Cities

Here’s how New York City’s congestion pricing is expected to improve traffic, air quality, and public transit.

John Rennie Short

Renco, a system combining LEGO-like blocks and color-coded building plans, could be the future of construction.

Series| Future of Cities

Barriers, floodgates, aqueducts, empty wells — how these cities are adapting to floods and droughts.

Series| Future Explored

Cities turning themselves into sponges? See how cities like Berlin are leading the trend.

American towns and cities are no longer able to adapt to new residents. Is building new cities really the solution to this problem?

Toby Muresianu

A new method for evaluating the potential for superblock transformations in different cities could increase their rollout across the globe.

Internet-connected rat traps are bringing rodent control into the 21st century, helping cities leverage data in the battle against rats.

Cities across the U.S. are exploring less damaging rock salt alternatives — and beet juice is one of the most promising.

Luminescent materials could be used to cool our cities, and simultaneously cut down on electricity.

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