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Advancing Local Climate Action for Ambitious NDCs 3.0

Nairobi, Kenya. In February 2025, WRI convened a CHAMP National Finance Accelerator Roundtable in Nairobi to discuss ...
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Meet CityMetrics: An Open-Source, Interactive Tool for Analyzing Urban Risks and Opportunities

A street view of Mexico City. CityMetrics’ data shows that proximity to open spaces is lower for Mexico City’s children (53.2 ...
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World’s Informal Housing Crisis Demands a Climate Response

An informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya. On the frontlines of heat waves, landslides and floods, neighborhoods like these ...
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When Your EV Battery Expires, Who’s Responsible for It?

Auto workers install battery packs in the frame of an electric vehicle. Photo: Iryna Inshyna/Shutterstock More than one in ...
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TransMilenio: The Good, the Bus and the Ugly

The Colombian capital of Bogota has been praised for more than a decade concerning its dramatic transformation, which centered around the TransMilenio bus rapid transit (BRT) system, ushered in by ...
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How “Eyes on the Street” Contribute to Public Safety

Nossa Cidade (“Our City”), from TheCityFix Brasil, explores critical questions for building more sustainable cities. Every month features a new theme. Leaning on the expertise of researchers and ...
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What Makes a Complete Street? A Brief Guide

This series, supported by the Volvo Research and Educational Foundations, discusses walking and cycling in cities with a special focus on low- and middle-income countries. Many cities have streets ...
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Traffic Evaporation: What Really Happens When Road Space is Reallocated from Cars?

Cheonggyecheon Stream in Seoul, where an elevated expressway was demolished to make way for a massive public recreation space. Photo by Aleksandr Zykov Road development throughout the 20th century was ...
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Public Spaces: 10 Principles for Connecting People and the Streets

Our impressions of a city are formed mainly by the quality of public spaces. If they are not pleasant and preserved, or if they transmit a sense of insecurity, we will seldom return. Good planning of ...
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Despite Volatility, Micromobility Thrives in European Cities

The top 10 cities worldwide by number of dockless, shared micromobility operations are all located in Europe. France accounts for two of the top 10 cities with Paris, pictured above, and Bordeaux both ...
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The 8 Principles of the Sidewalk: Building More Active Cities

Nossa Cidade (“Our City”), from TheCityFix Brasil, explores critical questions for building more sustainable cities. Every month features a new theme. Leaning on the expertise of researchers and ...
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4 Ways to Design Safe Streets for Cyclists

A new WRI guide sets out planning and design guidelines to help cities implement bike lanes quickly, effectively and safely. Photo by Hillary Swift Take the example of Paris, France, where mobility ...