Future ‘last mile’ mobility solutions for urban areas

Electric rideable platform Carr-E, folding electric tricycle TriCiti, and self-loading electric wheelchairEchair are among finalists in 2016/2017 Ford employee innovation challenge. “Personal assistant devices canhelp people to cover the final kilometres of their journey quickly and easily, and to transport heavy objectsthey might not be able to carry.” Cities are rapidly growing and getting around … Read more

Urban sustainability: Cities on the front line of climate change

The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) unveils in partnership with CNN an extensive infographic on climate impacts and actions in global cities. The dynamic, multi-media feature spotlights the cities of Lagos, Melbourne, Paris, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo and showcases data from the recently published Measurement for Management CDP Cities 2012 Global Report. Rich … Read more

BMW Guggenheim Lab Opens in Berlin

Your city may be the future of all cities The BMW Guggenheim Lab opens today in Berlin, the second stop on the project’s six-year global tour. Offering free programs from June 15 to July 29, 2012, the BMW Guggenheim Lab Berlin is a temporary public space and online forum encouraging open dialogue about issues related … Read more