New paths for the roads of tomorrow
Transportation news feeds are filled with tech innovations and new start-ups willing to improve our daily mobility…
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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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When Fiat helps you to park your car
Fiat recently imagined an original advertising campaign in Frankfurt to present its latest Fiat 500. The company…
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Healthy citizens, healthy economy
According to several studies conducted by the University of Cambridge and the University of California, it would be…
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Northern Europe is still a cycling heaven
Every two years, the Brussels-based pro-cycling lobby European Cyclists’ Federation unveils a barometer measuring…
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What do Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam sound like?
The train company Thalys launched an original and amusing advertising campaign called “The sounds of the city”. They…
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Intelligent helmets for bikers
London-based company Future Cities Catapult created a prototype of an intelligent helmet equipped with a GPS and a…
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Potholes are tweeting in Panama City!
In order to get rid of the dozens of potholes in Panama City, television station Telemetro Panama and advertising…
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Underground cities
In a context of fast growing urbanization, cities are facing issues such as congestion and lack of space for new…
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The most dynamic cities in the world
American investment management and real estate company Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) recently released the "City Momentum…
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Being a Millennial: an (urban) state of mind?
American carsharing company Zipcar published the fifth edition of its annual "Millennial Survey" which examines the…
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To find the closest bus stop, just hold up your phone!
"Departures NYC" aims at letting people find their way in the sometimes complicated New York bus network. This mobile…
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Redesigning the daily commute
Willing to make public transportation more attractive and offer an alternative way to travel by bus, San Francisco…
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A billboard made of wet clothes
LG Electronics Australia teamed-up with GPY&R agency to showcase the ultra large capacity of its latest washing mach
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Responsive street furniture for the disabled
As part of the Designs of the year exhibition held at London's Design Museum, British designer Ross Atkin unveiled…
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Bike-sharing ridership increases with station density
American "National Association of City Transportation Officials" (NACTO) recently published a study entitled "Walkable…
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History comes to life in Montreal
As part of Montreal's 375th birthday celebrations, nonprofit historical society "Montréal en Histoires" created a…
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The "ant-sized" billboard
In order to promote the forthcoming superhero film "Ant-Man", Marvel launched an "ant-sized" campaign in several…
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Rain-activated street art
Seattle is said to be a gloomy city when it's raining.Willing to brighten people's day when the weather is bad, local…
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The snow graffiti
In order to promote Mexico as a destination in the US, the Mexico Tourism Board and Lapiz agency came up with an…
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Mapping the world with data
Data from social networks, software or mobile applications have become major sources to create a new generation of maps…
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The shadowless towers
American Architects NBBJ might have found a solution to the lack of light in the streets of neighborhoods with many…
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Subaru helps Montrealers shovel the snow off their car
Japanese automaker Subaru partnered with Canadian agency Rinaldi to promote its all-wheel drive models in the middle of…
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A bright idea
McDonald's and Canadian communication agency Cossette came up with an original and "bright" campaign using the movement…
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Towards a normalization of smart city projects
As part of the Fiware project, a cloud-based and open source platform dedicated to new technologies and funded by the…
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A parking garage designed specifically for bicycles
As part of a competition organized by the City of Stockholm, Swedish agency Belatchew Architects unveiled the project…
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All-door boarding allows significant saving of time
From 2012 to 2014, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) experimented all-door boarding in its…
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Using beacons to help the visually-impaired find their way in the subway
Transport for London (TfL) is currently testing an innovative wayfinding system for the visually-impaired at Pimlico…
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The mini poster
Last year, Smart made a clever use of space for one of its campaigns and used the narrow side of a billboard to…
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Real-time information increases transit ridership
The benefits of real-time transit information are already known, but a survey conducted by a team of researchers from…
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Fountains turned into a giant outdoor game
There might be nostalgic gamers in the team that designed the fountains located on King's Cross's Granary Square in…
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A shadow with big round ears...
Wishing to promote its "Show your Disney side" campaign and spread a little magic in the middle of the winter, Disney…
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CES 2015: Towards a connected world
The 2015 edition of the Consumer Electronic Show (CES), held in Las Vegas from January 6th to 9th, was the largest in…
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Self-funding still preferred by startup entrepreneurs
Based on figures provided by the National Venture Capital Association, American crowdfunding platform for small…
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Wearables market to rise sixfold by 2018
IDATE, a European think tank focused on the digital economy, just published its latest report on the wearables and…
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Modern pedestrians carry more things than their ancestors
A French-Swedish study conducted by researchers from Toulouse and Gothenburg focused on an interesting yet relatively…
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Paris 2050: green towers to fight global warming
As part of a tender launched by the City of Paris about the future of its climate-energy plan, Belgian architect…
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Using digital to enhance local businesses
American Express and New York-based design agency Hush teamed-up to create an interactive installation allowing…