by Gretchen Effgen | Feb 28, 2017 | CommonWealth Series, Mobility
By Gretchen EffgenGretchen Effgen is Vice President of Partnerships at nuTonomy and a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Cities and Urbanization. She recently convened the Boston Mobility Roundtable. This is the fifth in a series entitled...
by Huda Shaka | Feb 22, 2017 | Society
Over the past fifty years, development in the rapidly-growing cities of the Arabian Gulf has been based primarily on ‘greenfield’ development. Recently; however, investment is turning towards revitalization of existing urban areas. The drivers for this shift vary,...
by John Addison | Feb 21, 2017 | Resources
A massive 16 GW of renewable energy (RE) was installed in the United States in 2016, adding more new electricity generation than from coal, nuclear, and natural gas combined. This growth in renewables was driven by commercial and industrial (C&I) users like...
by Liz Forester | Feb 15, 2017 | Society, Technology
I don’t consider myself a techie. I don’t know how to code, I couldn’t tell you the first thing about how my iPhone works and although I grasp the idea of data science, I’m by no means a practitioner. Despite this and the fact that my educational background is in...
by Molly Webb | Feb 14, 2017 | Resources, Technology
The promise: Off grid communities producing and sharing resilient, cost-effective solar energy without an electricity supplier, and generating a SolarCoins as added income…. Communities in major cities choosing the price or type of electricity generation moment by...
by David Straus | Feb 13, 2017 | Governance, Mobility
Every day an estimated 130 million Americans travel to jobs located in dense urban centers, suburban office parks, and rural communities. The choices these individuals make on how they commute are influenced not only by the convenience and affordability of...
by Skye Duncan, Seth Solomonow and Abhimanyu Prakash | Feb 8, 2017 | Infrastructure, Mobility
In the time it takes you to read this post, five people will die. Not from heart attacks or handgun violence, but in vehicle crashes around the world. Some will be pedestrians crossing the street on their way to school or work. Many others will be caused by people...
by Amrit Dhillon | Feb 6, 2017 | Society
Former General Motors CEO John F. Smith once said, “We listened to what our customers wanted and acted on what they said. Good things happen when you pay attention.” Like Smith, leaders in the private sector recognize the value of asking what consumers want – or don’t...
by Meghna Tare | Feb 1, 2017 | Infrastructure, Resources
Our cities can be the cornerstone of the green circular economy, supporting resilient societies and inclusive communities with universal access to public services and economic opportunity. The WBCSD’s cornerstone Vision 2050 report calls for laying out a pathway to a...
Recent Comments