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Eco Haus Architects In Oman & Global EVRT Advocates Learn From Each Other:...
The Global EVRT Middle East 2018 participants visited the Eco Haus in Oman and share insights into sustainability solutions
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City Planning Rock Star Janette Sadik-Khan Talks Urban Planning Leadership —...
Janette Sadik-Khan is a top rock star in the world of city planning. She led NYC's recent transportation transformations under Mayor Bloomberg. In the interview, Zachary Shahan, CleanTechnica's...
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Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure: Guidelines for Cities —...
Below is the first chapter of our free report Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure: Guidelines for Cities. As I said, the report is completely free, but we're making it more free now by publishing...
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Oslo Booting Cars From City Center — #NewsQuickie
Oslo is moving to boot cars altogether — well, restrict car use within certain areas of the city
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How Cities Can Support Successful EV Charging Networks — #CleanTechnica Video
As part of CleanTechnica's Cleantech Revolution Tour in Warsaw, Poland, Zachary Shahan began a panel discussion about the hurdles, potential, and best practices of EV charging infrastructure
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The #1 Cause Of Death In Children & Adolescents In The United States
A valuable report published in the New England Journal of Medicine lists the 10 leading causes of death among American youth. It examines statistics regarding the 20,360 deaths of children and...
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Urban Transformations: The Reinvention of Eskisehir, Turkey — from Dump to...
Many cities are looking for a new future after the decline of traditional manufacturing industries. From the American Rust Belt to Europe’s industrial heartlands, mayors are striving to reinvigorate...
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Corridors Of Safety: Urban Transformation In Tanzania’s Capital, Safer...
Chaos often reigns on the streets of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s capital. Minivans, cars and motorcycles careen along half-finished roads without markings, sidewalks, or traffic lights. Pedestrians walk...
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Urban Transformations: In Durban, Informal Workers Design Marketplaces...
The story of how Warwick Junction bucked the global trend of replacing informal markets with malls and shopping centers is a testament to the compromise, conflict, and resourcefulness of a small set of...
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Urban Transformations: In Medellín, Metrocable Connects People In More Ways...
Medellín, Colombia used to be the murder capital of the world. With the explosion of the global drug trade in the 1980s, crime burgeoned, plunging the city into a state of lawlessness. Slum...
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WRI Ross Prize For Sustainable Cities Winner: Amend’s School Area Road Safety...
The WRI Ross Prize For Sustainable Cities is chosen by a jury of multidisciplinary experts together evaluating the merits of world-class social improvements and sustainable city progress
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Scooter Use Skyrocketing In Cities, But Are They Safe? A Look At The Evidence
Electric scooters are the latest "new mobility" tech to disrupt the transportation sector. Chances are you've seen someone passing by on one of these small-but-nimble two-wheelers in a city near you....
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Too Many Cities Are Growing Out Rather Than Up — 3 Reasons That’s A Problem
Imagine Lagos, Nigeria, a city of 22 million. What was once a small coastal town just a few decades ago has exploded into a sprawling megacity spanning 452 square miles. Its rapid growth has stretched...
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Is Your City Really Serious About Road Safety? Look For These 3 Things
Thirty-six people died in traffic crashes in Washington, D.C., last year, a 20% increase from 2017. Eight people, six of whom were walking or biking, have already been killed this year, prompting a...
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Saving Children With Civil Engineering & Montessori — #CleanTechnica...
In areas of sub-Saharan Africa with underdeveloped infrastructure, children have died too many times on the way to participate in education -- many more children die than in other parts of the world...
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Report: Cities Designed To Shape & Enable New Mobility
Urban areas that are designed to shape and enable new mobility — by rethinking streets, parking, and more — can lower emissions, enhance health, and improve equity. Experimentation is key to best...
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COVID-19 Could Affect Cities For Years. Here Are 4 Ways They’re Coping Now.
The COVID-19 pandemic is laying bare two unavoidable facts about our new reality: we are more interconnected than ever, and cities are at the front lines of this crisis and will be at the front lines...
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Coronavirus & The Fragility Of Auto-Centric Cities
The coronavirus has exposed the ills of continued automobile-centric urban planning practices that adversely impact equity, health, and the climate. Those of us who are working from home, own an...
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Cities At The Frontlines Of COVID-19 Impact & Recovery
On April 29, more than 600 participants tuned in to a high-level panel hosted by WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities that brought together key urban experts to discuss what national governments and...
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Denver Closes More Streets To Allow More Social Distancing
Denver is closing more streets to cars to make room for more social distancing — for people biking, jogging, and walking
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After The Lockdown, Cities Set Examples
Many hope that improvements will come out of this global struggle with health and the Covid-19 pandemic. Ideally, the aftermath will continually show our old way of life giving way to positive new growth
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Electric Bicycle Sales Blooming Since The Lockdown, Cities & Commuter Habits...
Many a bicyclist will tell you that they feel better after even a short trip on a bicycle. The NYC bicyclist below had not bicycled in years due to the congestion of New York City. People left the...
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Urban Magnets & Architecture — CleanTech Talk
In the first half of this two-part interview for our CleanTech Talk podcast series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, sits down with Bruce Haden,...
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Electric Bike Sales Are Booming, But Incentives Like Electric Cars Get Could...
The silver lining for bicyclists during the coronavirus pandemic has been that the air they've breathed during complete lockdown has been fresher. Many of us have enjoyed a short respite in trying to...
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New York City Is Getting 20 Miles Of Bus Lanes & Car-Free Busways
There is a new plan in New York City that centers around buses. The city will be providing 20 miles of bus lanes and car-free busways. Mayor de Blasio said that implementation of the plan across the...
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EVs in a Time of COVID
As mobility changes drastically in this brave, new, COVID-impacted world, there are increasing signs that electric transportation can pivot us towards a better future
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Amazon Greening German Cities, Volkswagen Reforesting Australia
Amazon, based in the United States, recently committed to greening German cities — as in, planting a lot of trees and bushes there. Now, Volkswagen, based in Germany, is reforesting Australia. Passing...
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Ghost Road, On Myths & Future For Autonomous Vehicles With Anthony Townsend —...
In the first half of this interview for our CleanTech Talk podcast series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, and Anthony Townsend, author of GHOST...
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Ghost Road, Autonomous Vehicles Myths, & The Future — Cleantech Talk With...
In the second half of this episode of our Cleantech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, and Anthony Townsend, author of...
View Article5 Finalists For 2020–2021 Prize For Cities Show How To Tackle Climate Change...
WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities announced five projects as finalists for the 2020-2021 WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities last month for showing how cities can address both climate change and...
View ArticleElectric Vehicle Infrastructure Critical in Low-Income Areas & Communities of...
States and utilities need to take intentional steps to ensure the coming wave of vehicle electrification is accessible to everyone, especially those in low- and medium-income households and communities...
View ArticleZero Emissions Zones: A Tool to Target Benefits of Vehicle Electrification to...
Originally published by Union of Concerned Scientists, The Equation. By David Reichmuth and Leslie Aguayo, a Climate Equity Program Manager from The Greenlining Institute Zero-emission vehicle...
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EU Road Deaths Dropped By 36% While US Road Deaths Increased By 10%
By Zachary Shahan and Johnna Crider There’s an interesting article published recently in The Atlantic, but one reading of it could also come across as disturbing. On the surface, it may seem as though...
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Can Cities Thrive In Turbulent Times? 3 Questions For Cities In 2022
The 2021–2022 WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities launched on World Cities Day, October 31, 2021. Submissions are open until February 15, 2022. Find out more at prizeforcities.org. Originally published on...
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IPCC: City Planners Face “Make-or-Break” Moment for Climate Action
The latest IPCC report cannot emphasize enough that what cities do in the next decade matters.
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Clever Low-Cost Way To Improve & Increase Biking In The City
Electric vehicles are great, but there is no better transportation option than a bicycle. Bicycles provide much needed exercise (also saving emissions from a trip to the gym), are more energy efficient...
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Innovative Analysis Tool Opens Path To Better Mobility For All
Mobility Energy Productivity Tool Is Helping Decision-Makers Visualize Equity Gaps in Transportation and Find Solutions How long does it take you to get to work or school? The answer varies widely for...
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Cities Begin To Question Minimum Parking Regulations
Many cities are questioning the wisdom of minimum parking regulations that deprive them of valuable land for development.
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Flooding Issue in NYC? Rooftop Gardens for Bus Stops to the Rescue!
New York City has a lot of concrete, and it’s not located in the desert. As a result, it’s got a problem with flooding, and the problem is only growing. One obvious solution to this problem is to get...
View ArticleDecarbonizing Transportation Must Come With People-Powered Mobility Justice
Over the last decade, we have often been promised a better, cleaner, greener mobility future. New ride-hailing services (e.g., Uber founded in 2009; Lyft in 2012), public micromobility systems such as...
View ArticleAmericans Know Expanding Roads Doesn’t Fix Traffic
A new survey shows that most Americans know that expanding roads doesn't fix traffic. Why do states keep pursuing these harmful projects?
View ArticleWalkable Neighborhoods & Public Transit Are Part Of The Clean Energy Transition
By expanding renewable power, phasing out fossil fuels, electrifying as much of the economy as possible, and deploying other technologies, ... [continued] The post Walkable Neighborhoods & Public...
View ArticleWhether Powered By Electrons Or Molecules, Automobiles Are A Curse
Electric automobiles are all well and good but don't address the problem of too many cars and trucks clogging our roads and cities. The post Whether Powered By Electrons Or Molecules, Automobiles Are A...
View ArticleZero-Emission Zones Are Helping Some Cities Fight Pollution
With growing urban populations and increases in cars, trucks and buses, cities are poised to experience more harmful pollution threatening people’s health and livelihoods. But some cities around the...
View ArticleDubai Aims To Create “World’s Greenest Highway”
If you’re not familiar with the UAE, it loves superlatives. More than anyone. The most. With the greatest enthusiasm. With the highest aims. It almost seems like everything new has to the tallest,...
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