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Co-Owner of Modacitylife.com. This account is now inactive. Keep following along on @modacitylife or find me on insta and LinkedIn
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Ten extraordinary women making cities work better for everyone

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By Melissa Bruntlett, Chris Bruntlett
| Planetizen
A new book profiles women leaders shaping the future of modern cities. These are some of their stories. The transportation and urban planning sectors have a gender problem. Despite women graduating from engineering and planning programs at the same rate as men, the industry remains male-dominated at the management and executive levels — where the field is 86% male in the United States, 80% in Asia, and 78% in the European Union.
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Bogota's next big urban innovation: Equity for working women

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By Melissa Bruntlett, Chris Bruntlett
| Planetizen
This article is an extract from the book WOMEN CHANGING CITIES: Global Stories of Urban Transformation, published in October 2025 by © RIBA Books. In urban planning circles, Bogotá is very much a household name. Since the 1970s, it has been the launching point of many influential mobility breakthroughs, with two in particular becoming global examples for other cities to emulate. The first is La Ciclovía, a day-long event that opens streets throughout the city to people walking and cycling.
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From Barcelona to Paris, cities thrive with women in charge. It’s all about sharing public space

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By Melissa Bruntlett, Chris Bruntlett
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‘Ada Colau’s administration reclaimed a million square metres of pedestrian space in Barcelona.’ A stencil graffito dedicated to Colau when she was city mayor. Photograph: Dave Stelfox/The Guardian According to the UN 68% of the global population will be urban dwellers by mid-century.
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