Straphanger
by Taras Grescoe · 8 Sep 2011 · 428pp · 134,832 words
also to Keiko Kawamura for her help interpreting, and Chester Liebs for taking the time to talk to me about Japanese cycling habits. In Bogotá, Carlos Moreno helped when Colombian slang got the best of my rusty Spanish, and Carlos Pardo was a wry and thoughtful source of background on TransMilenio and
Carmageddon: How Cars Make Life Worse and What to Do About It
by Daniel Knowles · 27 Mar 2023 · 278pp · 91,332 words
have turned her into a darling of urbanists. Underpinning this cycling transformation is a big idea called the “fifteen-minute city,” which she took from Carlos Moreno, a French Colombian scientist at the Sorbonne. According to the theory, most necessities should be reachable within fifteen minutes by public transport, cycling, or walking
Curbing Traffic: The Human Case for Fewer Cars in Our Lives
by Chris Bruntlett and Melissa Bruntlett · 28 Jun 2021 · 225pp · 70,590 words
. Facilitating trips such as these is at the core of La Ville du Quart D’Heure (the 15-Minute City), an idea developed by Professor Carlos Moreno of the Sorbonne, and popularized in the mayoral campaign of Anne Hidalgo in Paris. Picked up by the C40 Mayors as a part of the