On a residential street In Istanbul, pedestrians and cyclists – and sometimes horse-drawn carriages – share road space with ...

Blooming jacaranda trees line a street in Johannesburg, South Africa. Although visually striking, jacaranda trees are an invasive species in the region. Photo: Shams/iStock Every spring, ...

Local leaders and urban planners from Kerala overlay maps to assess vulnerability at a workshop hosted by WRI India and ...

Water tanks dot residential rooftops across Addis Ababa: a symptom of dwindling supply and a warning sign for the city's future. As its watershed struggles to meet demand, Addis Ababa needs joint ...

Water is a lifeline for cities. Yet, in Addis Ababa, that lifeline is growing tenuous. Over the past decade, the city’s water supply has dwindled dramatically due to intense urbanization, lagging ...

Water is a lifeline for cities. Yet, in Addis Ababa, that lifeline is growing tenuous. Over the past decade, the city’s water supply has dwindled dramatically due to intense urbanization, lagging ...

Nairobi, Kenya. In February 2025, WRI convened a CHAMP National Finance Accelerator Roundtable in Nairobi to discuss opportunities to strengthen local access to climate finance and advance multi-level ...

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 ...

In San Francisco, parks, squares and alleys transform into playgrounds on car-free days, fostering a sense of togetherness and belonging. Photo: Patrick Race As cities become more congested, traffic ...

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 ...

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 ...

The impacts of the global COVID-19 pandemic are still being understood, but it does seem clear that this crisis will make a mark on cities, physically and socially, that will echo for generations. How ...