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Cities, Transport

Inside London’s cycling renaissance

The number of daily cycling journeys reached 1.26 million in 2023, up 20% from 2019, pre-Covid levels.

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How Finland won the war on homelessness (mostly)

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Multi-year study finds London’s low-traffic neighbourhoods deliver huge benefits

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13-year study finds protected bike lanes make roads safer — for everyone

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These cities are building solar plants on trash to save space

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As more US cities drop parking-spot requirements, this study shows how they’ll benefit

Cities, Climate & Energy

How sewage is helping along the energy transition

The False Creek Neighbourhood Energy Utility plans to be fully renewable by 2030, with 70% of its energy coming from sewer heat.

Cities, Climate & Energy

Inside New York’s first all-electric skyscraper

For developers, all-electric new construction in New York City “is basically cost-neutral.”

Cities, Climate & Energy

This wastewater heat pump in Berlin will warm 45,000 homes

Heating and cooling accounts for almost half of global energy use and over 40% of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions.

Cities, Transport

Multi-year study finds London’s low-traffic neighbourhoods deliver huge benefits

In many cases, the health economic benefits exceed 100 times the costs involved.

Cities, Climate & Energy

Melbourne suburbs prepare to go fully electric

The City of Yarra plans to reach net zero emissions by 2030.

Cities, Climate & Energy

How the Netherlands built a thriving circular economy

More than a quarter of the material resources used in the country come from recycled waste.