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Street space is bound to undergo major transformations within the upcoming decades. The urgent need of reducing traffic and mitigating urban heat islands calls for bold actions and a reduction of impervious carriageways in our cities. With the progressive decrease of space dedicated to motorized traffic, new typologies of urban boulevards will arise and bring sustainable change to our cityscapes. Smart green avenues will act as shared spaces for new forms of individual and collective transportation, inner-urban fields irrigated with rainwater from surrounding roofs will bring agriculture within the city, and uncovered water channels will cool the microclimate and provide new recreation spaces. The relationship between urban areas and surrounding landscape will evolve, making superordinate phenomena more tangible. Rather than rethinking single squares or green areas, we should consider the unprecedented potential of this new network of outdoor spaces: the streets are our future parks! 

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