By Jonathan Zettel
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London mayor unveils £1 billion cycling plan
London is effectively overhauling the city’s cycling infrastructure with a master plan that will spend £1 billion. The plan includes a 117 km...
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London’s Underground restores ‘Mind the Gap’ for widow of voice actor
Margaret McCollum used to frequent Embankment Station inside London’s Underground just to hear the voice that warns passengers to ‘mind the...
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Electric bus in Germany uses wireless charging techonology
Bombardier is testing an innovative electric bus, PRIMOVE, in Germany. The bus moves quietly through the streets picking up and dropping off passengers...
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Is this what your city of future looks like?
Imagine electric-blue shields arching over the entire city, providing environmental controls and safety against invading space-foes. Of course, our long...
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Japan’s shrinking skyscraper a new way of rebuilding cities
Demolition inside densely populated cities can be dangerous, if not impossible. This clever deconstuction method in Japan uses massive jacks and heavy...
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Introducing the Urbee: a 3D-printed hybrid car nears production
The Urbee 2, a 3D-printed hybrid car, might just revolutionize the way we think about cars. Using a 3D-printer to form the car allowed the design team to...
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Zero Litter’s trash mob cleans up Baltimore’s urban spaces
Garbage has always been a problem for cities. Plastic bags, cigarette butts, cans and other debris are blown around often landing against fences and in...
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Better bike route maps key to creating cycling-friendly cities
Traditional bike maps only show where lanes begin and end throughout the city, but in Austin they are designing a map that also includes how safe each...