重塑我们的公共街道

重塑我们的公共街道

When you picture a city of the future, is it full of flying cars and robots zipping around your house, à la the Jetsons? Or maybe it’s an entire family on e-bikes, commuting through a city that’s more green than concrete. At Ford, it’s less about whizzing gadgets and more about the people who live and work in urban areas. For the first time in history, more than half of the world’s population now resides in cities. While the benefits of city living are numerous, with it also comes congestion, pollution, and gridlock.

当你想象未来的城市时，会不会像《杰森一家》(the Jetsons)那样，到处都是会飞的汽车，机器人在你的房子里飞来飞去?或者是一家人骑着电动自行车，穿梭在一个绿色多于水泥的城市里。在福特，更多的是关注生活和工作在城市地区的人们，而不是那些奇思妙想的小玩意。有史以来第一次，超过一半的世界人口居住在城市。城市生活有很多好处，但同时也带来交通阻塞、污染的问题。

To combat these issues, Ford envisioned a City of Tomorrow, their plan for a more coordinated transportation ecosystem with mobility advancements for all. Streets make up 20-30% of our city spaces, but they don’t always put people first. That’s why Ford is sparking conversations with organizations across the country to reimagine our public spaces.

为了解决这些问题，福特设想了一个明日之城，他们的计划是建立一个更加协调的交通生态系统，为所有人提供更先进的交通工具。街道占我们城市空间的20-30%，但它们并不总是把人放在首位。这就是为什么福特公司在全国范围内与各组织展开对话，重新构想我们的公共空间。

“How do we not only think about the vehicles, but what are the actual spaces we want to create?“ asks Aniela Kuzon, Global Lead for City:One Innovation Ford Mobility. City:One is Ford’s latest initiative to transform cities by solving mobility problems one person at a time. Whether that means improving existing public transit or removing physical barriers that prevent people from getting somewhere, Ford is seeking innovative solutions from its own engineers, everyday pedestrians, and outside organizations.

“我们不仅要考虑交通工具，还要考虑我们想要创造的实际空间是什么?”阿尼拉•库松(Aniela Kuzon)问道。城市:其中之一是福特公司通过解决一个人一个城市的交通问题来改造城市的最新举措。无论是改善现有的公共交通，还是消除阻碍人们出行的物理障碍，福特都在从自己的工程师、日常行人和外部组织那里寻求创新的解决方案。

Courtesy CicLAvia

One of these organizations is CicLAvia, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit that seeks to transform busy, car-clogged streets into a vibrant community with meaningful connections for its citizens. “I think a lot of folks think that our streets are only for cars, but they’re also for movement of people,” says Romel Pascual, its Executive Director. To prove that point, the organization will temporarily close streets to cars and invite Angelenos to walk, skate, dance, or bike in their new public park. It’s events and efforts like these that allow people to see their city through new eyes.

总部位于洛杉矶的非营利组织CicLAvia就是其中之一。该组织致力于将繁忙、拥堵的街道改造成一个充满活力的社区，与市民建立有意义的联系。“我想很多人认为我们的街道只是为了汽车，但它们也是为了人群，”该组织执行董事罗梅尔•帕斯夸尔(Romel Pascual)表示。为了证明这一点，该组织将暂时禁止汽车通行，并邀请洛杉矶人在他们新建的公园里散步、滑冰、跳舞或骑自行车。正是像这样的活动和努力让人们用新的眼光来看待他们的城市。

“It’s super exciting to see how many ways we can really leverage streets to give them back to people at Ford Mobility,” says Kuzon. While we may not see flying cars in the near future, removing barriers to mobility, revitalizing our public spaces, and strengthening our community ties are all part of Ford’s City of Tomorrow.

库松说:“看到我们有多少方法可以真正利用街道，把它们还给福特汽车公司的员工，真是太令人兴奋了。”虽然在不久的将来我们可能不会看到会飞的汽车，但消除交通障碍、重振公共空间、加强社区联系都是福特明日之城的组成部分。