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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...
View ArticleChicago 2030: Green Or Ashen?
Editor’s Note: This article is one submission in a live Masdar blogging contest (find out the entry requirements here). Very simply, the focus of the contest submissions is to: “Describe your city in...
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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...
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