Many people take advantage of the summer vacation to visit new cities and discover new places in the world. This involves a mass movement of people, often related to increased transport emissions. Motorized transportation methods are not the only ones that allow us to...
SwitchMed Connect is a gathering of Mediterranean stakeholders to build synergies, exchange knowledge, and scale up eco and social innovations. It hosts leading start-ups and entrepreneurs, industry agents, initiatives, change agents, policy and financial institutions...
In 1901, the future looked bright for the newly arrived automobile. Racing driver Henri Fournier confidently predicted that because the automobile was so much "better, quicker, surer, cheaper" than horse drawn transport, city streets would become cleaner and there...
Tactical transit is derived from tactical Urbanism, idea whereby a local movement of citizens improves the environment by using non-permanent methods in order to develop a new style of life. These citizens do this kind of initiatives because they consider that it's...
Everyone likes the convenience of travelling by car, but our freedom to use our own transport comes at a cost. Electric vehicles are still very much in the minority, and the more cars that are on the road, the greater the cost to the environment and our health. The...
Winter is on our doorstep and cities are preparing themselves for the challenges ahead in the cold season of the year. As cities look to redesign their streets to provide more safe mobility and transportation options, new maintenance and operations challenges and...
Nowadays there is a widespread consensus on the importance of a transition towards more sustainable means of transport such as the bicycle. That is why many big cities are investing in different projects and initiatives to promote the use of the bike. It has been...
The EU Green Week 2018 began the 21st of May in Utrecht (The Netherlands) and ended the 25th of May in Madrid (Spain). Meanwhile in Brussels, it took place the high level EU Green Cities Summit. During this week, there were discussions about the ways in which the...
Electric cars won’t eradicate gridlocks and air pollution, but carbon footprints could be cut by favoring pedestrians, cyclists and mass transit. This way it will be posible to turn towards sustainable mobility. Each day cars are more fuel efficient, their tailpipe...
Waiting for a bus never needs to be frustrating again with the advent of smart bus stops. Often made from repurposed metals and other recycled materials, these bus stops respond in real time to customer queries, changes in bus schedules, and traffic conditions to keep...
