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In the struggle against climate change, it can feel that we are constantly being asked to sacrifice material desires. Most people don’t want to...
Pedestrian Bridges Make Cities Less Walkable. Why Do Cities Keep Building Them?
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The High Cost of Transportation in the United States
What does the average American pay to get around every day in 2024? What portion of their income is devoted to transportation? Is that...
The Need to Reimagine the Nairobi Expressway As A Green Corridor
The Nairobi Expressway, implemented under a build-operate-transfer model by China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), is arguably Kenya’s most distinct private-public partnership project. While...
How Beijing is Rethinking Parking and Reclaiming Public Space
Due to rapid motorization and a lack of parking management policy, Beijing’s sidewalks, setbacks, bicycle lanes, and streets have been gradually taken over by...
The Current Fuel Crisis Is An Opportunity to Reshape US Cities
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Leapfrogging Past the Urban Highway
Urban highways are obsolete technology. By investing in walking, cycling, and public transit, rapidly developing cities can leapfrog past the outdated urban highway, and...
The Next Pandemic Surge: Traffic
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