Addis Ababa is a prime example of how a city can change when walking and cycling are taken seriously. Over the past few years, the capital of Ethiopia has invested heavily in non-motorised transport as part of its wider urban transformation.

Walking and cycling are the most affordable, climate friendly and inclusive ways to move through cities, yet they remain undervalued. As motorisation rates rise across the globe, the need to protect and expand active mobility has never been greater.

Cable cars reaching the city’s margins, green corridors designed to cool the streets: Medellín is full of ideas for improving urban life. But how transformative have the much-praised projects actually been?