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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The billboard that coughs when it whiffs cigarette smoke
What if an OOH campaign could help you find good resolutions for the new year?In Stockholm, pharmaceutical company…
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Paris mayor unveils plan to restrict traffic and extend car-free streets
Nothing seems to stop Anne Hidalgo in her resolution to reduce car traffic in Paris. After banning cars from a large…
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The powerful campaign of Helsinki Police department against domestic abuse
If domestic violence is still an issue, it often remains a taboo. Helsinki Police department decided to increase…
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What is the deadliest city for pedestrians in the US ?
The State of Florida stands to be a pretty dangerous place for those who dare to use their feet to move around the city…
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Watch how cities grow through time with Google Timelapse
The past decades have been a period of rapid urbanisation throughout the world. Thanks to the Google Timelapse feature,…
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Maltesers marks World Braille Day with London billboard
The confectionary company already celebrated diversity and inclusivity in its "Look on the Light Side" campaign, three…
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Wi-Fi is now available in all 279 New York subway stations
You can now keep in touch with your friends while on New York City's subway. Wi-Fi has been successfully installed in…
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Cities For Life : global action for more inclusive cities
Last 21st and 22nd of November was held the second edition of Cities for Life. JCDecaux was a partner of this Global…
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Direct Line invents a drone that lights your path home
Are you afraid of the dark? Have you ever struggled to walk back home through dark, empty streets?The British insurance…
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Take a spatial ride with UberMARS
MARS, a new TV show produced by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, follows the adventures of a scientific team colonizing the…
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The days of easy growth are over for cities
Experts often talk about rapid urbanisation and the growth of urban population. If it is a global trend, not every city…
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Planting trees could save your life
By 2050, the vast majority of humanity will live in cities. Our urban world will have to face many challenges, and…
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Meet the most colourful town in the world
In Guatapé, a little town in the Antioquia Department of Colombia, colours are kind of a religion. All buildings are…
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Airbnb is turning into a travel agency with Experiences
Airbnb introduced its "next chapter" during the Airbnb Open, a "festival of hosting" that took place in Los Angeles on…
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A sea of books in Toronto’s streets
The Spanish collective Luzinterruptus transformed a street of Toronto into a river of books during the “Nuit Blanche”…
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What happens when passengers can take their bike on a train for free ?
You might be surprised, but the result of this policy is far from chaos and passenger loss. The Greater Copenhagen and…
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BMW promotes winter tyres with a moving billboard
Winter can be harsh sometimes in Belgium. Although winter tyres are not compulsory in the country, they reduce the…
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Shop at the bus stop with Jumbo
The Dutch supermarket Jumbo experimented a virtual bus-stop-supermarket for those who have little time to shop.In…
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When citizens transform their city (3) - Reinvesting the city
This Focus, third and last - but not least - component of a trilogy dedicated to the innovative ways through which…
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MINI creates an urban forest in London
A year after its Co-Living installation at the Salone del Mobile in Milan, MINI pursues its exploration of…
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Tiny houses are about to pop up on Berlin rooftops
As it becomes more and more difficult to find an affordable place to live in big cities, two German architects have…
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A Water Bar to rethink about what's inside our tap water
No, it's not a new concept of fancy bar: the company Pur and the agency Arnold Worldwide teamed up to open the Water…
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Bordeaux is the best city to visit, according to Lonely Planet
The annual "Lonely Planet Best in Travel 2017" rankings have just been released, with a surprising winner in the "City"…
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Urban sprawl is still expanding
And it is a global trend. In his speech, the director of LSE Cities Ricky Burdett reminds us of the preoccupying…
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100% of Parisians are close to Rapid Transit
The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) measured the percentage of residents living close to…
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A website tells you where you can afford to live in the world
The Earth Awaits is a search engine that tells you where you could afford to live, depending on your savings. The site…
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A touch of blue in architecture
Buildings can look even more beautiful on a sunny day. The German photographer Maik Lipp plays with the blue sky in his…
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The new lives of Detroit's abandoned houses
Urban farming and community gardens are now flourishing in the bankrupt city of Detroit: some 1,400 green spaces of…
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Heineken transformed an abandoned stadium into a street art temple
Since Hurricane Andrew in 1992, the Miami Marine Stadium was left abandoned. The former arena where you could attend…
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Uber uses drones to promote UberPOOL in the traffic jams of Mexico
Mexico City drivers experience endless traffic jams every day. Uber took opportunity of this situation to promote…
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When citizens transform their city (2) - Crowdsourcing the city
This Focus, second component of a trilogy dedicated to the innovative ways through which citizens can directly take…
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In LA, people prefer Uber to car ownership
Mobility habits are changing - even in the Los Angeles area, where the car culture is almost a religion. The endless…
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When urban slide turns public space into a playground
We already observed on this blog that playgrounds aren't just for kids anymore. What if playgrounds weren't closed…
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The arrogance of car space in Moscow
An old Russian proverb says: "There are only two problems in Russia: fools and roads". If we know little about Russian…
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Electric cars, electric cars everywhere (soon ?)
If a recent study revealed that solar power can be contagious - the more you see solar panels in your environment, the…
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And the most expensive city to live in the world is...
Singapore, for the third time in a row. Every year, The Economist Intelligence Unit releases a report focusing on the…