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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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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…

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A colorful knitted double-decker

As part of a campaign aiming at promoting its brand new visual identity and celebrate "truly original everyday…

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A fashion show in the air

Not a day goes by without an innovative or creative project involving drones. Brazilian menswear brand Camisaria…

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Denmark is the most connected country in the world

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) just released its latest "Measuring the Information Society" annual…

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New York's payphones to be turned into Wi-Fi kiosks

Following the “Reinvent Payphones Design Challenge” organized two years ago, the City of New York just launched a plan…

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A smart system able to identify the least-crowded subway cars

"Check Room" is a concept presented by South Korean designer Wan Ki Kim as part of the of the 2014 Spark Design Awards…

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40 percent of the World's cropland is located in urban and peri-urban areas

According to a study co-published in the Environmental Research Letters by the International Water Management Institute…

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Rivers are the new urban playground

Because of their strategic dimension, rivers have long played a major role in urban development by facilitating trade…

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OK Google: "I love NYC"

Google has released a new campaign to promote its rebranded mobile app “OK Google”. It’s clever and straight to the…

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Mobile devices now account for half of Youtube's traffic

Speaking at the Code Mobile conference, organized in Half Moon Bay, California, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki announced…

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When Madrid becomes a poetry book

Many big names in Spanish literature and poetry were born in Madrid.To show the appreciation and love that the…

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Annual number of air passengers to double by 2034

According to a recent report published by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the annual number of air…

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Bike sharing market could reach EUR 5.3 billion by 2020

According to a report published by Roland Berger consultancy, the global shared mobility market could experience a…

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Nescafé locks its love in Croatia

Nescafé has come up with a very interesting social media campaign. The brand partnered with Croatian advertising agency…

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Sao Pãulo recycles in exchange of cell phone credit

Unilever Brazil and advertising agency JWT came together to launch an eco-friendly idea that will motivate people to…

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Public benches turned into pop-up cafes

Amsterdam-based BankjesCollectief ("Collective Benches") launched an original and innovative initiative on public space…

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Sydney got milk?

Devondale, Australia’s number one dairy company partnered with marketing agency Maverick Marketing and Communications…

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Air New Zealand truck hits the streets of San Francisco

To promote their new and fully equipped cabins on the San Francisco-Auckland route, Air New Zealand has devised a very…

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Electrifying Los Angeles highways

An eco-friendly innovation is coming to Los Angeles. Diesel trucks coming from the port to downtown L.A., bringing in…

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Towards the future of transport stations

As part of the recent evolutions in the field of urban mobility, the daily commute is not considered anymore as just a…

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London's red phone boxes are turning "green"

The red telephone boxes in London are iconic but their use is decreasing in today’s modern world. With their "solar box…

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An active commute makes people happy

Commuters with active travel modes are thought to benefit from a higher level of well-being, according to a new…

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Wirelessly charged red buses in London

London’s iconic double decker buses will become greener now starting next year.To reduce the carbon emissions in the…

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What do cities smell like?

Based on the fact that the sense of smell is both one of the most developed and most untapped one, British artist and…

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Open your eyes!

Dutch artist Daniel Disselkoen created "Cucalu", a mobile app that lets users play with their visual environment by…