Launched as part of Mayor Giuseppe Sala’s plan to make a more resilient and livable city by 2030, the piazza creation effort has been spearheaded by Bloomberg Associates, the consulting arm of Bloomberg Philanthropies. The program is being implemented under the guidance of Janette Sadik-Khan, who served as New York City’s transportation commissioner during Michael Bloomberg’s mayoral administration and who famously led the city’s conversion of street spaces into car-free public squares. Milan’s program replicates and builds on what happened in New York.Nate Berg (Fast Company)
Month: June 2022
Alles ist von einer heiteren Melancholie bestimmt, als wären wir in einen Roman von Giorgio Bassani eingetaucht.Ulrike Maria Hund (FAZ)
The surge in demand, however, comes at a time when carriers on both sides of the Atlantic are grappling with staffing shortages, forcing them to cut capacity. In Europe, widespread labor strife, including short-term strikes by cabin crew over pay, has left passengers facing long-lines and flight cancellations. That’s raising questions over whether airlines and even airports have enough resources to meet increased demand. Transatlantic traffic has already reached 85 percent of 2019 levels, according to aviation analytics company Cirium.Allison Lampert and Rajesh Kumar Singh (Reuters)
I describe Sierra Leonean food as having complex layers of flavour. It surprises you in the same mouthful several times. It’s pungent, it’s strong, it’s punchy, but it also can evoke memories, I think. It always says something.Miatta Marke
1. Hong Kong; 2. New York; 3. Geneva; 4. London; 5. Tokyo; 6. Tel Aviv; 7. Zurich; 8. Shanghai; 9. Guangzhou; 10. SeoulECA International
Cities increasingly build bio-swales and rain gardens to replace stormwater pipes, and permeable pavers to edge out concrete sidewalks.Stefan Al