5 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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