Friday, June 6, 2025

If we want equitable smart cities, we need support from philanthropy

Everyone agrees that smart cities—places that deploy technology to deliver government services and improve quality of life—are the future. City leaders and staff are...

COVID-19 threw a curveball at curb management. Here’s how cities adapted.

Transportation for America’s 2020 cohort of the Smart Cities Collaborative was always meant to focus on curbside management. But then came COVID-19, radically shifting...

Cities’ priorities must be the heart of any universal curb standard. These 5 principles...

Cities and towns face a massive hurdle to managing their curb space: the lack of a  uniform way to define the curb and its...

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The Partnership That Sparked a Global Movement for E-Buses

As cities worldwide grapple with the impacts of air pollution, traffic congestion, the escalating effects of climate change, and extreme weather, the need for...

ITDP at 40: A Conversation on Four Decades of Sustainable Transport

2025 marks the 40th anniversary of ITDP. It’s a time to reflect on our journey from grassroots activism to global influence, and to look...

A Marathon, Not a Sprint: Lessons from India’s Walking & Cycling Challenges

As we close the chapter on two of India’s landmark mobility initiatives, the India Cycles4Change (C4C) and Streets4People Challenges (S4P), there is much to...

This US Company Just Successfully Tested a Reusable Hypersonic Rocket Plane

Stratolaunch has finally found a use for the world’s largest airplane.Twice in the past five months, the company launched a hypersonic vehicle over the...