New paths for the roads of tomorrow
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Swimming is back in town (it’s still summer!)
Among other natural elements, water surely is one of the most appreciated in cities – or even a symbol, as the famous …
How cities deal with the climate change risks
According to the non-profit organization “100 Resilient Cities”, urban resilience is the ability of individuals,…
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Benches to celebrate London's literary heritage
As part of the "Books about Town" campaign aiming at encouraging reading and celebrating London's literary heritage,…
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A futuristic monorail to reduce urban congestion
SkyTran is an on-demand personal rapid transit system using Maglev (Magnetic Levitation) propulsion to run along a…
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Taking a rest at the red light
"Curbee" is a street-furniture allowing riders to take a rest while waiting at a red light.It consists in a simple…
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Smart solar-powered benches for Boston parks
The City of Boston is about to set-up connected benches in several of its parks, allowing citizens to charge their…
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Is it worth climbing?
Transport for London (TfL) is currently testing in its famous double-decker buses a system aiming at informing…
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Design your own bus network!
TransitMix is a tool created by a group of developers from the Code for America organization that lets people design…
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Amazon enters the Smartphone market
Amazon just unveiled the "Fire Phone", a smartphone equipped with a "dynamic perspective" technology able to display 3D…
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Samsung unveils its smart bike
As part of its Maestros Academy, Samsung unveiled at the Milan Design Week the prototype of a smart connected bike…
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Wake me up!
Google Now, the intelligent personal assistant developed by Google, offers a new feature for mobile devices able to…
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Using the Oculus Rift for urban planning
As part of the "Disrupt NY 2014 Hackathon" organized in May by TechCrunch, software programmer Angel Say created Vrban,…
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A bold design for an Austrian village's bus shelters
Willing to develop its awareness and attract more tourists, the Eastern Austrian village of Krumbach (around 1,000…
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An app to bring NYC subway maps to life
As part of a graduate thesis at New York University, interactive telecommunications student Bill Lindmeier created …