People sit outside in Bogotá, Colombia. WRI analysis shows the city has the potential to increase its tree cover by 244%.

Opened in 2016 as part of Telehouse’s London Dockland Campus, Telehouse North Two is an 11-story windowless data center equipped with its own grid substation. Photo: Images George Rex/Flickr Cities ...

People pass by a Tesla showroom in New York City. Rollbacks of federal incentives are creating an uncertain future for ...

Momentum for electric vehicles (EVs) in the United States is starting to slip. After years of rapid growth — fueled by federal incentives and nearly $200 billion in announced EV manufacturing ...

In Makassar’s informal settlements, community-led design and nature-based infrastructure are turning flood-prone ...

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

Bogotá, Colombia, closes major city roads to cars every Sunday for Ciclovía. Photo: Ivan_Sabo/iStock Every Sunday morning, ...

Every Sunday morning, Bogotá, Colombia, transforms its streets. Over 120 kilometers (745.6 miles) of major city roads are closed to cars and opened to cyclists, walkers and runners in the Sunday ...

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 ...

A new WRI guide sets out planning and design guidelines to help cities implement bike lanes quickly, effectively and safely. Photo by Hillary Swift Take the example of Paris, France, where mobility ...