107 articles by Maria Rachal

• Shared-Use Mobility Center highlights opportunities for micromobility in city climate action plans

  Jan. 30, 2023

• New York to have citywide curbside composting by end of 2024, mayor says

  Jan. 27, 2023

• NYC to require zero-emission fleets from Uber, Lyft by 2030

  Jan. 27, 2023

• Analysis of local climate action plans and solid waste planning shows overlapping opportunities

  Jan. 26, 2023

• Walkable urban areas are popular but have an affordability problem: report

  Jan. 25, 2023

• 2023 could see more tiny vehicles, significant transportation investments, experts say

  Jan. 23, 2023

• Helbiz pulls back from ‘non-profitable markets’

  Jan. 18, 2023

• From flooding to wildfires, US communities just faced a costly year

  Jan. 11, 2023

• Federal agencies share ‘blueprint’ for transportation decarbonization

  Jan. 10, 2023

• Revel to expand EV fast chargers across NYC

  Jan. 9, 2023

• Madison, Wisconsin, approves complete green streets policy

  Jan. 6, 2023

• Chattanooga building out ‘smart intersection network’

  Jan. 6, 2023

• Complete streets projects in New York get a boost

  Jan. 5, 2023

• Miami-Dade County releases extreme heat action plan

  Dec. 16, 2022

• Seize the moment for climate action, mayors group says

  Dec. 15, 2022

• DC revisiting 2032 zero waste target as it proposes new policies, plans curbside compost pilot

  Dec. 12, 2022

• Interactive ​​​​​​​NYC tree map aims to help residents care for urban forest

  Dec. 12, 2022

• DC-area county spurs electrification of future buildings

  Dec. 1, 2022

• Tampa tries sidewalk solar panels as backup power for traffic lights

  Nov. 21, 2022

• Bird’s new CEO details profitability strategy after overstated scooter revenue revealed

  Nov. 15, 2022

• White House endorses nature-based solutions in first US road map

  Nov. 10, 2022

• Climate funding wins big on state and local ballots

  Nov. 9, 2022

• COP27 to spotlight implementation, finance for climate action

  Nov. 7, 2022

• Where voters will consider waste and recycling initiatives

  Nov. 1, 2022

• Volocopter raises another $182M in urban air mobility race

  Nov. 1, 2022

• Climate action ballot initiatives for Election Day 2022

  Nov. 1, 2022

• For equitable building electrification, philanthropy-backed fund puts communities in the driver’s seat

  Oct. 26, 2022

• Affordable housing, zero waste efforts could benefit from San Antonio deconstruction policy

  Oct. 25, 2022

• What’s next with Orlando’s digital twin

  Oct. 21, 2022

• Bird pulls scooters from small and mid-sized markets

  Oct. 19, 2022

• 7 urban asphalt art transformations in 2022: photos

  Oct. 18, 2022

• Philadelphia piloting smart loading zones with Sidewalk Labs tech

  Oct. 18, 2022

• 3 takeaways from the Smart Cities Connect fall conference

  Sept. 30, 2022

• California could phase out gas heaters by 2030 to cut smog

  Sept. 20, 2022

• Austin to launch resilience hub network using $3M in ARPA funds

  Sept. 16, 2022

• Advanced mobility, mass timber projects chosen in $1B federal regional challenge

  Sept. 9, 2022

• Arup, startup are building smart city modeling tools to maximize energy efficiency

  Sept. 2, 2022

• How New York City can make basement apartments safer: reports

  Sept. 1, 2022

• Plugging $1B for alternative fuel vehicles, EPA head test-drives electric garbage truck

  Aug. 30, 2022

• Jersey City mapping food rescue opportunities

  Aug. 29, 2022

• Resilient Land Use Cohort to explore climate adaptation strategies

  Aug. 25, 2022

• How cities can prepare for the Inflation Reduction Act’s climate opportunities

  Aug. 19, 2022

• Smart streetscapes center plans community-driven research in 3 cities

  Aug. 17, 2022

• Boston aims to eliminate fossil fuels in new buildings

  Aug. 17, 2022

• Support for housing efficiency upgrades, urban parks, drought resilience poised to become law

  Aug. 15, 2022

• More automated bus lane enforcement cameras coming to NYC

  Aug. 12, 2022

• New York public housing is poised for electric heating and cooling upgrades from a California startup

  Aug. 10, 2022

• Building performance standards momentum slowly grows in the wake of White House efforts

  Aug. 8, 2022

• To address its climate emergency, Portland, Oregon, lays out a 43-step plan

  July 26, 2022

• Community resilience-building program's federal funding to more than double

  July 21, 2022

• Seattle looks to expand reuse systems, reduce waste at event venues

  July 20, 2022

• Cities launch short and long-term strategies to combat heat waves

  July 6, 2022

• New York transit authority to upgrade most inaccessible subway stations by 2055

  June 23, 2022

• Flooding and drought-driven urban damages, GDP loss to balloon: C40 analysis

  June 22, 2022

• Micromobility operator Helbiz announces intent to acquire Wheels

  June 21, 2022

• Urban forest carbon credits gain momentum

  June 16, 2022

• NYC business improvement districts adapt to expansion of waste containerization pilot

  June 6, 2022

• Austin's new chief resiliency officer talks equipping communities in face of extreme weather, violence, injustice

  May 31, 2022

• 'Citizen scientists' help track urban heat in 14 US communities

  May 12, 2022

• Park funding not keeping up with needs: survey

  May 4, 2022

• Minneapolis shares compost program tips as NYC, DC, Chicago ponder new services

  May 3, 2022

• Climate investment gaps could prompt creative financing ideas from cities

  April 25, 2022

• Climate change ripple effects include migration, gentrification and more, new report suggests

  April 22, 2022

• Boston to offer residents curbside composting

  April 21, 2022

• Denver is changing how residents will pay for trash collection

  April 12, 2022

• Lime, Spin, Superpedestrian win Chicago scooter permits

  April 8, 2022

• Latest UN climate change report shines new light on well-documented urban mitigation strategies

  April 5, 2022

• Urban heat project to assess impact of scaling up cool pavements

  March 25, 2022

• How 'spongy' is your city? Report calls on cities to better assess how they absorb water

  March 22, 2022

• Biden touts direct municipal aid in ARPA, infrastructure law at NLC conference

  March 15, 2022

• Climate adaptation alarm bells trigger questions on cities' next steps

  March 3, 2022

• Local governments advise EPA on using infrastructure dollars to support climate justice

  March 1, 2022

• Urban noise pollution is a top environmental threat: UN report

  Feb. 24, 2022

• NYC mayor reshapes climate approach to put environmental justice at the fore

  Feb. 3, 2022

• Resilience work expands as definition and dollars do, too

  Jan. 31, 2022

• White House forms coalition with local governments to pursue building performance policies

  Jan. 24, 2022

• NYC's Central Park to become climate research hub

  Jan. 20, 2022

• Cities are murky on how they define 'green infrastructure': analysis

  Jan. 13, 2022

• NYC's new gas ban highlights market growth needs for building electrification

  Dec. 22, 2021

• Building electrification momentum grew in US cities in 2021

  Dec. 8, 2021

• Smart city evolution: How cities have stepped back from a 'tech arms race'

  Nov. 9, 2021

• Jaywalking reform efforts see mixed results across states, cities

  Oct. 22, 2021

• How one of the hottest US cities is finally restructuring its heat response

  Oct. 19, 2021

• Dallas-based diesel tech training aims to support waste, recycling operations

  Oct. 14, 2021

• City strategies evolve on American Rescue Plan spending

  Oct. 14, 2021

• Climate adaptation plans from US agencies envision transit resilience, modern building codes

  Oct. 12, 2021

• Rescue funds buoy economic outlooks, but cities eager for infrastructure dollars: NLC report

  Oct. 7, 2021

• Denver creates new role to advance building decarbonization incentives

  Sept. 28, 2021

• Cool pavements research builds as temperatures rise

  Sept. 24, 2021

• Equity concerns drive changes to federal community hazard mitigation program

  Aug. 20, 2021

• California takes a first-of-its-kind step on building decarbonization

  Aug. 12, 2021

• Resilience roles go mainstream, as cities seek more climate adaptation resources

  July 23, 2021

• Chicago creates new waste strategy to tackle low recycling rate

  July 16, 2021

• Dallas adopts its first urban forest master plan

  June 11, 2021

• Seattle-area county say it's first US county to pass facial recognition ban

  June 7, 2021

• With more extreme weather on horizon, FEMA resilience program's dollars to double

  May 26, 2021

• Cities navigate how to maximize incoming American Rescue Plan funds

  May 18, 2021

• Coalition seeks to highlight composting as key urban infrastructure

  May 13, 2021

• DC traffic deaths climb as Vision Zero funding remains in limbo

  April 28, 2021

• Pittsburgh pursues sustainable deconstruction policy to salvage building materials

  April 26, 2021

• Advocates call for $650M in federal funds to curb food waste in states, cities

  April 8, 2021

• Washington, DC zero waste bill is now law, though funding remains uncertain

  April 5, 2021

• LA, Philadelphia and DC compost leaders look to better leverage city park sites

  March 31, 2021

• Record wildfires upend lockdown-driven air quality gains

  March 18, 2021

• Pittsburgh applies equity lens amid push to plant 100K trees

  March 8, 2021

• Residents' climate anecdotes to inform San Diego resilience plan

  Feb. 19, 2021

• Boston kicks off community choice electricity program, aiming to surpass state's renewables requirement

  Feb. 1, 2021