🚲 Transportation & Mobility
How we move people and goods without destroying what we love
The Problem
Cities were redesigned around cars, not people. Transportation is the largest source of emissions in many countries. Car dependence isolates the elderly, disabled, and poor. Infrastructure costs bankrupt municipalities. We spend hours daily in traffic, alone.
The Alternative
Walkable Communities
Mixed-use neighborhoods where daily needs are within walking distance. Human-scaled streets, public spaces, and buildings designed for people, not parking.
Transit Cooperatives
Community-owned public transit — buses, shuttles, bike-shares, and ride-shares governed by riders and workers, not distant corporations.
Shared Mobility
Car-sharing, tool libraries for vehicles, cargo bike networks, and community vehicle pools. Access over ownership. One shared car replaces 10+ private ones.
Human-Scaled Infrastructure
Protected bike lanes, pedestrian zones, traffic calming, and accessible design. Infrastructure that invites movement, not just motoring.
Start Here
- ✓Walk or bike for trips under 2 miles
- ✓Advocate for bike lanes and pedestrian zones in your area
- ✓Join or start a car-sharing cooperative
- ✓Support public transit — ride it, fund it, improve it
- ✓Push for mixed-use zoning in your neighborhood
Already Happening
Barcelona Superblocks
Barcelona, Spain · Est. 2016
A citywide program reclaiming street space from cars by reorganizing traffic into large blocks where interior streets prioritize pedestrians, cyclists, and public life. Expanded from one pilot to city-scale rollout.
Bogota Ciclovia
Bogota, Colombia · Est. 1974
The longest-running open-streets program in the world, closing 121+ km of roads to cars every Sunday so over one million residents can walk, cycle, and jog. Has inspired 400+ cities globally.
Ghent Circulation Plan
Ghent, Belgium · Est. 2017
Divided the city center into car-free sectors, creating Belgium's largest car-free zone. Bicycle use increased 25%, transit ridership grew 8%, and car traffic in residential streets dropped 58%.
Dutch Cycling Embassy
Utrecht, Netherlands · Est. 2011
A public-private network exporting the Netherlands' cycling expertise to cities worldwide through training, workshops, and infrastructure design guidance for bike lanes, intersections, and urban planning.
Vauban District
Freiburg, Germany · Est. 1998
A sustainable neighborhood of ~5,000 residents where 70% live car-free, streets have no parking, and walking/cycling account for most trips. Built on a former military base, served by tram.
Shared Mobility Inc.
Buffalo, New York, USA · Est. 2009
A transportation nonprofit operating carsharing, bikesharing, e-bike programs, and volunteer transport services. Specifically targets disadvantaged communities where commercial providers don't serve.
Active Neighbourhoods Canada
Montreal / Toronto / Calgary, Canada · Est. 2013
Uses participatory urban design to co-create walkable and bikeable neighborhoods with residents, giving locals direct input into how streets and public spaces are redesigned for active transportation.
Open Streets Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa · Est. 2012
Africa's first formal Open Streets programme. Organizes car-free days and convened the first Open Streets Exchange for 11 African cities to share knowledge on reclaiming streets.
ITDP (Institute for Transportation and Development Policy)
New York, USA (Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico) · Est. 1985
Global nonprofit promoting sustainable transportation. Works with cities across Africa, Asia, and Latin America to implement bus rapid transit, bike lanes, and pedestrian infrastructure.
Pontevedra (Car-Free City)
Pontevedra, Spain · Est. 1999
Removed cars from 1.3 million sqm of city center. Zero traffic fatalities since 2011, 70% CO2 reduction, two-thirds of trips made on foot. A global model for car-free urbanism.
EnCicla
Medellin, Colombia · Est. 2011
Free public bike-sharing integrated with Medellin's metro, cable cars, and BRT. 60+ stations, 1,300 bikes serving 10 municipalities at no cost to users.
Green Raiteros
Huron, California, USA · Est. 2018
The first electric vehicle community ridesharing service in the US, providing free rides to low-income farmworkers. Modernizes traditional Latino raitero culture with community-owned EVs.
Walk21 Foundation
Cheltenham, United Kingdom (global) · Est. 2000
International charity promoting walkability since 2000. Created the Pathways to Walkable Cities platform documenting 100+ walking strategies across every continent.