Larry interviews Abby about her trip to Europe that is happening as the episode releases. We talk about what she hopes to learn from visits with officials in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, Bremen, Heidelberg, and Freiburg in Germany, and Barcelona in Spain.RotterdamClimate Proof NeighborhoodBenthemplein: the largest water square in the world, and other sites around the Zoho neighborhoodZoHo rain garden: Functional gathering space that collects and reuses rain waterFloating Bridge: 400m floating pedestrian bridgeDakAkker: Rooftop farm and water management systemSponge Garden: Rain garden and green space designed to capture and reuse waterBremenBike CityBike Share: the city’s bike share programCity Center Bike Tour: Recommended tour on city websiteBicycle Zone - Neustadt District: 12-block zone in the city that prioritizes cyclingHeidelbergCarbon Neutral DistrictBahnstadt District: World’s largest passive house settlementKindergarten Schwetzinger Terasse: Net-zero kindergartenFreiburgCity of the FutureVauban: example of one of the most sustainable neighborhoods in the worldModel projects: the city has a map of various sustainability projects around the city, I will go to as many as I canBarcelonaDavid Roberts Vox article: Super BlocksSuperblocks and other sustainable neighborhood demonstrations