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Popular Denver e-bike voucher program aids carbon reduction goals

Denver’s e-bike voucher program that helps citizens pay for e-bikes, a component of the city’s carbon reduction plan, has proven extremely popular with residents. Earlier this year, Denver’s effort to get residents to swap some motor vehicle trips for bike trips ran out of vouchers in less than 10 minutes after the program opened to online applications.




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Urban Planning | Oct 20, 2016

Despite troubled development, Masdar City forges ahead

The detailed master plan for Phase 2 of Masdar City has been unveiled by CBT.

Urban Planning | Oct 14, 2016

Architecture firm proposes a ‘Border City’ between the United States and Mexico

The city would be situated around New Mexico, Texas, and Chihuahua.

Urban Planning | Oct 3, 2016

A pedestrian bridge linking two of Nashville’s highest-profile neighborhoods is making progress

The project has stalled since being proposed two years ago by former Mayor Karl Dean.

Urban Planning | Sep 20, 2016

Can redesigning crosswalks make cities safer?

A proposal from Ogrydziak Prillinger Architects redesigns San Francisco’s crosswalks to make them more park-like, changing the way cars and pedestrians interact.

Steel Buildings | Sep 15, 2016

New York’s Hudson Yards to feature 16-story staircase sculpture

The installation is designed by British architect Thomas Heatherwick and will be the centerpiece of the $200 million plaza project

Urban Planning | Sep 12, 2016

An Atlanta business group proposes a ‘floating’ park over a busy highway

The half-mile thoroughfare would connect to surrounding streets and companies.

Sustainability | Sep 7, 2016

New plans call for hundreds of thousands of British homes to be heated by factory machines

An expansion of ‘heat networks’ is viewed as a possible means for Britain to accomplish its goal of slashing carbon emissions by 2050.

High-rise Construction | Sep 7, 2016

Shenzhen Kingkey Group submits re-planning package for what could become China’s tallest tower

The high-rise, H700 Shenzhen Tower, is one of a group of towers being built in Shenzhen’s Caiwuwei financial and commercial area.

Building Team | GWWO | Sep 6, 2016

Letting your resource take center stage: A guide to thoughtful site selection for interpretive centers

Thoughtful site selection is never about one factor, but rather a confluence of several components that ultimately present trade-offs for the owner.

Urban Planning | Jul 19, 2016

New game challenges players to create a utopian city block

By treating the neighborhood as a living entity, players of Block’hood take part in the creation, death, and rebirth of their own city blocks

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