The Vietnam Urban Upgrading Project improved sanitation, infrastructure and flood protection in 200 impoverished sections of four cities, according to the World Bank.
Inspired by New York’s High Line, the 11th Street Bridge Project would connect Washington, D.C.’s downtown with an African-American neighborhood left out of the city’s boom, Governing reports.
Fully automated underground bike parking in Japan provides riders with ample storage space that is safe from the rain, wind and thieves, CityMetric reports.
The city will release statistics about business licenses, crime and other vestiges of urban life to promote transparency and spur innovation, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
The eco-friendly e-bike is increasingly being spotted in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg as those South African cities add more bike lanes for commuting, IOL reports.
The coastal city is optimistic that its participation in the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities initiative will help it better withstand future disasters, the Times of India reports.
Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth and other major cities in Texas are the preferred destinations for refugees relocated under a U.?S. State Department initiative, the Associated Press reports.
The World Bank’s Ke Fang advises city leaders across the Global South to consider data mining, crowdsourcing and other inexpensive ways improve public transit.
New academic research concludes that the layout of city streets directly correlates to rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and other illnesses, Urban Land reports.
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