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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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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…

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All-door boarding allows significant saving of time

From 2012 to 2014, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) experimented all-door boarding in its…

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Using beacons to help the visually-impaired find their way in the subway

Transport for London (TfL) is currently testing an innovative wayfinding system for the visually-impaired at Pimlico…

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The mini poster

Last year, Smart made a clever use of space for one of its campaigns and used the narrow side of a billboard to…

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Real-time information increases transit ridership

The benefits of real-time transit information are already known, but a survey conducted by a team of researchers from…

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Fountains turned into a giant outdoor game

There might be nostalgic gamers in the team that designed the fountains located on King's Cross's Granary Square in…

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A shadow with big round ears...

Wishing to promote its "Show your Disney side" campaign and spread a little magic in the middle of the winter, Disney…

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CES 2015: Towards a connected world

The 2015 edition of the Consumer Electronic Show (CES), held in Las Vegas from January 6th to 9th, was the largest in…

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Self-funding still preferred by startup entrepreneurs

Based on figures provided by the National Venture Capital Association, American crowdfunding platform for small…

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Wearables market to rise sixfold by 2018

IDATE, a European think tank focused on the digital economy, just published its latest report on the wearables and…

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Modern pedestrians carry more things than their ancestors

A French-Swedish study conducted by researchers from Toulouse and Gothenburg focused on an interesting yet relatively…

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Paris 2050: green towers to fight global warming

As part of a tender launched by the City of Paris about the future of its climate-energy plan, Belgian architect…

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Using digital to enhance local businesses

American Express and New York-based design agency Hush teamed-up to create an interactive installation allowing…

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Art taken from street to space

INSA is an American street-artist and designer who became famous for his “GIF-iti” concept, mixing physical and virtual…

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Buses are actually kind of awesome!

Most New Yorkers systematically consider the bus as the slowest and most complicated transport option compared to the…

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A virtual trip to the U.S.A.

Willing to promote its flights between Europe and the United States, British Airways launched an innovative outdoor…

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Giant lampshades to illuminate Quebec City

A year ago, we spotted the 70 “speech bubble” colored lamps inspired by comic books that were installed along Montreal…

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Riding on a logo!

As part of its latest campaign "Movement is happiness", Coca-Cola partnered with Brazilian agency WMcCANN to create a…

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Vibrating grips to let riders find their way around

Checking a smartphone to find a direction while riding is not especially easy nor safe, but Montreal-based company…

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The future of personal transportation?

Live from our colleagues at the CES!Israeli company Green Ride revealed this week at CES Las Vegas its electric,…

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Nordic atmosphere in Paris

Willing to celebrate the official visit in Paris of the royal couple of Sweden and promote its sustainable development…

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Fancy a talk?

Willing to encourage social interactions and fight against isolation in public transportation, the Brazilian city of…

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An alternative to QR code using LED lights

Japanese high-tech giant Fujitsu just unveiled a technology based on LED lights that could offer an alternative to QR…

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Riding on the paths of innovation

Innovation in the field of bicycle riding is not limited to the bicycle itself, it also concerns services and…

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Smartphone market growth to slow by 2015

According to the latest survey by market research firm IDC, annual worldwide smartphone shipments are expected to reach…