Fresh Food On-the-Go: Introducing Bus-Stop Farmers Markets
Farmers markets and upscale food boutiques abound in the bourgeoisie neighborhoods of North America today. At the very…
2016-03-04
The Global Bike Sharing Boom : Why Cities Love A Cycling Scheme
As urbanisation and modernisation reach unprecedented levels, road congestion has become a modern day menace. Heavy traffic is…
2016-03-03
10 Cities That Are Shaping The Future Of Urban Living
Cities are frequently at the front line of innovation when it comes to addressing the changing problems of…
2016-03-03
DNA Deciphers Roots Of Modern Europeans
For centuries, archaeologists have reconstructed the early history of Europe by digging up ancient settlements and examining the…
2016-03-03
15 Destinations To Inspire Your Next Runner’s High
For traveling fitness enthusiasts, sneaking in a jog while sightseeing is a treat of sorts. Transform your runner’s…
2016-03-02
How Far A Paycheck Goes In 191 U.S. Cities
New Yorkers and San Franciscans pay a lot more for apartments, groceries and other expenses, but they also…
2016-03-02
Africa’s Top 10 ‘Cities Of Opportunity’
For the first time in history over half the world’s population live in cities — more than 54%…
2016-03-02
Dan Ariely : How Equal Do We Want The World To Be? You’d Be Surprised
The news of society’s growing inequality makes all of us uneasy. But why? Dan Ariely reveals some new,…
2016-03-02
5 Things States Can Do To Bring Transportation Policy Out Of The Stone Age
On its page commemorating the 50th anniversary of President Eisenhower signing the Federal Aid Highway Act, the Federal Highway…
2016-03-01
Bending The Carbon Curve In The Wrong Direction
Gas prices are down, driving is up, and so, too, is carbon pollution. In a little over a…
2016-03-01
What Long-Distance Trains Teach Us About Public Space In America
“What people don’t like about the train is the time lapse. People don’t have time to tie their…
2016-03-01
Shopping In Shipping Containers : A Tour Of Christchurch NZ’s Unique Re:START Mall
After the devastating 2011 earthquake, historic Christchurch begins to recover, starting with the pop-up Re:START mall. …
2016-02-29
Understanding Europe’s Population Shift In 4 Maps
Despite economic growth in Central and Eastern Europe, the continent is still migrating to the Northwest. Europe’s population…
2016-02-29
And The Oscar Goes To … A City?
From platinum-certified bike cities to LEED buildings and points-earning waterfronts, green infrastructure advocates are increasingly going the way…
2016-02-29
Be Nice, It May Help Your City’s Economy
In some cities, the personality of its residents may play a part in economic success (or failure). Houston’s…
2016-02-27
A Foreign Policy For Global Cities?
Can and should global cities have their own foreign policy? This question was hotly debated at last year’s Chicago…
2016-02-27
Grow Your Own : Making Australian Cities More Food-Secure
Food security has typically been framed as an issue of global concern, concentrated within developing countries. The UN…
2016-02-27
11 Amazingly Free Things To Do In London
Here are a few things to do in London that cost literally nothing. 1. Climb Big Ben Westminster…
2016-02-27
Lessons Of Incremental Innovation In Southeast Asia
Having explored most of Vietnam and a small part of Cambodia, I am struck by the innovation that…
2016-02-26
Open Data/Open Government – What Should Cities Really Focus On?
I have heard a lot of talk in the last few years about open government and open data.…
2016-02-26
From Ocean Trash To Designer City Attraction In Singapore
Did you know that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is twice the size of France? The amount of…
2016-02-24
Skyway Mass Transit Making Huge Impact At La Paz
Almost two years on and the teleférico to El Alto has proved a cheap and stress-free way to…
2016-02-24
A Farmers’ Market’s Journey From Serving Affluence To The Masses
Before the city became infamous for its water, residents struggled with access to healthy food. One change made…
2016-02-24
Vienna’s 7th Makes It Undeniably The Best City For Quality Of Life
Study examining socioeconomic conditions places Austrian capital at apex of index while London, Paris and New York fail…
2016-02-24
Want A Cycling City? Design For Traffic Safety
The World Bicycle Forum in Medellín, Colombia last 2015 brought together more than 4,000 attendees from across the…
2016-02-24
What Makes People Use Public Transport?
As traffic congestion continues growing in urban areas, more and more cities have realized that investment priority should…
2016-02-24
Food Waste Is A Shame! A Huge Shame! Good Thing We Have These 12.
We all heard our mothers say it when we were young, “Don’t waste your food,” or perhaps, “Take…
2016-02-23
Why Tech Firms Can & Should Do More Than Tech
For many cities, tech hubs have been a key to jump starting economic growth in the wake of…
2016-02-23
Vast Rooftop Project For A Little Idea In Greening Gotham
A 60,000-square-foot rooftop greenhouse that will produce more than 500 tons of fresh vegetables a year finally opened this…
2016-02-23
How To Make Peace? Get Angry
How did a young man born into a high caste in India come to free 83,000 children from…
2016-02-23
Summer Jobs Pay More Than Pocket Money To City Teens
While East Coast cities patiently wait for winter to melt away, it’s a good time for municipal governments…
2016-02-23
More New Jobs Are In City Centers, While Employment Growth Shrinks In The Suburbs
For decades, most Americans working in metropolitan areas have gone to work outside city centers – in suburban…
2016-02-22
Cities Must Help Produce More Food
If the world is going to feed its growing and increasingly urban population in the face of climate…
2016-02-22
Ain’t It Obvious : More Driving, More Traffic Related Deaths
Data from the national traffic safety administration shows an ominous trend: traffic related deaths are up 11.3 percent for…
2016-02-19
A Limit To Urban Height In Vancouver
We don’t always have to build up to fit more people into a city. Vancouver and Seattle offer…
2016-02-18
Top 10 Places For Growing Foods In Cities In The USA
People have been growing food and raising livestock across the United States for centuries—even in cities. But it…
2016-02-18
The Anti-Patterns Of The Digitally Connected City
Popular visions of the “smart city” promise that with digital technology the power of the city “as a…
2016-02-17
Dynamism And Vibrancy In Atlanta City
For a sprawling city with the nation’s ninth-largest metro area, Atlanta is surprisingly lush with trees—magnolias, dogwoods, Southern…
2016-02-17
The Top 10 Smart Cities Consideration For A Prosperous India
The government last month revealed names of the first 20 smart cities that will get Rs 50,802 crore…
2016-02-16
The Sharing Economy Should Not Lead to City Zoning Chaos
The sharing economy is challenging the demand for land-use regulations, but they’re still necessary. We used to work…
2016-02-16
Why Mobile Internet Only Is Encouraging Inequality
For many of us, access to the Internet through a variety of means is a given. I can…
2016-02-16
Changing The Signs For Changing Times
It still prefers triangles even though the world uses octagons. Japan is considering a revamp of its stop…
2016-02-15
The Impacts Of An Aging World Population
Overpopulation isn’t something this generation has to worry about much, but under-population? That’s a very real problem that…
2016-02-15
The Top 10 Cities For The Month Of Hearts & Love
Everyone wants the kind of things that money just can’t buy — except on Valentine’s Day, otherwise known…
2016-02-12
Around The World With 11 Of The Best Street Foods
1. Mint Tea, Morocco Glasses filled to the rim with mint, and a healthy helping of sugar, stand…
2016-02-11
Why The Idea Of Simply Reading In A Library Has Become Obsolete
In Seattle, a new private library — the first of its kind in a century — is based…
2016-02-10
Why Do We Keep Ignoring That Which Feeds Us?
By embracing the latest advances in connectivity, farms are reaping big benefits. What’s needed more than ever is…
2016-02-10
The Future Of London’s Garden Bridge Project Going Dry?
Jane Duncan calls for review of procurement process amid claims Thomas Heatherwick design was chosen unfairly. The project…
2016-02-10
Top 10 Reasons That Prove America’s Cities Still Care
During the holiday season, we’re all reminded to give thanks for our blessings and hopefully pay them forward.…
2016-02-08
The Best Way To Map Cities We People Can Truly Understand
A roundup of the best stories on cities and urbanism we’ve come across in the past seven days.…
2016-02-06