Originally published on Bikocity. You know the line: “nothing in life is free.” It’s not my favorite line, since it’s not completely true, but it does help to highlight the often illogical attraction we have to “free stuff.” By and large, people probably have a positive view of “free parking,” … [continued]
Originally published on Planetsave. The Pact of Amsterdam has been released, seeking collaboration from EU cities concerning pressing challenges such as air pollution, climate adaptation, transportation, and energy transition. “Cities have a key role to play in translating national and EU policy objectives into concrete action. They directly or indirectly … [continued]
Originally published on Bikocity. As someone who is more than peevish when it comes to biking (for good reason — I have crashed my bike into fences and the like just from being a space cadet), my routes generally revolve around empty streets and protected bike lanes. Hence, I am … [continued]
Originally published on Bikocity. When it comes to city planning, research is the key – the key to fluid transportation, efficient land usage, and reasonable allocation of resources. Tim Barton recently made some poignant observations regarding Google’s “Popular Times” feature and how the data gathered by the media juggernaut could be … [continued]
The Panasonic Corporation of North America division Panasonic Enterprise Solutions and Sensity Systems Inc have announced the formation of a new alliance related to Panasonic’s CityNow initiative, according to a recent press release. The announcement — made at San Diego’s Lightfair International 2016 — made note of the fact that … [continued]
The city of Vancouver has set another standard for cities across the world. Vancouver recently hit another smart growth milestone or two with upward-spiraling numbers of citizens and visitors freely choosing to walk, cycle, and ride public transit. Vancouver has numerous multimodal neighborhoods thanks to practical, smart growth policies. Automobile travel … [continued]
Originally published on Renewable Cities. With [under] one month until the Global Learning Forum takes place, we are very happy to announce 13 incredible speakers and session leaders: Chris Henderson, President, Lumos Energy and Board Chair, Globe Conference and Exposition: is Canada’s most respected commentator on Aboriginal clean energy opportunities Colleen Giroux-Schmidt, Senior Director, Innergex Renewable … [continued]
Editor’s Note: This article is one submission in a live Masdar blogging contest (find out the entry requirements here). Very simply, the focus of the contest submissions is to: “Describe your city in 2030: what will occur due to changes in energy, transportation and water technologies, and how will they transform how you live?” We are sharing this submission here … [continued]
How Communities Can Reduce Transportation Emissions by 50% Originally published on the ECOreport. “Would we have a sustainable transportation system if all automobiles were electric powered?” asked Todd Litman, the founder and Executive Director of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute. Then he added that while electric power would reduce emissions, … [continued]
The website that brought renters, homebuyers, and realtors a powerful index of walkability has done it again, this time for public transit (source: walkscore.com). At the end of January, Matt Lerner, CTO of Walk Score, announced a new ranking of the average resident’s access to public transit in a city. … [continued]
