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Smart Cities and Urban Mobility: Why Public Transport Matters

By Jon Glasco on Feb 2, 2023 12:45:47 PM

Jane Jacobs — journalist, urban theorist and critic — dared to ask in the 20th century why cities were built for cars. While aggressively challenging car-centric urban planning, she wrote that affordable, convenient public transport is vital. Once again, she took a critical stance when she described the urban mobility status quo as “predicated on inconvenient, deteriorating, obsolete public transit” — and blamed transit authorities for “ignoring common-sense alternatives and neglecting innovative thinking.”

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Smart Mobility Urban Mobility Public Transport

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