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Mar

109 Ideas to Improve 21 Cities (and 5 of our Favourites)

Tags: cc

by Joe Peach

Things are hotting up with the Living Labs Global Award 2012, with their shortlist of 109 potentially transformative ideas for 21 cities announced yesterday covering areas such as affordable housing, transport & mobility, tourism, access to the knowledge society and inclusive governance. Read more

Feb

Three Ideas for Making London a More Cycle-Friendly City

Categories: Bikes, Transport, UK

Tags: cc, cycle hire, cycle superhighways, London

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by Joe Peach

It can be hard being a cyclist in London. If it isn't bad enough having to deal with inconsistent cycling infrastructure, we have to do it knowing that our neighbours on the continent have got it so much better than us. But the London Cycling Campaign have three ideas to improve the city. Read more

Feb

The Changing Face of Housing – Your Views from #citytalk

Categories: Africa and the Middle East, Buildings, Residential, UK, USA and Canada

Tags: cc, citytalk

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by Joe Peach

Last Monday, a hoard of urbanists sat in front of their computers to discuss the changing face of housing as part of our second #citytalk tweetchat. The discussion was fast paced, with the eight questions we discussed reaching over 44,000 people. Here are our favourite comments. Read more

Feb

Three Ideas for Creating Livable Cities

Categories: Africa and the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, Energy and Services, Latin America, Placemaking, Planning

Tags: awards, cc, entrepreneurialism, innovation

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by Joe Peach

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What makes a city 'livable'? The answer depends, at least in part, on the location of the city in question. These three ideas present solutions to urban challenges in Africa, the Middle East, and South America, and each hopes to make their city more livable in the process. Read more

Feb

Do You Have an Idea for our Urban World? 21 Cities, 90 Million Citizens are Interested

Categories: Africa and the Middle East, Arts and Culture, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America, People, UK, USA and Canada

Tags: awards, cc, innovation

Comments: 3

by Joe Peach

How can we create wireless, interconnected cities? What can we do to make the processes required to maintain our urban environments more efficient? These are just some of the challenges facing the cities involved with the Living Labs Global Award 2012. Read more

Feb

#CycleSafe – Eight Achievable Steps for Creating Cities fit for Cycling

Categories: Bikes, Transport, UK

Tags: cc

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by Joe Peach

Something incredible happened last week in the UK. A major national newspaper launched a high profile campaign to make cities safe for cycling, presenting an eight step manifesto that makes it possible, which tens of thousands of people have gone on to back. Read more

Feb

Innovation & Collaboration Brings Clean Water to Eight Communities in Honduras

Categories: Energy and Services, Latin America, Planning

Tags: cc, electricity, entrepreneurship, Honduras, innovation, Latin American cities, water

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by Joe Peach

Poor water quality and inadequate distribution is more than a rural problem, with communities of varying sizes across the globe struggling to provide clean water for their inhabitants. This Big City recently got the chance to talk to the founder of an innovative project aiming to address this challenge. Read more