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Citizen Voices Are Reshaping Manila’s Transport System to Put People First

Leaders, advisors and volunteers for the Move As One Coalition pose for a photo op with their bikes in Manila. The coalition ...
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Rwanda’s Cities Turn to Green-Gray Infrastructure to Address Climate Risks

Participants of the Forum on Urban and Peri-Urban Nature-Based Solutions explore a map of Burera to identify locations for ...
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‘Plug-In Solar’ Has Faced Major Red Tape in Most States. That Could Soon Change

A man installs solar panels on an apartment balcony in Germany. Research on solar adoption suggests that visibility matters: households are significantly more likely to go solar when they see a ...
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Eden Takele

Despite accounting for less than 3% of global terrestrial area, cities have had an outsized impact on our approach to planetary boundaries, affecting biodiversity and consumption of materials and ...
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The 8 Principles of the Sidewalk: Building More Active Cities

Nossa Cidade (“Our City”), from TheCityFix Brasil, explores critical questions for building more sustainable cities. Every month features a new theme. Leaning on the expertise of researchers and ...
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How Oslo Achieved Zero Pedestrian and Bicycle Fatalities, and How Others Can Apply What Worked

Oslo’s City Ring Road after multimodal safety improvements. Photo courtesy of City of Oslo, Norway In 2015, the City of Oslo, Norway, made a commitment after years of rising transportation injuries to ...
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What Makes a Complete Street? A Brief Guide

This series, supported by the Volvo Research and Educational Foundations, discusses walking and cycling in cities with a special focus on low- and middle-income countries. Many cities have streets ...
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Public Spaces: 10 Principles for Connecting People and the Streets

Our impressions of a city are formed mainly by the quality of public spaces. If they are not pleasant and preserved, or if they transmit a sense of insecurity, we will seldom return. Good planning of ...
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Lessons from Addis Ababa’s Corridor Development Initiative

Newly planted trees line the Piassa-Mexico-Sarbet-Gotera-Wollo Sefer corridor in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Implemented during the first phase of the city’s corridor development project, the trees provide ...
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8 Principles to Better Sidewalks

Walking is the oldest, most democratic way to get around. But as urban areas have become more sprawled, walking has slowly been suffocated by other modes of transport that are less healthy for both ...
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From Moving Cars to Moving People: Scaling Up Safer Streets in Indian Cities

Pedestrians jostling for space while crossing a busy junction in Mumbai. Photo: Chetan Sodaye/WRI India Most people in India walk – to work, to the market or to the railway station. According to the ...
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5 Car-Free Day Myths Debunked: Unveiling the True Benefits of Open Streets

In San Francisco, parks, squares and alleys transform into playgrounds on car-free days, fostering a sense of togetherness and belonging. Photo: Patrick Race As cities become more congested, traffic ...