Bikeshare Is Still Growing in Popularity After Pandemic Cycling Boom
Annual bike-share ridership across six major American cities grew 27% last year from pre-Covid levels to nearly 45 million trips, with 2023 on pace for another record jump, according to official US data.
Flying car startup eyes 2025 takeoff following US, EU certification
Flying cars have captured the public imagination for decades, but have yet to enter the mainstream. However, with investors pouring cash into the sector, could the 2020s be the decade when sci-fi vision becomes reality? German startup Lilium certainly hopes so.
Norway’s Oil Capital Offers Free Public Transport to Locals
The City of Stavanger is the first in Norway to make ALL public transport free to locals.
Mobility giant Bolt adopts self-driving Starship robots for food delivery
European ride-hailing firm Bolt will start using self-driving robots to deliver customers’ food as part of a new partnership with fellow Estonian company Starship Technologies.
NYC gets closer to its toll goals
NYC gets closer to implementing congestion pricing for drivers in lower Manhattan.
Florida barn will be the world’s largest 3D-printed building
A luxury horse barn in Florida is primed to be the world’s largest 3D-printed building.
World’s largest ‘wood city’ to be built in Stockholm
In recent years, wooden buildings have reached new heights, with soaring timber skyscrapers completed or underway in countries like Norway, Switzerland, and Australia.
A Giant Drilling Machine Moves Stockholm Toward an Emissions-Free Future
Deep below the Swedish capital, an ambitious tunneling project is bringing the city closer to going fully green.
Can a City Feed Itself?
In Paris and elsewhere, cities are exploring the economic and environmental benefits of building-based agriculture and racing to protect farmland at the urban edge.
Beach cleanup goes high-tech
Plastic-munching robots, floating drones and other “smart” contraptions are starting to ply beaches and waterways, systematically removing dangerous debris left by summertime revelers.