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    Curitiba, Brazil implemented extensive public transportation and environmental initiatives that reduced energy consumption by 66%, increased surrounding land values, and created a massive park network. The city prioritized public transportation over cars by implementing bus rapid transit with triple articulated buses that arrive every minute, slum dwellers were given housing in exchange for clearing waste, and 99% of residents reported being happy with the city.

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    Curitiba, Brazil implemented extensive public transportation and environmental initiatives that reduced energy consumption by 66%, increased surrounding land values, and created a massive park network. The city prioritized public transportation over cars by implementing bus rapid transit with triple articulated buses that arrive every minute, slum dwellers were given housing in exchange for clearing waste, and 99% of residents reported being happy with the city.

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    reduced energy

    consumption
    by 66%

    parks
    increased
    value of
    surrounding
    land
    infrastructure
    running water
    sheep to mow
    lawns - urban
    sheppards

    created a
    massive
    network
    of parks

    more slum
    inhabitant
    new housing

    99% happy
    with city

    environment

    Curitiba ideal ecocity

    4x more
    Greenland
    than required

    Society

    slum dwellers
    clear waste in
    return for fruit
    + veg from gov

    let river flood


    triple
    articulated
    buses
    boarding tubes
    for efficiency

    2 million
    passengers
    buses arrive
    every minute
    -always full

    Transport
    priotising
    people
    over cars

    pedestrionised15
    city blocks
    one road in to
    city + one out

    peak times

    population
    3 million

    3 roads
    bus lane
    in middle

    affordable

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