BYD, a leader in electric bus production, has officially joined the Soot-Free cities initiative, which pushes for electric urban bus fleets. Focusing on ...
New tool to see how cities are responding to AV tech
Bloomberg Philanthropies has introduced a new tool named Initiative on Cities and Autonomous Vehicles, which at its core is an interactive map that lets ...
1,500 affordable housing units just a start for Baltimore
As a result of a federal complaint filed in 2011, the state of Maryland is now offering 1,500 new affordable housing opportunities in high-opportunity ...
12 major cities agree on going emission-free
12 urban leaders from across the world have joined in an agreement to buy only zero-emissions buses from 2025 onward as well as make big parts of their ...
Safer public squares to protect communities
Following terrorist attacks in recent years, cities have started deploying a higher number of patrolling officers, bollards protecting pedestrian walkways ...
Berlin verabschiedet sich spätestens 2030 von Kohle
Berlin plant den Kohleausstieg für spätestens 2030 und will so Vorreiter für eine emissionsärmere Zukunft sein. Dazu sollen bis 2030 die verbleibenden ...
Volunteer group brings light back to Athens neighborhood
In the Kypseli neighborhood in Athens people have been dimming their lights to save money since the 2008 financial crisis. The volunteer group Foteini ...
Uber & Lyft charges to be increased in Chicago to improve transit
Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago announced a plan to raise taxes on Uber and Lyft rides during the course of the next two years to channel funding into CTA ...
Smaller cities partner up to introduce bike-share
The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) is planning a regional program with involvement from 16 small towns and cities around Boston to introduce ...
ABB makes aggressive move on Indian EV charging market
EV charging station supplier ABB is planning to capture a major share of the Indian EV charging market. As India is trying to adopt electric cars on a ...