Paris’ vote on banning e-scooters could shape the whole of Europe
E-scooters in Paris have become a flashpoint for the industry in Europe and the city’s mayor, Anne Hidalgo, is going to put the question to the people.
VinFast: Is This Vietnamese Automaker For Real?
VinFast, a fledgling Vietnamese automaker, has been grabbing headlines with plans to start selling electric SUVs in the U.S. by the end of the year.
This is what the first cities governed with the help of AI will be like
As a result of human interaction, cities are complex environments where a whole host of activities take place. The design, coordination and management of this metabolism could use new tools. Could artificial intelligence govern a city?
Hertz to help cities go electric, starting in Denver
Hertz aims to speed the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs).
Building trust cooperation on the road to net zero
Humanity faces serious and complex obstacles to securing our long-term well-being. The most challenging is the emission of CO2 into our planet’s atmosphere due to human activity.
Wind, solar, and hydrogen: How energy will get more sustainable in 2023
Both the EU’s ambitious 2030 climate target and the current energy crisis have highlighted the need to accelerate the transition to renewable energy.
One World Trade Center, a memorial skyscraper
One World Trade Center is not only the tallest building in New York or the fourth tallest in the world. The tower, design by David Childs, is located on the site previously occupied by the Twin Towers, destroyed in the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001. A skyscraper that heals wounds and looks to the future.
Play and childhood: child-friendly urban design
Children from the baby boomer generation spent 71% of their time playing outside compared with 27% today. What can cities do to provide more spaces and leisure time for children?
Perfect Storm: Public Transport to the Rescue - Solutions Talks
In a context of high energy prices, inflation skyrocketing and supply chains disruption, increasing urbanisation, expectations toward public transport are higher than ever. Yet in many cities, public transport networks reach the limits of their capacity. Faced with these challenges, how can public transport innovations keep the service reliable and affordable?
Five technologies that were set to revolutionize cities and failed
The trial and error heuristic has been associated with the history of technological development. Of course, this applies to cities too, and many of them have been at the center of the success and failure of all sorts of solutions.