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Cities North America Insights
Cities
North America
Insights
August 5, 2021

The State of Electric School Bus Adoption in the US

  • Cities
  • electric mobility
  • transportation
School bus USA
  • Cities
  • electric mobility
  • transportation
Cities
Asia Africa Latin America North America Europe
Insights
December 16, 2020

5 Big Ideas to Address the Climate Crisis and Inequality in Cities

  • cities for all
  • Climate Resilience
  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Transformations
  • Prize for Cities
  • Cities
  • climate change
  • Urban Development
People gather in the middle of a Monterrey street during sunset
  • cities for all
  • Climate Resilience
  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Transformations
  • Prize for Cities
  • Cities
  • climate change
  • Urban Development
Cities
North America
Insights
July 7, 2020

LA’s Time To Lead A Fair, Strong And Clean COVID-19 Recovery

  • Air Quality
  • coronavirus
  • Economics
Los Angeles Traffic
  • Air Quality
  • coronavirus
  • Economics
Cities
Latin America North America
Insights
December 12, 2019

How to Prevent City Climate Action from Becoming "Green Gentrification"

  • Climate Equity
  • Climate Resilience
  • Cities
  • environmental justice
Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, New York. Photo by Robert Wolcheck/Flickr
  • Climate Equity
  • Climate Resilience
  • Cities
  • environmental justice
Cities
Latin America North America
Insights
August 8, 2018

Cities Are Taxing Ride-Hailing Services Like Uber and Lyft. Is This a Good Thing?

  • Urban Mobility
  • Cities
  • transportation
Traffic congestion in Washington, DC.
  • Urban Mobility
  • Cities
  • transportation
Cities
North America
Insights
March 6, 2018

Are We Ready for Autonomous Vehicles? The Uncertain Road Ahead

  • public transit
  • transportation
self-driving car
  • public transit
  • transportation
Cities
North America
Insights
March 16, 2016

DC’s Metro Closure Shows Why Creating Trust in Public Transit Matters

  • public transit
  • health
  • transportation
  • public transit
  • health
  • transportation
Cities
North America
Insights
April 28, 2015

Mexico City’s Car Congestion Slows Economic Growth, Costs Businesses

  • public transit
  • transportation
Motorized vehicles are responsible for nearly half of Mexico City's greenhouse gas emissions. Photo by Curt Carnemark / World Bank
  • public transit
  • transportation
Cities
North America
Insights
March 17, 2015

$150 Million to Transform Sustainable Transport in Mexico City

  • Urban Mobility
  • public transit
  • low carbon development
  • transportation
With the new investment to modernize and expand Metrobús, Mexico City is making high quality sustainable mobility a reality for its residents. Photo by Taís Policanti/EMBARQ Mexico.
  • Urban Mobility
  • public transit
  • low carbon development
  • transportation
Cities
Asia North America
Insights
January 21, 2015

As Obama and Modi Meet, 4 Opportunities for US-India Action on Clean Energy and Climate

  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • low carbon development
  • renewable energy
  • U.S. policy
India's goal is to increase solar power to 100 gigawatts by 2022. Photo by Abbie Trayler-Smith/DFID
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • low carbon development
  • renewable energy
  • U.S. policy
Cities
Latin America North America
Insights
June 3, 2014

Demystifying Transit-Oriented Development

  • Climate
  • Cities
  • Air Quality
  • Energy Access
  • GHG emissions
  • health
  • road safety
  • transportation
  • Urban Development
Transit-oriented development strategies can help urban areas develop sustainably, uniting land use, transport planning, and urban design to create more people-oriented cities. Pictured: Small businesses and pedestrians at a hub near Mexico City’s Metrobús bus rapid transit (BRT) system. Photo credit: Justin Swan/Flickr
  • Climate
  • Cities
  • Air Quality
  • Energy Access
  • GHG emissions
  • health
  • road safety
  • transportation
  • Urban Development
Cities
Asia Latin America North America
Insights
April 4, 2014

A Safe City is a Just City

  • Cities
  • road safety
  • transportation
  • Urban Development
In Rio de Janeiro, proximity to transport is key to ensuring that residents have access to jobs and opportunities within the city. Photo Credit: EMBARQ-Brazil
  • Cities
  • road safety
  • transportation
  • Urban Development
Cities
Latin America North America Europe
Insights
September 4, 2013

Boom and Bus: How Public Transport Can Curb Road Deaths as Our Cities Grow

  • public transit
  • road safety
  • transportation
BRT system in Curitiba, Brazil. Photo credit: Guilherme Mendes Thomaz, Flickr
  • public transit
  • road safety
  • transportation
Cities
Latin America North America Europe
Insights
January 16, 2013

3 Big Opportunities to Transform Transportation

  • Cities
  • low carbon development
  • transportation
  • Cities
  • low carbon development
  • transportation
Cities
North America
Insights
January 8, 2013

Zipcar’s Purchase by Avis: Car Sharing Success or Failure?

  • transportation
  • transportation

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