How Paris plans to protect its residents from rising heat
Both the city and the greater metro region are taking a comprehensive approach, combining new parks and urban greenery initiatives with big investments in alternative transportation.
Articles by Patrick Sisson
Los Angeles is in a race against heat, and low-income workers are losing
Entrenched geographic gaps in heat readiness and resilience across the sprawling metropolis are making notions of climate equity a far-off goal.
In climate-challenged Mumbai, development patterns are adding fuel to the fire
"At a time when we recognise the city is getting hotter, it seems a little perverse to pave over some of the city’s last open spaces."
It’s time for transportation planners to move beyond ‘level of service’
This car-centric assessment of roads and mass transit fails to consider the wide range of needs that people and cities have regarding transportation networks.
Ban cars: Why cities are embracing the call for car-free streets
A growing movement is taking aim at motor vehicles in the quest to solve traffic congestion, slash carbon emissions and create more-livable cities.
Cities have a parking problem. More parking is not the solution.
Most cities dedicate huge amounts of space to cars at rest. There's a strong case for changing that.
What is a 15-minute city?
This vision for sustainable cities imagines places where residents can truly live locally, with everything they need just a short walk or bike ride away.
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