Technology
World's First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trains Operating in Germany
Alstom's Cordia iLint trains, promised since 2014, are on the track.
IKEA's Autonomous Vehicle Concept Abandons Sleekness for Boxy Functionality
The furnishing giant's concept imagines an app-summoned fleet of "living rooms on wheels" delivering everything from groceries to health services.
Gov. Jerry Brown Signs 16 Bills to Spur Sales of New and Used Electric Vehicles
On the second day of the Global Climate Action Summit, co-host Gov. Jerry Brown signed 16 bills onboard a new plug-in hybrid electric ferry in San Francisco Bay to spur sales of zero-emission vehicles and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
New Google Search Engines Opens Open Data
Finding the right data in an ocean of open data takes some Googling.
5 Ways Tech Is Changing U.S. Cities
A new era of civic-minded, urbanism-focused technology is here.
Not All Municipalities Are Excited About the Arrival of 5G. But They May Not Have a Choice.
Pennsylvania legislation would make it harder for communities to regulate the new wireless network infrastructure.
Phasing Out the Internal Combustion Engine No Easy Task
A report from the Global Climate Action Summit on a looming deadline set by the Paris climate agreement: ending sales of new gas and diesel-powered light-duty vehicles by 2035.
Bus-Hailing Experiment Soon to Go Live
A small city in Canada is starting a pilot project that lets riders request bus service through an app.
New Tool Calculates the Carbon Footprint of Cities
Google's Environmental Insights Explorer multiplies the power of Google Maps for the benefit of the planet.
With Transit Signal Priority Back On, Streetcars Moving Faster in Toronto
A pilot project in downtown Toronto shows improvements in travel times after the signal priority system is reactivated.
Drinking Water Lessons from West Texas
Several cities in West Texas have a long history in wastewater reclamation, even using the water for drinking, due to the Texas drought. El Paso aims to build the nation's largest advanced purification project for direct water reuse.
Ensuring the Benefits of Multiple Mobility as a Service Options
Vertically integrated mobility as a service options can offer great benefit to users, but unless cities create the right framework, it could stifle innovation and competition, as well as making the playing field too difficult for small companies.
Donut County: A Villainous Raccoon, a Hole in the Ground, and the Effects of Gentrification
In a new video game, the player is a no-good raccoon wreaking havoc on the world around him.
Weekly Electric Scooter Media Brief: Aug. 29 – Sept. 4
The second installment "Weekly Electric Scooter Media Brief" presents a veritable cornucopia of breaking news, opinions, and insights into the wild west of electric scooter regulation.
The Ambition of Trulia Neighborhoods, Served With a Side of Caution
Can Trulia succeed in making sense of neighborhoods for an online platform?
There's No 'Smart City' Without Smart Payment Technology
Thinking beyond the MetroCard.
Will Innovative Financing Solve California's Housing Shortage?
Are housing and housing finance two separate problems? California Assemblymember David Chiu and others in housing discuss how available finance tools could be employed to expand the capital pool for affordable housing projects.
Friday Funny: Tesla Invents the Greenest Car
The Fake News website The Onion reports a complete fabrication about Elon Musk and Tesla.
Weekly Electric Scooter Media Brief
The first installment of an easy-to-gather collection of media coverage on electric scooters, the companies who rent them, the cities who regulate them (or not), and the public who loves (or hates) them.
'Mobility for All' Responds to Growing Need for Quality Paratransit Service
Accessible technology and a centralized database and call center will help deliver a one-call, one-click transportation information system for seniors and people with special needs in the Portland region.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
