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How might we restore vibrancy in cities and regions facing economic decline?

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Explore Vibrancy

Share your definition of what vibrancy looks like where you live. Find out more...

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Tell us about the cities and communities you know are currently struggling or in the process of revitalising.

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Urban transport of future

To support all these posts about transportation.

Bill Ford is a car guy — his great-grandfather was Henry Ford, and he grew up inside the massive Ford Motor Co. So when he worries about cars' impact on the environment, and about our growing global gridlock problem, it's worth a listen. His vision for the future of mobility includes "smart roads," even smarter public transport and going green like never before.

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Meena Kadri

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December 05, 2011, 07:10AM

Great share, Vladimir!

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Anne-Laure Fayard

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December 05, 2011, 03:16AM

Thanks Vladimir for sharing this talk.
Really thought-provoking and inspiring talk and it does clearly fit well with a lot of the conversation about transportation (public and bicycles).
I agree with Bill Ford's main statement: the need to think differently and make a leap in our thinking instead of only focusing on improving what we have.

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