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30 August 2018
Shenzhen, China
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1500-3000 Words
Massive investment in electric vehicles has reduced noise and air pollution in China. The megacity of Shenzhen, for example, is surprisingly quiet with its fleet of electric buses and ban on gas-powered motorcycles. H...
28 August 2018
Netherlands
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Over 3000 Words
Most people in Holland ride a bicycle every week thanks to a widespread public commitment to a biking culture and infrastructure where everyone feels welcome. That includes very visible dedicated bike paths designed f...
27 August 2018
District of Columbia, Washington, United States
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800-1500 Words
How do you make a public space inviting so people will gather, but also safe from the growing danger of attackers using vehicles to ram large numbers of people? Many cities have responded to such attacks with concrete...
6 August 2018
New York, New York, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Revel, a new electric scooter startup, is taking Brooklyn by storm. In an era of increasing shared mobility options, the e-scooter is carving out its niche as a faster option than bikes but a more accessible option th...
Detroit Driven
Sarah Rigg
3 August 2018
Detroit, Michigan, United States
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800-1500 Words
Detroit, the original Motor City, needs to adapt to mobility changes and think beyond cars - and the city is doing just that. The city is increasingly offering “blended” transportation models, including public transpo...
1 August 2018
Toronto, Canada
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
After the success of New York City’s High Line, several cities have tried to emulate that success with a twist--by transforming underpasses below highways into activated space for the community. Toronto’s Bentway offe...
1 August 2018
Bellevue, Washington, United States
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800-1500 Words
Bellevue’s pilot bike lane project is starting slow and ready for feedback. By beginning the project with less than a mile of bike lanes downtown, the city made sure to brand it as a pilot, hoping to measure results a...
31 July 2018
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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800-1500 Words
Ride-sharing company Lyft is testing an experiment: they are offering $550 to 100 city residents who agree to give up their own car for one month. The $550 will come in the form of Lyft ride credit, a bike-share stip...
23 July 2018
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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800-1500 Words
New guidelines to help cities manage bike-share programs, based on feedback from 60 cities, could be the key to success for dockless vehicles. The guidelines include recommendations about permits and fines, ways to co...
20 July 2018
Hong Kong, China
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800-1500 Words
Excessive noise, particularly from street performers, can sound the demise of pedestrian zones. After 18 years, Sai Yeung Choi Street South will reopen to cars. Another solution could have been better noise regulation...
Apolitical
Anoush Darabi
8 June 2018
New York, New York, United States
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Under 800 Words
Pedestrian-oriented development takes many forms, but three cities have demonstrated success. In New York City, a local transit commissioner convinced the city to pedestrianize parts of Times Square using data to make...
18 May 2018
Detroit, Michigan, United States
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800-1500 Words
MoGo, a bike-sharing program in Detroit, listened to user feedback and launched an adaptive bicycle pilot program. Though only 13 bikes are part of the program, they will make urban biking accessible to people with li...
CityLab
Annette Becker
Lessano Negussie
30 April 2018
Copenhagen, Denmark
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1500-3000 Words
Copenhagen is a highly livable city, thanks to policies that focus on making streets safe and convenient to walk. The bigger the city, the worse it is to design urban spaces only with cars in mind, says planner and ar...
28 April 2018
Seattle, Washington, United States
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800-1500 Words
When public transportation is not an option and commuting alone is undesirable, vanpools are a great option for shared commuting. Seattle’s vanpool program is the largest in the country, with 1,469 vanpools, followed ...
23 April 2018
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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800-1500 Words
As Seattle tries to implement bike lanes effectively, it can look to Vancouver as a success story. Vancouver’s bike lanes are physically separated from roads, making riders safer and increasing the number of people wh...
19 March 2018
Euclid, Ohio, United States
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Over 3000 Words
Lakefront homeowners in Euclid, Ohio didn't want to give up their land for public use until the city offered them a fair deal—the city will build a trail that reinforces the shoreline on their properties in exchange f...
The Boston Globe
Matt Rocheleau
8 March 2018
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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800-1500 Words
An increasing number of cities are looking to redesign roadways, sidewalks, and intersections based on the way spaces are needed after snow storms. Snow piles left after snowplows carve paths for vehicles are basicall...
27 February 2018
Seattle, Washington, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Traffic for both everyday commuters and tourists in big cities has increasingly become more of a hassle across nations. Various cities like Portland, Oregon have found success with bikeshare models. Seattle, however, ...
27 February 2018
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
Chicago officials strive to make the city safer for bicyclists by looking for inspiration in other cities, adopting the "Vision Zero" initiative that aims for zero traffic-related deaths, and investing in education pl...
Apolitical
Anoush Darabi
30 January 2018
New York, New York, United States
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
Redesigning streets to be more pedestrian-friendly can have big impacts on traffic safety and local business. A fast, easy and cheap way to weigh the pros and cons of such changes is to simply redraw street lines usin...
Seeley Swan Pathfinder
Micah Drew
12 January 2018
Ovando, Montana, United States
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800-1500 Words
Ovando, Montana, a tiny town just off a main highway, has benefited from economic growth as a result of almost one thousand cyclists who ride through each year. The Ovando Community Fund was started to build appropria...
The Boston Globe
Matt Rocheleau
9 November 2017
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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800-1500 Words
Lead-footed drivers are a problem everywhere, and cities around the world have struggled with ways to get vehicles to slow down, especially in dense areas where the risks to pedestrians are acute. One clever solution...
BBC
Jessica Lussenhop
25 September 2017
Black Rock City, Nevada, United States
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800-1500 Words
Many argue that the Burning Man festival has become an exclusive and wasteful indulgence for the wealthy - an opinion that was exacerbated this year when thousands of perfectly good bicycles were left among the debris...
The New York Times
Winnie Hu
28 August 2017
New York, United States
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800-1500 Words
Bike share programs have helped decrease pollution and traffic in urban areas. However dockless city bike programs are now threatening bike docking stations because they are cheaper and more accessible. Dockless bike ...
CityLab
Simone D'Antonio
23 August 2017
Ljubljana, Slovenia
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1500-3000 Words
Ljubljana was once a highly crowded city but since the election of its mayor, the city has become far more green due to a clear strategic plan and efficient mayoral office. The largest impact change was making the dow...
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