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10 golden rules for designing sustainable cities that benefit their inhabitants

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by Elsa Sidawy | 11.30.10

“Our Cities Ourselves: 10 Principles for Transport in Urban Life” shows that cities, from Beijing to New York can meet the challenge of rapid population growth and climate change while improving their competitiveness. The study focuses on urban transport, which it emphasizes should not be designed alongside, but rather as an integral part of a city.

A radar system rewarding good drivers in Stockholm

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by Elsa Sidawy | 11.30.10

In 2009, the car manufacturer BMW launched a worldwide campaign on the theme of joy and a competition to make this concept a reality of urban citizens’ daily lives.

The Milanese read on the tram

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by Elsa Sidawy | 11.29.10

Since the end of September, the Milanese have had free access to a preview of recently published books when riding two of the city’s tram lines.

Christopher Hire

Executive director | 2thinknow

« Decoding of the most innovant cities in the world’s classification »

Tangible results of Melbourne’s pedestrian plan

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by Elsa Sidawy | 11.26.10

Melbourne developed the Active Edges Policy code to make its streets more attractive to pedestrians and revitalize the downtown.

The Cleveland Clinic launches a mobile sports coach

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Medicitynews | 11.26.10 | Quick Read

The Cleveland Clinic, in collaboration with three of the biggest sports teams in Cleveland, Ohio, has launched the application “Let’s move it!” as part of a campaign of the same name, to encourage citizens to engage in physical activities and use the sports facilities in the city.

Strasbourg is at the heart of urban mobility

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by Elsa Sidawy | 11.26.10

On November, the organization Véhicle du Futur organized the Mobilis meetings. During the conference, George Lammoglia, president of the Franche-Comte and Alsace division of competitiveness, and François Loos, vice-president of the Alsace region, looked back on the various innovations introduced to the territory in urban mobility.

A man using Lego to repair buildings

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by Elsa Sidawy | 11.24.10

Jan Vormann is a man who never lost his inner child. An artist inspired by the street, he launched several projects worldwide to seal cracks, repair the angles of walls, and add his note of color to buildings, old and new.

Paris wishes to make its urban furniture interactive

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by Elsa Sidawy | 11.24.10

The Paris Town Hall has published a request for proposal, called “Intelligent Urban Furniture”, aiming at enabling inventors and firms to test their innovations in the Paris public space.

Trees to fight against delinquency?

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by Elsa Sidawy | 11.23.10

Trees can limit drivers’ speed, be used as educational tools in San Francisco and even reduce the crime rate of a city. These are the conclusions of a survey conducted between 2005 and 2007 by the United States Government Department Of Agriculture Forest Service.

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The Rise and Success of QR Codes in London

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Rotterdam’s Crowd-Funded Pedestrian Bridge

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Rennes wants to get its inhabitants involved in social issues

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China may be coveting the German system of suspended monorail

Transportation | Abair Heart | Il y a 75 jours et 10 heures

The Babayagas’ house, an alternative to old people’s homes and home care

Social | Janet Bardon | Il y a 90 jours et 12 heures

The Babayagas’ house, an alternative to old people’s homes and home care

Social | Michael Hawley | Il y a 93 jours et 10 heures

China may be coveting the German system of suspended monorail

Transportation | Ted Langs Sr. | Il y a 146 jours et 16 heures

Navigating the past and present with one’s body as the only tool

Education | John | Il y a 242 jours et 17 heures

Smart street furniture in Paris: the winners of the call for projects are finally unveiled

Urbanism | 1 comment

A poetic exhibition looks at the city’s place in comic strips

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Cultural short breaks on board a 2CV soon in your city?

Tourism | 2 comments

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For sure if we aim to change our habits, urban areas have to be equipped in such a way the citizen don't feel like constrained in their everyday life.

John F. sur Electric car charging stations: DBT aims 25% of the French market | 1 comment

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15.07.11 | Urban Music Game’s enhanced ball

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Robert Spizzichino | Partenaires Développement

Greater Geneva: an economic and social project at the heart of innovation

Urbanism | 12.16.11

The Greater Geneva project represents an economic and social challenge for that area spanning France and Switzerland. The aim is to set in motion again a process that will stimulate job creation in the French part and strengthen residential services in the Swiss part. Innovative activities should find their place in that territory.

Jean Haëntjens | Urbatopie

Innovation lies also in the strategy

Social | 09.08.11

Is the proliferation of urban innovations counter-productive? While some cities are experimenting with abandon and with no real apparent logic, others have adopted a long-term strategy to combine innovations to serve a smarter, more sustainable city. Jean Haëntjens returns to this forum to talk about how important it is for cities to approach innovation with consistency and control.

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London’s transport system is transformed into a massive playground

And what happens when a public transport network becomes the scene of gigantic team games? Inspired by the principle of Fun Theory, which suggests that environmentally responsible behavior can be encouraged through attractive infrastructure, Chromaroma invites London Underground users to participate in an eco-citizen turf war.

Blogs review

Pop-Up City , the blog of Jeroen Beekmans

Rotterdam’s Crowd-Funded Pedestrian Bridge

Urbanism | 01.05.12

The International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR) and Rotterdam-based architecture firm ZUS have launched the project I Make Rotterdam, a spectacular temporary pedestrian bridge between the city’s Central and the North districts that will be financed through crowd-funding.

Quinte & Sens , the blog of Olivier Genevois

In Caracas, mimes ease traffic tension

Education | 11.07.11

Venezuela’s capital Caracas plans to manage its traffic flow in an unusual fashion. In addition to traffic police, 120 mimes dressed up as clowns were sent into the city’s streets. Their role? Curb the risky behavior of pedestrians and drivers, not by force or repression, but through silence.

Agenda Innov'in The City

May 9 to 11
Energy Cities annual meeting, Guimarães, Portugal.

May 12
International Workshop on Open Data, Nantes, France.

May 12
Stockholm Summit on Service Innovation in Cities, Stockholm, Suède.

Innovative city zoom

Toulouse has tackled issues ranging from urban lighting to public cleanliness with experimental innovation often on a shoestring budget, but the results continue to inspire many other cities in France and worldwide. A portrait of a city embracing urban innovation, helped along by the enthusiastic investigator Alexander Marciel, follows.