Cities & Planning

Continental France and Europe have experienced heat waves in June and July 2022, with many maximum temperatures records broken.

A aesthetic race for the future has begun. At stake: freedom and democracy. That, and preventing the collapse of planetary civilization.

What does it take to transform a city like Berlin into a Solarpunk Mecca?

For the 500th episode of 99% Invisible, we started thinking about the kinds of designs that we love from the places we have lived — and even some regional vernacular we love from places we haven’t lived, but just admire. 99% Invisible is all about who we are through the lens of the things we

In a world of elevated prices, the Tennessee Valley Authority has extensive authorities to research and produce fertilizer at its Muscle Shoals facilities.

America’s workers are facing increasingly dire conditions.

LOS ANGELES (October 8, 2021) –The 2021 Toyota Mirai officially set the Guinness World Records title for the longest distance by a hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle without refueling. The Mirai achieved an unprecedented 845 miles driven on a five-minute complete fill of hydrogen as it completed a roundtrip tour of Southern California to achieve the record. Recently selected by Ward’s Automotive as a 10Best Engine & Propulsion Systems winner, the Toyota Mirai’s record sets a new distance milestone for zero emission vehicles.

I coined the phrase Arrogance of Space back in 2012 to describe more concisely and vividly the havoc wreaked by car-centric planning all…

Useful tool to show how much space is taken in our cities by cars. Load an image and easily mark type of space for any city.

Beautifully designed, energy-generating bio-panels that suck up carbon dioxide and pump out biomass for use as fuel or fertilizer – that's the idea behind Mexican startup Greenfluidics and its nanotech-enhanced microalgae bioreactor building panels.

Posted on Thursday 14 Jul 2022. 1,157 words, 9 links. By Matt Webb.

Welcome back to Found, the TechCrunch podcast that brings you the stories behind the startups. This week’s guest, Bowery Farming founder and CEO Irving Fain wants you to taste the best strawberry you’ve ever had, grown only a few miles from your urban home. As the leading and largest vertical…

This week, Austalia began a climate pivot on its relationship with the region. Fossil fuels are out and exporting green energy and green manufacturing techniques are in.

Musing about Atlanta's future, Joel Cowan is motoring in an electric golf cart around Peachtree City, the suburban planned community he created 40 years ago.

With its sturdy frame, top speed of 20 miles per hour, and a battery with a range of up to 45 miles, Rad Power Bikes’ flagship e-bike makes for a great commuter or a great companion for outdoor adventure.

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Someone is going to ask you. They probably already have. A co-worker, a boss, a politician, a kid… they’ll ask you about sustainability, the climate, investments, choices to be made abo…

Solarpunk, eco-anarchist ideals, ‘Fully Automated Luxury Communism,’ and a resource-based economy.

The Mojave phone booth was a lone telephone that stood 12 miles from the nearest paved road in California’s Mojave National Preserve. The booth was originally constructed in 1948 to accommodate loc…

Cargo Sous Terrain has partnered with Swiss logistics companies and retailers, who see this solution as a complement to existing road and rail infrastructure. The entire project will run on renewable energy, and CST expects the amount of heavy trucks on roads to be reduced by up to 40 percent.

Cork has long been key to the wine industry, but Amorim is pushing this highly versatile material in surprising directions.

Whole-home energy monitors can help you save on electrical bills—but you may find that there are simpler alternatives.

Posted on Wednesday 6 Jul 2022. 1,114 words, 8 links. By Matt Webb.

It’s part of a larger effort to make the food system more resilient to climate change — and more delicious.