People relax along the bank of the Seine River in Paris. France is among countries advancing long-term strategies that align ...
In cities like Beijing with aging populations, design and infrastructure changes can help make public transit systems more accessible. Photo: Besides the Obvious/Shutterstock As people live longer and ...
The most recent change on Avenida Séptima is the replacement of one lane of traffic for a bi-directional bikeway. Photo by Carlos F. Pardo Just before she took office in January 2020, Mayor Claudia ...
Newly planted trees line the Piassa-Mexico-Sarbet-Gotera-Wollo Sefer corridor in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Implemented during the first phase of the city’s corridor development project, the trees provide ...
Water tanks dot residential rooftops across Addis Ababa: a symptom of dwindling supply and a warning sign for the city’s future. As its watershed struggles to meet demand, Addis Ababa needs joint ...
Bogotá, Colombia, closes major city roads to cars every Sunday for Ciclovía. Photo: Ivan_Sabo/iStock Every Sunday morning, Bogotá, Colombia, transforms its streets. Over 120 kilometers (75 miles) of ...
Walking is the oldest, most democratic way to get around. But as urban areas have become more sprawled, walking has slowly been suffocated by other modes of transport that are less healthy for both ...
The passenger plaza in Balekundri Circle includes a dedicated auto-stand for easy last-mile connectivity to buses and taxis. Photo: WRI India. “I find it scary to cross this junction. I literally have ...
Cheonggyecheon Stream in Seoul, where an elevated expressway was demolished to make way for a massive public recreation space. Photo by Aleksandr Zykov Road development throughout the 20th century was ...
Cities around the world are slowly realizing that gender dynamics play an important role in how people interact with transport systems. Taken as groups, women and men tend to have different travel ...
A New York City school bus drives down Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. New York is one of the state’s poised to benefit the most from school bus electrification. Photo: DogoraSun/iStock This estimate ...
The built environment accounts for over one-third of global emissions. In rapidly developing markets like India and Mexico, a surge in housing construction faces a pivotal choice: lock in high-carbon ...