After The Lockdown, Cities Set Examples
Many hope that improvements will come out of this global struggle with health and the Covid-19 pandemic. Ideally, the aftermath will continually show our old way of life giving way to positive new growth.
Many hope that improvements will come out of this global struggle with health and the Covid-19 pandemic. Ideally, the aftermath will continually show our old way of life giving way to positive new growth.
Medellín, Colombia used to be the murder capital of the world. With the explosion of the global drug trade in the 1980s, crime burgeoned, plunging the city into a state of lawlessness. Slum communities, stacked up along the perilous slopes of the surrounding Aburrá Valley, were on the front lines of the violence and mayhem.But today, Medellín is transformed.
Janette Sadik-Khan is a top rock star in the world of city planning. She led NYC’s recent transportation transformations under Mayor Bloomberg. In the interview, Zachary Shahan, CleanTechnica’s director and chief editor, returns to his roots as he interviews Janette Sadik-Khan and talks urban transport leadership. Zach’s master’s degree was in city and regional planning (from UNC-Chapel Hill). UNC–Chapel Hill was ranked the #1 grad school in the nation for his specialization the year he graduated. The pair, on the same page, were brought together by Autonomy 2017.
Building energy efficiency has never been more relevant to climate action than it is today.