Using public space to support democracy
Outdoor phone-banking and voting booths are helping to foster civic engagement as US cities adapt to a Covid-19 election season.
Transport
Transport
Houston’s bid for park equity
The city often ranks among the top ten most unequal metro areas in the US, but since 2012, it has been building one of the most extensive – and equitable – networks of parks and greenways in the country.
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.
Kolkata’s cycling ban is overturned – at least for now
Pre-pandemic, cycling was banned on 22 streets, including a majority of the city's main thoroughfares. Today, citizens are taking it up in droves.
The staggering pedestrian safety crisis in African cities
In places like Dar es Salaam, far more children are killed by the drivers of cars, trucks and motorcycles than are killed by Aids, malaria or diarrheal diseases.
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.
Micromobility companies brought a distraction, not a revolution
Pandemic-era planning makes it clear that cities have what they need to reach their mobility goals.
The decisions cities made about coronavirus had a big impact on bike-share ridership
Offering free or reduced memberships broke down barriers to cycling.
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