Cities, Towns, Transport

A livable, sustainable human habitat.

Where Bikes Rule the Road

posted Sep 29, 2010

Video: What's it like to get around in a city built for bikes?

Reclaim Your Streets: How to Create Safe and Social Pedestrian Plazas

by Erika Kosina

posted Sep 22, 2010

6 steps for replacing cars with parks.

Happy Park(ing) Day

posted Sep 17, 2010

One day a year, in cities throughout the country, parking spots take on a whole new meaning. Simply by paying the parking meter and rolling out some grass, residents claim these spaces as public parks.

From Vacant City Lots to Food On the Table

by Madeline Ostrander

posted Sep 17, 2010

How to grow food where we need it.

In U.S. Transition Towns, the Big Challenge is Bringing People Together

by Lynsi Burton

posted Sep 17, 2010

When it comes to local resilience, it takes all kinds: Building bridges for a post-oil America

Skill Up, Party Down

by Mason Inman

posted Sep 17, 2010

Transition Towns plan a gentle descent from oil dependence—and have a blast in the process.

Here to There: Transportation Planning in a Climate-Neutral City

by Richard Conlin

posted Sep 15, 2010

Big transportation projects can contribute to sprawl and increase automobile use—or, they can promote biking, walking, and use of transit. Seattle is working to take the latter path.

Resilient Ideas: Get Off The Grid

by Regina Gregory

posted Sep 09, 2010

A pioneering town in Germany pulls off clean, reliable energy with stable prices.

Resilient Ideas: Bike As You Are

by Valerie Schloredt

posted Sep 09, 2010

Whether it's in lycra or heels, the emerging movement of "come as you are" cycling proves that anyone can bike–anytime, anywhere.

Resilient Ideas: Low-Impact Urban Living

by Sven Eberlein

posted Sep 09, 2010

The challenges of creating urban ecovillages can also be great advantages.

In New Orleans, Kindness Trumped Chaos

by Rebecca Solnit

posted Aug 27, 2010

Lessons of dedication, solidarity, love, and recovery, five years after Katrina.

Waste Not: Seattle’s Road to Zero Trash

by Richard Conlin

posted Aug 16, 2010

There’s simply no room for waste in a carbon neutral city. Seattle has a plan to cut its contribution to landfills—and it’s working.

Without a Car in the World

posted Aug 13, 2010

Photo Essay: Los Angelenos tell stories of living car-free in the city.

Happy Cities for the Global South: Interview with Enrique Peñalosa

by Jay Walljasper

posted Jul 02, 2010

Former Bogotá mayor Enrique Peñalosa is convincing city planners from Beijing to Mexico City to create lively public spaces that center around people and community, not cars.

Common Ground in a Liquid City

by Sarah Kuck

posted Jun 25, 2010

Re-imagining our cities is the best chance we have to create prosperity, lower our carbon emissions, and save what’s left of the natural world.