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Austin, Texas, is among many U.S. cities implementing innovative clean energy solutions. Photo: Roschetzky ...

Urban news & analysis from WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities ...

In 2025, WRI and partners planted 12,000 trees in the Soweto section of Johannesburg, South Africa. Photo: Jenna Leah/WRI ...

Buriganga Shipyard in Dhaka, Bangladesh. As Bangladesh's economic hub, Dhaka anchors the country's export economy, led by the ready-made garment industry. Photo: Sohan Rahat/Unsplash There is a ...

Urban news & analysis from WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities ...

Urban news & analysis from WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities ...

Walking is the oldest, most democratic way to get around. But as urban areas have become more sprawled, walking has slowly been suffocated by other modes of transport that are less healthy for both ...

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 ...

Nossa Cidade (“Our City”), from TheCityFix Brasil, explores critical questions for building more sustainable cities. Every month features a new theme. Leaning on the expertise of researchers and ...

Nossa Cidade (“Our City”), from TheCityFix Brasil, explores critical questions for building more sustainable cities. Every month features a new theme. Leaning on the expertise of researchers and ...

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 ...