Mayor's Office of Cali Cities are on the front line of climate impacts. They are home to most of the world’s population and ...

On a residential street In Istanbul, pedestrians and cyclists – and sometimes horse-drawn carriages – share road space with ...

Blooming jacaranda trees line a street in Johannesburg, South Africa. Although visually striking, jacaranda trees are an invasive species in the region. Photo: Shams/iStock Every spring, ...

Our impressions of a city are formed mainly by the quality of public spaces. If they are not pleasant and preserved, or if they transmit a sense of insecurity, we will seldom return. Good planning of ...

This series, supported by the Volvo Research and Educational Foundations, discusses walking and cycling in cities with a special focus on low- and middle-income countries. Many cities have streets ...

The Colombian capital of Bogota has been praised for more than a decade concerning its dramatic transformation, which centered around the TransMilenio bus rapid transit (BRT) system, ushered in by ...

Oslo’s City Ring Road after multimodal safety improvements. Photo courtesy of City of Oslo, Norway In 2015, the City of Oslo, Norway, made a commitment after years of rising transportation injuries to ...

In San Francisco, parks, squares and alleys transform into playgrounds on car-free days, fostering a sense of togetherness and belonging. Photo: Patrick Race As cities become more congested, traffic ...

The passenger plaza in Balekundri Circle includes a dedicated auto-stand for easy last-mile connectivity to buses and taxis. Photo: WRI India. “I find it scary to cross this junction. I literally have ...

Before the Metrocable was built, the only options for residents to descend from the hilly informal settlements were infrequent, unreliable buses or journeying on foot, which could take multiple hours.

Global annual greenhouse gas emissions have grown 41% since 1990, and they are still climbing. While emissions dipped notably in 2016, recent data suggests that carbon dioxide emissions rose each year ...

Newly planted trees line the Piassa-Mexico-Sarbet-Gotera-Wollo Sefer corridor in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Implemented during the first phase of the city’s corridor development project, the trees provide ...