
Tartu turns a major street into a car-free haven for a month
For the entire month of July, the Estonian city of Tartu transformed one of its main streets in the heart of the...

Could a private car ban make NYC more livable?
When COVID-19 brought New York City’s traffic to a shadow of itself, Vishaan Chakrabarti, former New York City...

Naturally cooled funicular offers spectacular views of the French Alps
In 2019, French design agency Atelier 360 gave the iconic Les Arcs - Bourg Saint Maurice funicular a dramatic makeover...

London creates massive car-free zones as the city reopens
How do you simultaneously discourage people from riding public transportation, avoid automobile gridlock and maintain...

Superblock of Sant Antoni reclaims Barcelona streets for pedestrians
As part of Barcelona’s efforts to reclaim its car-congested streets for pedestrians, the city has tapped architects...

World’s first car-free IKEA store to open in Austria
IKEA Austria has announced plans to open the world’s “most innovative and green” IKEA store — a car-free,...

MVRDV's garden “oasis” in Utrecht includes a green-roofed convention center
MVRDV has unveiled designs to transform the underutilized area on the west side of Utrecht’s central station...

Car-free Sundays are the norm in Colombia's capital city, Bogotá
Imagine your city without cars — every single Sunday. At first, you might be frustrated by the inconvenience...

Zaha Hadid Architects weaves energy-saving tech into an otherworldly UAE landscape
Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed designs for the Central Hub, a new leisure and entertainment destination for...

Go glamping with views of the Statue of Liberty on NYC’s Governors Island
A new glamping destination has popped up in an unlikely location — a 172-acre island just across the river from...

Oslo's new airport city could power the entire surrounding community
Airports aren't always known for their energy efficiency, but Norway is planning to change that. Norwegian architectural...

Paris banned all cars for a day to highlight pollution issues
Pedestrians and cyclists cheered yesterday as Paris closed all of its streets to cars. The government held a Car...

Amsterdam is transforming a prison into a green energy-generating neighborhood
A brighter, solar-powered future is coming to Bijlmerbajes, a former prison complex in Amsterdam. The Dutch government...

This smog-fighting music academy will have an air purifier as effective as 33,000 trees
The Polish city of Krakow has some of the worst air pollution in the world. In hopes of improving the city’s...

Gorgeous solar-powered and pedestrian-friendly housing development is coming to Turkey
The Ahk Kundu development is strategically located 20 kilometers west from the city center at the edge of Antalya’s...