| This Big City

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

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

Jan

Five Cities with Bus Rapid Transit Systems

Categories: Africa and the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America, Public Transport, Transport, USA and Canada

Tags: Brisbane, BRT, Cape Town, cc, Jakarta, Latin American cities, Ottawa, stockholm

Comments: 3

by Joe Peach

The first BRT in the world was implemented in 1974 in Curitiba, Brazil, and high-speed, bus-priority public transport systems have been cropping up in cities all over the world since then. Here's five that followed Latin America's lead. Read more

Jan

The Economics of Sustainable Cities: Four Key Components

Categories: People

Tags: cc, economics

Comments: 1

by Joe Peach

After asking lots of questions about the economics of sustainable cities last week, This Big City turned to Twitter to try and find some answers. During the very first #CityTalk, we got caught up in a seriously fast-paced discussion on the subject, with four key trends emerging. Read more

Jan

Has Congestion Pricing Lost its Buzz?

Categories: Asia and the Pacific, Cars and Roads, Europe, Transport, UK, USA and Canada

Tags: Brisbane, cc, congestion charge, congestion pricing, London, San Francisco, stockholm, Sydney

Comments: 6

by Joe Peach

After London successfully implement a congestion pricing scheme in 2003, countless cities said they were considering doing the same. Nine years later, few have followed London's lead. So what's happened to city-wide congestion pricing? Read more

Jan

South Korea Uses Architecture to Reignite its Publishing Industry

Categories: Asia and the Pacific, Buildings, Non-residential

Tags: archiculture, cc, print media, publishing, south korea

Comments: No

by Joe Peach

In 1989, construction began on a development near the South Korean capital of Seoul, aiming to create an urban region which specialised in print and publishing. The project has been a huge creative and economic success, but the same can't be said for the site's sustainability. Read more

Jan

The Economics of Sustainable Cities

Categories: Africa and the Middle East, Europe, People, UK

Tags: cc, economics

Comments: 1

by Joe Peach

Money is tight in today's cities, and sustainability can seem to come with a price tag beyond metropolitan budgets,with no guarantee of economic growth. But if it is economically justifiable to invest in creating sustainable cities, how can we make the potential benefits seem more tangible? Read more

Jan

The Truth About London’s Cycle Superhighways – Part 4

Categories: Bikes, Transport, UK

Tags: bike lanes, cc, cycle superhighways, London, the truth about london's cycle superhighways

Comments: 1

by Joe Peach

The latest addition to London's bicycle network stretches from the city centre to south-west London, aiming to make commuting speedy and safe. Yet despite some fantastic moments on the route, it is an inconsistent piece of infrastructure. Read more

Jan

Mixing Cars, Cyclists & Pedestrians on Exhibition Road – London’s Take on Shared Space

Categories: Placemaking, Planning, UK

Tags: cc, London, shared space

Comments: 5

by Joe Peach

One of London's most popular tourist destinations has been transformed into a shared space road, where cars, cyclists and pedestrians are expected to peacefully co-exist. Sounds like a nightmare? If the success of European equivalents is matched, it could be more like a dream. Read more

Mixing Cars, Cyclists & Pedestrians on Exhibition Road - London's Take on Shared Space