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Choimobi Yokohama — Electric Carsharing Program For Yokohama Uses...
A new partnership between Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and the City of Yokohama — Choimobie Yokohama — is the newest addition to the Yokohama Mobility Project ZERO program (YMPZ). The Japanese word...
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Lego-Like, Elegant Bike Lanes That Snap Together
Show up at the next city council meeting in your area regarding the improvement of bike lanes. Better yet, show up with pictures of these Lego-like bike lanes! Or get some of the building blocks...
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Cleantech Developments Stimulating Renewable Energy Growth
Senior editor at the outstanding progressive news outlet AlterNet, Tara Lohan, recently contacted me because she was writing a story on “which developments in clean tech are the most promising in terms...
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Streetcars Boost Local Economies, Light Rail Gets People Out Of Cars
Confirming the claims of many a city planner (like myself), a couple of recent studies have shown that modern US streetcars have been able to stimulate economic development and shape land use...
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Write About Cities, Win A Trip To Abu Dhabi!
Whether you’re a city planner, a cleantech geek, an energy buff, or a full-fledged sustainability guru, here’s an opportunity that I don’t think you want to pass up. Masdar is offering to bring you to...
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Bike Sharing Boom
Bike sharing is growing fast around the world. The first graph below is a good representation of the staggering growth. Worldwide Bike-Share Boom Visualized In New Graphs (via Planetsave) The past...
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Study Confirms: Drivers View People More Negatively
Following up on the discussion Lloyd Alter of TreeHugger and I have been having, new research confirms what I think was the key point of Lloyd’s article on the electric car revolution vs fixing our...
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Study: It’s Easier For Cities To Reduce Residential Emissions Than...
It's easier for cities to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions through the residential sector than it is through the transportation sector, a new study authored by an MIT professor has found. The...
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Berlin & China Creating “Sponge Cities”— Landscape Architects Help Cities...
Berlin (Germany) and China are working with nature to create sponge cities that absorb rainwater and cool the city. Even without the challenges of climate change, cities would do well to consider the...
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Is Elon Musk An Elitist Jerk?
Elon Musk has some unkind things to say about the state of public transportation today. His remarks did not sit well with transportation engineers and urban planners.
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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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