City air makes one free. It also has dire consequences for our health and can inflict a wide range of diseases, including asthma and lung cancer. <\/span>In 2019<\/span><\/a>, polluted air led to 175,702 years lived with disability (YLDs) due to chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases in 30 European countries. The fine particulate matter resulted in 238,000 premature deaths. Urban traffic and energy consumption contribute vastly to climate change, and most of our infrastructures are not prepared to deal with the adverse effects of the climate crisis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n There\u2019s a lot of talk about car-centered cities, and how traffic needs to move away from individual vehicles toward greener options. With this discourse only just beginning to bud, the backlash is already in full force: populists are accusing environmentalists of hunting down drivers as if it were a matter of life or death. This topic is so charged because owning a car is not only a means to get from point A to point B, but it is a status symbol, a glaring emblem of class.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Owning a car creates a form of entitlement to space, a privilege many are bereft of. However, access to a vehicle has been a class marker for a very long time and did not start with the invention of the combustion engine. In the novels of Honor\u00e9 de Balzac, up-and-coming heroes have to develop entire schemes to keep their shoes clean \u2013 to avoid betraying themselves in high society, since they cannot afford a carriage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Across much of 20th-century Europe, traffic and commerce were considered of utmost importance in city planning. Infrastructure was developed to support individual drivers, often at the expense of public transport and communal spaces. Many are calling for a change.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Green Urbanism envisions urban planning with communities and the environment at the heart of city design. It\u2019s about reclaiming urban spaces for the people who live in them, promising to make these spaces livable not just for pedestrians, but for drivers too. European cities have been crawling towards this ethos for decades, intertwining greenery with architecture, and promoting public transport, cycle lanes, and walker-friendly spaces.<\/span><\/p>\n Architects, scholars, activists, and artists work on reimagining buildings as living, breathing entities that contribute to the urban ecosystem. It affects housing, traffic, work, as well as care, fun, and community.<\/span><\/p>\n However, the road to Green Urbanism is not without its bumps. Financial constraints, legal entanglements, and public awareness, or the lack thereof, pose significant hurdles. But the prize is worth the pursuit. Cleaner air, clearer waters, and a cohesive community are treasures that promise a richer urban life.<\/span><\/p>\n Jessica Furseth <\/span><\/a>is a freelance journalist from London who explores the city scene, uncovering the unique and captivating aspects of urban life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Ad\u00e9l Cs\u0171r\u00f6k is a representative of the NGO <\/span>From Streets to Homes<\/span><\/a>, providing the Housing First method in Hungary.<\/span><\/p>\n Lina Mosshammer is the Co-Founder & CEO of <\/span>Punkt vor Strich<\/span><\/a> and a Policy Officer at <\/span>Verkehrsclub \u00d6sterreich<\/span><\/a>. She\u2019s spearheading initiatives in mobility solutions, striving for a gender-sensitive and sustainable approach to urban transportation.<\/span><\/p>\n We meet with them at the Bikes and Rails Housing Project<\/a>\u00a0in Vienna.<\/p>\n R\u00e9ka Kinga Papp, editor-in-chief<\/span> Hermann Riessner\u00a0 managing director<\/span> Senad Hergi\u0107 producer<\/span> Clemens Schmiedbauer video recording<\/span><\/p>\n Richard Brusek sound recording<\/span><\/p>\n N\u00f3ra Ruszkai, lead video editor<\/span> Victor Maria Lima, animation<\/span> Julia Sobota\u00a0 closed captions, Polish and French subtitles; language versions management<\/span><\/p>\n Farah Ayyash\u00a0 Arabic subtitles<\/span> Hosted by the Bikes and Rails Housing Project, Vienna.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Source<\/b><\/p>\nToday\u2019s guests<\/h3>\n
Creative team<\/h3>\n
<\/span>Merve Akyel, art director<\/span>
<\/span>Szilvia Pint\u00e9r, producer<\/span>
<\/span>Zs\u00f3fia Gabriella Papp, executive producer<\/span>
<\/span>Margarita Lechner, writer-editor<\/span>
<\/span>Salma Shaka, writer-editor <\/span>
<\/span>Priyanka Hutschenreiter, project assistant<\/span><\/p>\nManagement<\/h3>\n
<\/span>Judit Csik\u00f3s\u00a0 project manager<\/span>
<\/span>Csilla Nagyn\u00e9 Kardos, office administration<\/span><\/p>\nOKTO Crew<\/h3>\n
<\/span>Leah Hochedlinger\u00a0 video recording<\/span>
<\/span>Marlena Stolze\u00a0 video recording<\/span><\/p>\nPostproduction<\/h3>\n
<\/span>Istv\u00e1n Nagy, video editor<\/span>
<\/span>Mil\u00e1n Golovics, conversation editor<\/span><\/p>\nArt<\/h3>\n
<\/span>Cornelia Frischauf, theme music<\/span><\/a><\/p>\nCaptions and subtitles<\/b><\/h3>\n
<\/span>Mia Bel\u00e9n Soriano\u00a0 Spanish subtitles<\/span>
<\/span>Marta Ferdebar\u00a0 Croatian subtitles<\/span>
<\/span>L\u00eddia N\u00e1dori\u00a0 German subtitles<\/span>
<\/span>Katalin Szlukov\u00e9nyi\u00a0 Hungarian subtitles<\/span>
<\/span>Daniela Univazo\u00a0 German subtitles<\/span>
<\/span>Olena Yermakova\u00a0 Ukrainian subtitles<\/span>
<\/span>Aida Yermekbayeva\u00a0 Russian subtitles<\/span>
<\/span>Mars Zaslavsky\u00a0 Italian subtitles<\/span><\/p>\n
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