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# 🚥 Towards Zero Traffic Deaths

In 2017, I moved from my beloved birthplace, Rio de Janeiro, to advance my
career in the powerhouse that is São Paulo. One of the biggest improvements in
my quality of life came from going car-free. While I occasionally used a car to
visit in-laws or travel to the countryside, swapping the stress of driving and
the costs of maintaining a car for a mix of subway and bike-share cycling was a
game changer. This isn't the norm in São Paulo, but it was a newfound privilege
that became a key factor in my enjoyment of the city.
career in the powerhouse that is São Paulo. At the time, one of the biggest
improvements in my quality of life came from going car-free. While I
occasionally used a car to visit in-laws or travel to the countryside, swapping
the stress of driving and the costs of maintaining a car for a mix of subway and
bike-share cycling was a game-changer. This isn't the norm in São Paulo, but it
was a newfound privilege that became a key factor in my enjoyment of the city.

Fast-forward a few years to 2023: the urbanist movement around 15-minute cities
was growing stronger, the climate crisis was accelerating, active transportation
policies and experiments were becoming popular, and I was moving to Vancouver.
If my overall experience as city dweller improved in almost every way after
moving to São Paulo (except perhaps in the "beach time" axis), these gains
repeated tenfold in the "Greenest City". Plus, I got beaches back! Well, with
caveats, but I digress.
policies and experiments were becoming popular, and I was moving to Canada. If
my overall experience as city dweller improved in almost every way after moving
to São Paulo (except perhaps in the "beach time" axis), these gains increased
tenfold in Vancouver. Plus, I got beaches back! Well, with caveats, but I
digress.

On one hand, I became more confident than ever that I can live a complete urban
life without owning a car due to the decent amount of cycling infrastructure in
and near Downtown Vancouver, a transit system punching way above its weight for
the metro region size and population (by NA/LATAM standards), and the amount of
public-transit-accessible adventures - from turquoise lake hikes to snowboarding
mountaintops.
and near Downtown Vancouver, a transit system that punches way above its weight
for the metro region's size and population (by North American standards), and
the numerous adventures accessible by a combination of cycling and transit—from
turquoise lakes to ski resorts.

On the other hand, progress is sometimes slow, sometimes non-existent, as waves
of car-centrism ebb and flow more or less in synchrony with conservatism
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.sidebar-floater {
position: absolute;
justify-content: center;
width: calc(30%);
width: calc(25%);
left: 0;
}
.sidebar {
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