Chris Bruntlett is the author of two books along with Melissa Bruntlett, "Curbing Traffic" and "Building The Cycling City". He lays out the case for how reducing the dependence on cars can increase urban vitality and liveability for human beings, based on the dutch blueprint and his observations across many countries.

Ever complained how bad our cities are? How bad your commute is? You’ll get to hear from people who are working to solve these problems in their own way. 

This is your weekly soapbox for Urban Sustainability with Sathya Sankaran

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Timecodes
00:00 - Preview & intro
02:55 - Car-thusiasm
08:16 - GDP vs Liveability
15:01 - The books
20:31 - What is liveability?
26:57 - Software
37:42 - Dutch cycling culture
43:15 - Hardware
49:20 - India
56:08 - Worldwide
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Profile of Chris Bruntlett & Melissa Bruntlett - http://www.modacitylife.com
Dutch Cycling Embassy - https://dutchcycling.nl
Melissa & Chris Bruntlett, Building the Cycling City, The Dutch Blueprint for Urban Vitality - http://www.modacitylife.com/cycling-city
Melissa & Chris Bruntlett, Curbing Traffic, The Human Case for Fewer Cars in our Lives - http://www.modacitylife.com/curbing-traffic 
Peter D Norton, Fighting Traffic, The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City - https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262516129/fighting-traffic/
Prof Ruth Oldenziel on Automobile dominance and Dutch culture, Episode 19: Will the bicycle survive the future? - https://youtu.be/V7NS5ecTVVM 
Dirk de Jager on Bicycling and learnings for developing economies, Episode 04: What the Dutch! - https://youtu.be/ukA4xH_cZCg 
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