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Commentary
How Gothenburg learned to love congestion pricing
A small but increasing number of cities have implemented congestion schemes and charges, including London, Milan, Singapore and Stockholm. What can we learn from Sweden’s second-largest city?
Jonas Nässén and Jan Riise November 13, 2017
Mobility
How a city in Spain got rid of its cars
In Pontevedra, efforts to turn streets over to people has improved quality of life -- and proven politically popular.
Ignacio Amigo August 30, 2017
Interview
Urban planning — linchpin for sustainable urban development?
“The lesson is about more restraint,” says ISOCARP vice-president and planner Martin Dubbeling.
Gregory Scruggs July 19, 2017
Mobility
New bus rapid transit system earns Dar es Salaam 2018 Sustainable Transit Award
Earning the award also means the Tanzanian capital will host a summit for world transportation experts next year.
Gregory Scruggs June 30, 2017
Mobility
How Buenos Aires is thinking about sustainable transport
June 28, 2017
Metro Governance
In a fractured metro area, New York’s Regional Plan Association finds common ground
Nearly a century old, the group holds no formal power but sets a regional agenda across 800 municipalities in three states.
Neal Peirce June 16, 2017
Commentary
How do we get urban transport to deliver on global climate targets?
To maintain the agreed international schedule, the sector will need to move beyond fossil fuels shortly after 2050 in the world’s most advanced regions, and by 2070 elsewhere.
Cornie Huizenga and Mark Major and Karl Peet May 15, 2017
Idea Exchange
What do U.S. urbanists want to learn from their French counterparts?
This crowdsourced initiative surveyed nearly 3,000 people to find out.
Gregory Scruggs April 10, 2017
Urban Planning & Design
Density alone does not do much to dissuade car use, research finds
An article in the Journal of the American Planning Association kicks off a debate among urban planners on the value of compact city designs.
David Hatch March 3, 2017
Environment
Essen’s award-winning blueprint for greening the postindustrial city
How a German city once synonymous with coal and steel became Europe's 'Green Capital'.
Simone d'Antonio February 16, 2017
Property Rights
Land rights can lift African cities from ‘low development trap’, World Bank urges
Continent’s fragmented urban form ‘completely at odds with the broader thinking in development,’ analyst says.
Brendon Bosworth February 10, 2017
Public Safety
A Brazilian mayor aims to shock motorcycle riders into wearing helmets
Mayor Roberto Cláudio compares the new campaign to graphic anti-smoking imagery.
Gregory Scruggs February 8, 2017
Public Safety
Pedestrian safety in U.S. cities lowest in poor, minority areas
Findings offer insight for countries across the world dealing with spiking rates of driving and increasing car-focused urban planning.
David Hatch January 27, 2017
Mobility
World’s first ‘bike mayor’ to take on cycling in New York
January 20, 2017
Mobility
Uber shares mobility data with urban planners
But city officials say the information Uber is offering is not robust enough to be useful.
David Hatch January 19, 2017
Mobility
Delhi slashes bus fare in bid to curb pollution

The move lasts through the month of January, when India’s capital is often thick with haze, the Hindustan Times reports. 

December 22, 2016
City Leadership
‘We managed to kick off a paradigm shift in São Paulo,’ mayor says on leaving office
An exit interview with Fernando Haddad.
Gregory Scruggs December 21, 2016
Citiscope Feature
Moscow makes over its streets with people in mind
Behind Mayor Sergei Sobyanin’s ambitious effort to make Moscow more livable like other European capitals.
Timothy Misir October 28, 2016
Research
Urban expansion outpacing rapid transit, report says

A new study from the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy measures access to public transport in 26 global cities.

October 25, 2016
Around Quito
Quito highway plan pits need to move traffic against sustainability
The primary tunnel in and out of Quito is too congested. As the city works with a Chinese firm on an expansion plan, critics are concerned it will create more traffic and displace residents.
Johnny Magdaleno October 20, 2016
Implementation
How cities plan around mobility is central to sustainable urbanization, advocates say
As global leaders gather at this week’s Habitat III conference to adopt the New Urban Agenda, they are being urged to pay greater attention to transport.
Anna Valmero October 19, 2016
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