How METRO made bus service a priority and became a transit trendsetter
In 2015, METRO took its outdated bus network down to the studs and designed an entirely new regional transit system that made bus service less complicated and more frequent along the busiest routes. The results made transportation officials in cities across the country take notice.
Could cities, not national governments, be the ones to fight the climate crisis?
What happens if cities rethink their policies to combat climate change rather than waiting for nations to do so?
Living in walkable neighborhoods makes children richer when they grow up, new study finds
Living in walkable neighborhoods has shown to improve health, social wellbeing and general happiness, and now, a new study shows children growing up in walkable areas earn more money as adults.
Our cities will become smart only through private-public partnerships, experts say
Technology will transform our cities for the better, according to a panel hosted by the French American Chamber of Commerce and Ion Smart Cities Accelerator program and prototyping lab.
Washington is a great (baseball) town. So is Houston.
The World Series faceoff revealed some additional similarities between the two seemingly-contrasting cities.
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