Sidewalk Talk Features

The work of Phoenix-based Studio Ma, which blends low-energy design and climate technology, offers something of a bellwether for…

Faced with worsening floods and aging sewers, the city has become a national leader by combining green infrastructure with digital…

Underground trash systems can eliminate curbside bins and improve recycling rates. Cities are catching on.

Stockholm’s Royal Seaport district seeks to go beyond carbon-neutral and actually remove emissions from the environment. It hasn’t been an…

The city has launched several initiatives designed to leverage technology for the greater good—and set an example for others.

To keep families, more North American cities are turning to a suite of planning and design innovations, from play space to stroller ramps…

Amid a housing crisis, several North American cities are turning to modular construction to get new buildings off the ground more quickly…

Already on the path to post-industrial recovery, South Bend, Indiana, is preparing for the future of work—and its libraries will play a…

Pinellas County, Florida, is home to perhaps the most advanced “micro-transit” system in action: a fleet of ride-hail vehicles that feeds…

Like many global cities, Toronto has become increasingly segregated into wealthy enclaves and boroughs of poverty. But one area that bucked…

Nijmegen is home to the world’s first successful neighborhood freight hub. Why has it worked out where others failed?