Each day there are more cities investing money and space to improve the bike lane networks in order to offer a more sustainable mobility to its citizens. Barcelona is one of these cities; in fact, almost every inhabitant is able to find a protected bike lane,...
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Complete streets, livable cities.
Nowadays, we are facing the problem that many of the streets that constitute our cities do not embrace in the same way kids, elderly people, cyclists, people with reduced mobility, public transportation, etc. This is why, Complete Streets policies are gaining...
Cyclists and pedestrians together can get more livable and friendly cities.
The tranquillity of streets in a city and the generation of smoke-free spaces from exhaust fumes is one of the ways to make cities more livable and more friendly. The widespread use of bicycles in the city clearly contributes to the tranquillity but its growing...
New bicycle infraestructure in Barcelona: closer and better connected.
Barcelona has 172 kilometers of cycling infrastructure built or in progress that will operate at 100% by the end of the year. The city of Barcelona aims to deploy a complete bicycle infrastructure, connected and in good condition, so that it is useful for all citizens...
In Barcelona, citizens with disabilities are in charge of the accessibility diagnosis.
The 8.13% of the citizens of Barcelona (132,133 citizens) have some type of disability. 54% of these people are women and 46% are men. 51.3% are people over 5 years old. In both sexes, physical motor disability predominates, but in the case of women, the mental...
Bike lanes would allow preventing premature deaths in Europe.
Preventive Medicine has published a survey in which it is concluded that European cities would be able to avoid around 10.000 premature deaths if their bike lane networks get expanded. This research has been leaded by ISGlobal researchers within the framework of the...
Why protect innovations and innovators.
Innovation is a key factor for society to advance. In the same way that it is very important to innovate, it is also important to protect those who made the intellectual and economic effort to innovate. Industrial and intellectual development are protected through the...
Barcelona is working to become a 100% accessible city.
What do we know about universal accessibility? Universal accessibility means much more than being able to put a wheelchair on the bus or that a vision impaired person can cross a crosswalk because of the beeps that the traffic light emits when it turns green....
Why reflective clothing is important for cyclists.
Reflective clothing is important for cyclists because is the way to protect themselves riding in cities or on the road. One of the biggest problems that cyclists face is being 'invisible' to the driver's eye, particularly at night. Though you are four times more...
Which cities have 24 hours public transport?
At ZICLA we have been working since our beginnings to turn cities into safer and more welcoming places for people. Because of the continual acceleration of the population growth, studies reveal that by 2050, 70% of the population will live in cities. And the human...









