Two workers install rooftop solar panels. China pledges that, by 2035, it will raise the share of non-fossil fuels in ...

By redesigning its streets to prioritize cycling, Bogotá is working to curb car use and improve air quality. Photo: Carlos ...

Workers install solar panels. Solar power is the fastest growing source of electricity in history, repeatedly exceeding ...

Aerial view of an upgraded street in Bogotá. WRI Colombia worked with the city to assess how urban design enhancements, like ...

More than one in five cars sold globally in 2024 was electric, with sales crossing 17 million — a new record. And similar trends are emerging across other vehicle types, such as electric trucks, ...

Nestled in the Andes, Bogotá’s mountainous landscape traps air pollutants, sometimes cloaking the Colombian capital in a dusty smog. The consequences have been severe. The city’s poor air quality ...

Oslo’s City Ring Road after multimodal safety improvements. Photo courtesy of City of Oslo, Norway In 2015, the City of Oslo, Norway, made a commitment after years of rising transportation injuries to ...

This series, supported by the Volvo Research and Educational Foundations, discusses walking and cycling in cities with a special focus on low- and middle-income countries. Many cities have streets ...

Our impressions of a city are formed mainly by the quality of public spaces. If they are not pleasant and preserved, or if they transmit a sense of insecurity, we will seldom return. Good planning of ...

The Colombian capital of Bogota has been praised for more than a decade concerning its dramatic transformation, which centered around the TransMilenio bus rapid transit (BRT) system, ushered in by ...

More cities are leveraging disruptive mobility technologies in their existing transportation networks to work toward policy goals that foster equitable, sustainable and safe mobility for all. Photo by ...