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James Treloar

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Spokesman campaign Evocities | Sydney

« Sydney residents are invited to move to other regional cities »

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Guillaume Mathieu
Founder - Cityzen Mobility

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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.

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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.

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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.

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James Treloar

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Innovator
of the week

Web TV

15.07.11 | Urban Music Game’s enhanced ball

Expert talk

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

Innovation lies also in the strategy

Zoom in

London’s transport system is transformed into a massive playground

Blogs review

Rotterdam’s Crowd-Funded Pedestrian Bridge

In Caracas, mimes ease traffic tension

Agenda Innov'in The City

Innovative city zoom

Archive

InnovCity

James Treloar

Share, react, add information, polemize! With respect.

Innovator of the week

Web TV

15.07.11 | Urban Music Game’s enhanced ball

Expert talk

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

Innovation lies also in the strategy

Zoom in

London’s transport system is transformed into a massive playground

Blogs review

Rotterdam’s Crowd-Funded Pedestrian Bridge

In Caracas, mimes ease traffic tension

Agenda Innov'in The City

Innovative city zoom

Archive

Innovator
of the week