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New paths for the roads of tomorrow

Transportation news feeds are filled with tech innovations and new start-ups willing to improve our daily mobility…

Swimming is back in town (it’s still summer!)

Among other natural elements, water surely is one of the most appreciated in cities – or even a symbol, as the famous …

How cities deal with the climate change risks

According to the non-profit organization “100 Resilient Cities”, urban resilience is the ability of individuals,…

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The edible poster

Mr. Kipling, a British cake brand, came up with a tasty campaign outside a shopping mall in Westfield, London. The cake…

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High Five Amsterdam and New York!

Dutch royal airline KLM and DDB group agency Eigen Fabrikaat came together to create a unique experience between…

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The magic broom

To promote the fourth edition of Quebec Magic Festival, LG2 agency imagined an amusing campaign to surprise passers-by…

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Underground Oasis opens up in London

American shoe brand Vans launched its latest project in the famous Old Vic Tunnels, right under Waterloo Station in…

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The Bus Stop, literally

As part of the "TRANSIT - Creative Placemaking with Europe in Baltimore" initiative, launched by non-profit…

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McDonald's now accepts money, cards and cans!

McDonald's brought to Sweden a creative way to promote sustainability. They collaborated with DDB Stockholm on a…

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An index in the street to find your way around

Iranian designer Mojtaba Raeisi created the prototype of a street furniture providing information about businesses and…

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Towards the energy-efficient city

As sustainable development has become a major global issue, cities around the world are more and more willing to reduce…

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A mysterious vending machine to reward physical activity

Nike recently managed to create a huge buzz on social networks by organizing a treasure hunt in downtown New York.The…

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NFC transactions to reach 53.8 billion EUR by 2018

In its latest report dedicated to the mobile and online payment market, European think tank IDATE forecasts a…

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The 3-D poster

To celebrate the 30th edition of the Malmö Festival, Stockholm-based creative agency Snask created a giant poster made…

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A giant talking inflatable balloon

As part of the promotion of the forthcoming video game "Sunset Overdrive", Xbox teamed-up with Twofifteenmccann agency…

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The "Facebook-powered" vending machine

British confectionery brand Cadbury partnered with Red Agency to set-up the "Joy Generator" in Sydney, a vending…

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A multifunctional car park in Copenhagen

As part of a competition organized by Copenhagen Port and City Development, JAJA Architects imagined a car park concept…

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A limit to the average number of apps used by smartphone owners?

According to a recent study published by Nielsen, the time spent each month by U.S. iPhone and Android owners using…

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An illuminated crosswalk to improve pedestrians' safety

Russian designer Alexey Chugunnikov created the "Smart Crosswalk", an innovative ground signage project aiming at…

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An algorithm to determine the most "pleasant" route between two points

A team of researchers at Yahoo Labs Barcelona created a GPS mapping algorithm able to automatically determine not the…

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Benches to celebrate London's literary heritage

As part of the "Books about Town" campaign aiming at encouraging reading and celebrating London's literary heritage,…

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Asia and Africa will drive global urbanization by 2030

According to a report published by the United Nations, nine of the ten most populated cities in the world in 2030 will…

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Innovative signage for enhanced urban mobility

The emergence of digital and mobile technologies has given birth to numerous innovations in the field of signage in…

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A futuristic monorail to reduce urban congestion

SkyTran is an on-demand personal rapid transit system using Maglev (Magnetic Levitation) propulsion to run along a…

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The rise of mobile devices in digital media consumption

According to a report published by comScore, smartphones and tablets accounted for 60% of total time spent on digital…

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How people move...

In the same vein as the maps based on RunKeeper data we recently mentioned on the blog, activity tracking app Human…

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Examining morning habits in big cities around the world

Ikea recently released a study examining morning habits of 8,000 people in 8 major cities around the world (Berlin,…

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Taking a rest at the red light

"Curbee" is a street-furniture allowing riders to take a rest while waiting at a red light.It consists in a simple…

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A giant scoreboard made of cars' LED headlights

Audi found an original and impacting way to display World Cup scores in real time.It set-up on the Brooklyn waterfront…

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Restoring damaged signs with Scrabble letters

American toys and games manufacturing company Mattel partnered with Spanish agency Lola to launch, in Madrid, a…

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Smart solar-powered benches for Boston parks

The City of Boston is about to set-up connected benches in several of its parks, allowing citizens to charge their…

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A vending machine turned into a tiny football field

Here is another campaign testing people's football skills, after the one organized by Pepsi a few weeks ago. To…

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The LEGO bus shelter

As part of the "Year of the Bus" organized in London, a bus shelter entirely made of LEGO bricks was set-up along…

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Is it worth climbing?

Transport for London (TfL) is currently testing in its famous double-decker buses a system aiming at informing…

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Smart devices and connected objects under the spotlight at Futur en Seine 2014

Founded in 2009 by Cap Digital and held every June in Paris, Futur en Seine is a festival aiming at promoting digital…

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Activity trackers dominate the wearable devices market

According to a report published by ABI Research, the global wearable devices market is clearly dominated by activity…

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The most walkable cities in the US are...

In partnership with Smart Growth America and the Center for Real Estate and Urban Analysis at George Washington…

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Using a Kit Kat as a train ticket

As part of campaign aiming at reviving tourism in the region that was devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami,…

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Design your own bus network!

TransitMix is a tool created by a group of developers from the Code for America organization that lets people design…