of cars manufacturers on potential buyers. When we see a character riding a bike, he or she usually is on holiday or practicing sport instead of using it to go to work, shopping or study (or is delivering something). This intentional detail was successfully implemented more than half century ago and we have grown up with it in our brains with hesitating. However, the tendency could change in the coming years as less and less teenagers want to drive cars at least in developed countries, cartoons show characters on alternative, non-pollutant vehicles and adults fight against climate change by using alternative ways of transport while some people add the economic concept to the “fight” of bicycles vs cars.
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Urban Mobility Courses
Have you imagined a platform full of free courses on mobility to have the opportunity to become an expert? It exists on Urban Mobility Courses (UMC) by EIT Urban Mobility and the European Union.
At the time of writing this post, it contained 36 online courses, from basic to intermediate level and two or more hours of duration. The access to the courses and materials is free. They use videos and articles in refeence media and if you want to obtain the certificate there is the need of paying less than 10 euros. This way you can show them off and use in your resumé.
Regarding urban cycling, there are six courses made by experts such as Georg Liu and Lior Steinberg.
The eight fields in which to specialize are:
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A stronger, accessible, high-quality public transport system
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Enhanced options for active mobility like walking and cycling
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Better management of mobility flows through digital solutions
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Multimodal stations and hubs that connect all modes of transport
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Streamlined urban logistics, last-mile delivery, and consolidation centers
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Zero-emission vehicles and high availability of recharging points
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Efficient on-demand and shared mobility services
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Effective local policies and measures discouraging individual car use