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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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Vote with your cigarette litter!

Willing to reduce the quantity of cigarette butts thrown in the streets of London, British environmental charity Hubbub…

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Connected bins in New York City

Massachusetts-based waste management company BigBelly and the City of New York implemented connected bins in downtown…

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More bikers means less risk of accidents

A recent study unveiled by health consultant Peter Lyndon Jacobsen showed that the more bikers and walkers are on the…

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Looking for the greenest road

Because people are happier when their environment is green, the start-up Walkonomics developed a smart app which…

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Mobile phone gaming is becoming more and more popular

According to a study carried out by eMarketer, the use of smartphone to play is becoming more and more popular. In 2015…

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Kids in the city

Nowadays, cities are evolving in order to respond to the needs of every part of its population, including children:…

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Top pro-startup local policies

The British charity Nesta published its “City Initiatives for Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship” report that…

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Light my bike rider’s back!

The Azerbaijani designer Elnur Babayev conceived a very useful innovation named "cyclee" to prevent the risk of…

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Feel the temperature before boarding

Stockholm Arlanda airport decided to tackle the problem of waiting time with a creative idea. Passengers do not need a…

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Hidden coffee machines bring people together

To make the daily walk to the workplace a little more fun, Nescafé created an original advertising campaign bringing…

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A rainy crosswalk

Design studio Ampersand Content created two unusual crosswalks representing an umbrella and rain drops to decorate the…

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The street becomes your sport field

Powerade and Ogilvy & Mather Berlin launched an innovative advertising campaign called “Workout billboards” in three

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When Fiat helps you to park your car

Fiat recently imagined an original advertising campaign in Frankfurt to present its latest Fiat 500. The company…

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Healthy citizens, healthy economy

According to several studies conducted by the University of Cambridge and the University of California, it would be…

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Northern Europe is still a cycling heaven

Every two years, the Brussels-based pro-cycling lobby European Cyclists’ Federation unveils a barometer measuring…

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What do Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam sound like?

The train company Thalys launched an original and amusing advertising campaign called “The sounds of the city”. They…

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Intelligent helmets for bikers

London-based company Future Cities Catapult created a prototype of an intelligent helmet equipped with a GPS and a…

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Potholes are tweeting in Panama City!

In order to get rid of the dozens of potholes in Panama City, television station Telemetro Panama and advertising…

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Underground cities

In a context of fast growing urbanization, cities are facing issues such as congestion and lack of space for new…

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The most dynamic cities in the world

American investment management and real estate company Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) recently released the "City Momentum…

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Being a Millennial: an (urban) state of mind?

American carsharing company Zipcar published the fifth edition of its annual "Millennial Survey" which examines the…

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To find the closest bus stop, just hold up your phone!

"Departures NYC" aims at letting people find their way in the sometimes complicated New York bus network. This mobile…

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Redesigning the daily commute

Willing to make public transportation more attractive and offer an alternative way to travel by bus, San Francisco…

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A billboard made of wet clothes

LG Electronics Australia teamed-up with GPY&R agency to showcase the ultra large capacity of its latest washing mach

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Responsive street furniture for the disabled

As part of the Designs of the year exhibition held at London's Design Museum, British designer Ross Atkin unveiled…

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Bike-sharing ridership increases with station density

American "National Association of City Transportation Officials" (NACTO) recently published a study entitled "Walkable…

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History comes to life in Montreal

As part of Montreal's 375th birthday celebrations, nonprofit historical society "Montréal en Histoires" created a…

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The "ant-sized" billboard

In order to promote the forthcoming superhero film "Ant-Man",  Marvel launched an "ant-sized" campaign in several…

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Rain-activated street art

Seattle is said to be a gloomy city when it's raining.Willing to brighten people's day when the weather is bad, local…

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The snow graffiti

In order to promote Mexico as a destination in the US, the Mexico Tourism Board and Lapiz agency came up with an…

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Mapping the world with data

Data from social networks, software or mobile applications have become major sources to create a new generation of maps…

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The shadowless towers

American Architects NBBJ might have found a solution to the lack of light in the streets of neighborhoods with many…

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Subaru helps Montrealers shovel the snow off their car

Japanese automaker Subaru partnered with Canadian agency Rinaldi to promote its all-wheel drive models in the middle of…

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A bright idea

McDonald's and Canadian communication agency Cossette came up with an original and "bright" campaign using the movement…

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Towards a normalization of smart city projects

As part of the Fiware project, a cloud-based and open source platform dedicated to new technologies and funded by the…

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A parking garage designed specifically for bicycles

As part of a competition organized by the City of Stockholm, Swedish agency Belatchew Architects unveiled the project…