Smart City

10 simple ways to transform your city and make it more beautiful

Is it possible to transform one's city by making it more beautiful? Definitely yes, because if it is true that in recent years we have seen some urban centers worsen due to illegal building, poor maintenance and sometimes rudeness of citizens, […]

The 10 countries in the world where people live better and are worth moving to

If you are among the people who want to change cities, International Living's ranking of the ten countries in the world where you live best is to help you, for a variety of reasons. Let's see which ones. He […]

Australia is burning, a wall of fire is about to hit Sydney: inhabitants ready to evacuate

The flames are uncontrollable and difficult to tame. Fires threaten 100 homes and the only way to escape is to escape He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him I […]

The colorful literary benches with the characters of the bestsellers (PHOTO)

From 'Mary Poppins' to 'Bridget Jones's Diary', from 'Around the World in Eighty Days' to 'Time Machine' and so on, the most beautiful bestsellers ever are transformed into literary benches, thanks to a promoted installation by the National Literacy […]

The extraordinary trees created with topiary art (PHOTO)

In San Francisco, every house has its own personality, but it is not an architectural question, but what each one manages to achieve with topiary art. A […]

Ecopass: here are the data of the municipality for the first semester

Expected for seven months, the results for the period between January and June 2009 of the Ecopass experiment were published yesterday morning on the website of the Municipality of Milan. He is about […]

Disused wind turbines are transformed into a playground (PHOTO)

The world of renewables is constantly evolving, which is why very often wind turbines are continually modernized. What to do with the disused ones? Transform them into street furniture. He is about […]

The beautiful bird houses camouflaged in cities around the world

Recycling and street art, these are the ingredients of the success of the artist Thomas Dambo who creates beautiful houses for birds that are able to blend perfectly with the surrounding environment. Recycling […]

Self-certification Lazio, Lombardy and Campania: the forms to be downloaded to circulate during the curfew

Necessary in Campania, Lombardy and Lazio. The self-certification form for travel is back. He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him The […]

Midland, the city built on oil that discovered the importance of water

Since the beginning of October, less than 25 mm of water has fallen on Midland, one of the oil capitals located in west Texas. Two of the three water basins that Midland and other towns in the area rely on are nearly empty. The third is at 30% […]

Guerrilla Knitting made in USA: la Yarn Bombing di Magda Sayeg

A new example of Guerrilla Knitting comes directly from Oltreto and is nothing short of depopulating in the United States, thanks to the commitment and creativity of the volcanic Magda Sayeg, who is still engaged in the creation of real clothes […]

Genoa flood: chasm opens. A sucked truck

In Genoa a truck ends up in a chasm, in via Donghi. And the bad weather shifts to the south. Yesterday a storm in Messina isolated several villages, bringing to mind the flood of two years ago He is […]

Urban Air: hanging mini-forests with billboards

To transform billboard platforms into suspended green spaces on the streets, to improve the urban landscape and monitor the air quality in the city. This is the idea behind the innovative Urban Air project, by Los Angeles artist Stephen Glassman, […]

Using curtain rods, this knitwear designer made an amazing fence

Instead of knitting needles, knitwear designer Anne Eunson used curtain rods to make the coolest fence there is. He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him Instead […]

La Casa di Carta: gold bars appeared on the Madrid metro, guess what happened ...

Banco de España metro station (Madrid) becomes a monument to the heroes of the Netflix series "Casa de Papel" He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him In […]

Istanbul: Sultanhamet becomes a pedestrian area and a "low environmental impact" area

Sultanahmet Square and the entire district of the same name in Istanbul are now closed to cars. The Municipality of the Turkish capital, in an attempt to protect the historic center, has decided to make the peninsula, which represents one of the […]

Madrid's pedestrian crossings become multicolored thanks to Street Art (PHOTO)

Madrid's pedestrian crossings become multicolored thanks to street art. Madrid is increasingly rich in colors thanks to the artists who have chosen it as a real canvas for their creations. Le […]

The pink swings that break down divisions, installed for children in the wall between Mexico and the USA

Two professors have devised up and down swings that connect Mexico and the USA along the wall that separates them: a peaceful protest against divisions They […]

Bat-Box: in the province of Taranto installed the houses for bats against mosquitoes

To get rid of mosquitoes in an eco-sustainable way, two municipalities in the Taranto area have installed bat-boxes, to defeat insects with bats! He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him In […]

Retired man treats a flowerbed in the park at his own expense, now risks a 5 thousand euro fine

For years he has taken care of a flower bed in the park of his city, but now he risks a fine of 5 thousand euros for violating the rules. It […]

Notre-Dame, there is fear of lead poisoning of children. New tests carried out

Checks on French children continue: lead poisoning is feared after the fire that struck Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him THEfire […]

Multi-colored pedestrian crossings and traffic dividers: the initiative of an Apulian artist to restore life to the suburbs (PHOTO)

Traffic divisions and pedestrian crossings that for a few days become art installations on the outskirts of Taranto. A […]

Arbre à Vent, the wind tree that produces energy debuts in Paris

Remember the wind mast we told you about a month ago? L'Arbre à Vent, invented by Jérôme Michaud-Larivière, is capable of producing energy and will soon make its debut in Paris He is about to end […]

Housing first: in Finland the program that has reduced the number of homeless by offering them a… roof

In Finland, homelessness is decreasing: the Housing First project gives a home to those in need, a starting point for social reintegration. He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him In […]

Guerrilla Knitting: a wool bridge against the fog and greyness of Cesenatico

Cesenatico has been dyed with a thousand colors thanks to a wool bridge created to combat fog and greyness. More and more Urban Knitting initiatives are coming to life in our country. Do not forget, for example, the appointment of next April 6, […]

Tiburtina Station, Roman citizens rebel against the cutting down of trees: "Criminal act against the city"

The protests of the city associations of Rome, opposed to the redevelopment of the Tiburtina station area, which involves the felling of several trees, are not appeased. It […]

Old telephone booths in Lyon are transformed into tropical aquariums

There is hardly any trace of telephone booths in our cities. Most of the time they have been removed, and if there were any left, they are no longer used. How to enhance the abandoned telephone booths in order to transform them into a tourist […]

The original roundabout that pays homage to vinyl records

This roundabout in Switzerland allows you to drive as if you were lulled by music. He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him In […]

The 20 cities where you live better, between work and free time

What are the cities of the world where the balance between work and leisure is at its best? Geneva, Zurich and Singapore are the best, according to a new study, published in the journal World of Science. The research sought to bring together the […]

Cheaper and longer lasting asphalt from recycled plastic (PHOTO)

More economical, resistant and ecological road surface. How? Taking advantage of recycled plastic. This is the idea of engineer Toby McCartney who came up with a solution to tackle the problem of pollution linked to plastic. His company, […]

Curfew in Lombardy, stop to travel from 23pm to 5am and self-certification obligation

Curfew in Lombardy as early as the next few days, from 23 pm to 5. All closed at home, as during the lockdown during the night hours He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him Curfew […]

Holland covers hundreds of bus stops with plants as gifts for bees

In Utrecht, bus stops were covered with plants to help bees, cool and improve air quality. He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him In […]

Green corridors: planting trees to lower the temperature by as much as 2 degrees in cities

In Colombia, 30 green corridors have been created by planting roads and waterways: the plants have allowed a reduction in temperatures of 2 ° C Plant […]

Arbre à Vent, the wind tree that produces electricity thanks to the wind

A tree, even children know, the cradle of life with the production of oxygen and fruit. Inspired precisely by the ability of trees to produce, to generate something useful to man, a French engineer has been working for about three years on a very […]

Guerrilla Knitting to fight crime in Great Britain

Guerrilla Knitting, not only a fun way to counter the dullness of the city, but also a strategy to allow urban dwellers to feel less threatened by crime. This is what happens in the United Kingdom, to be precise in Leicestershire, where the local […]

Cat-shaped zebra crossing for kindergarten children to cross

A cute cat welcomes children who enter a nursery school in San Martino al Tagliamento every day. This is not a real animal but a design that has a very specific purpose, to act as a pedestrian crossing! He […]

Street art: London's telephone boxes become fantastic green corners

The credit goes to the emerging artist Andrea Tyrimos, already known for his street art and street furniture creations It […]

Ikea transforms old furniture into houses for birds, bees and bats

Birdhouses made from scraps or old Ikea furniture. The Swedish giant together with London designers has launched a new project that is good for the environment, not only because it promotes the culture of recycling and not waste, but because it […]

Spreepark, Berlin. The abandoned amusement park for sale on eBay (VIDEO)

Has living in an amusement park always been your dream? If you have several millions to invest, you can now make it happen. Spreepark, a creepy abandoned amusement park in Berlin, has been up for sale on eBay for € 1,62 million. He […]

Lovefonebox, the micro shop that repairs smartphones in a phone booth

If you are in London and your mobile is having a tantrum, do not worry you can take it for repair from Lovefonebox, a very small shop created inside the classic English red telephone box. He is about […]

Free bamboo bottles to all tourists to fight plastic in the city. The Lachen initiative in India

The Indian city of Lachen will introduce bamboo bottles to save an environment besieged by disrespectful tourists He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him No […]

In Sweden and Norway there are libraries that float in the fjords

In Sweden and Norway there are library ships that carry books to the islands that are difficult to reach: active since the 50s, they risk closing He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him In […]

Parklet: wooden meeting places instead of parking lots. Bern takes up the challenge

The “Parklets” are authentic extensions of the pavements where meeting places are created. The Bern experience. He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him If […]

Molise artists transform the pedestrian crossing into works of art to allow children to cross safely

The Municipality of Campobasso has launched an initiative that will bring a touch of color and creativity to the city. In recent days, beautiful street art works have appeared in front of the Jovine and Colozza schools that will "accompany" children […]

The 10 cities in the world where you live better

The 10 best cities to live in the world. Which are the best cities to live in in the world? The ranking of the most liveable cities was again compiled for 2013 thanks to the Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) Global Livability Survey. Melbourne, […]

In Amsterdam, bubbles are experimented to trap plastic and waste from the canals

In Amsterdam, the world's first barrier made entirely of bubbles was created to stem plastic debris and free rivers. It […]

Bookcrossing: students make tower-shaped mobile library with recycled materials (photos)

A mobile library made with recycled materials, designed to facilitate reading and lending and exchanging books. It was built by the students of the RTU International Architecture Summer School, in one of the busiest areas of the city of Cēsis, […]

In Istanbul, the rainbow staircase destroyed: before and after photos

The colors of the rainbow in the heart of Istanbul. The colorful stairs, symbol of the Gezi Park protest, were destroyed by the municipal administration, which however promised to rebuild them. But what is happening in the Findikli neighborhood? […]

No cars, only trees and flowers: Barcelona wants to turn all streets into "green corridors"

A large urban regeneration project in the name of sustainability is investing the city of Catalonia, thanks to an innovative mayor He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him The […]

Recycled plastic roads: Holland says goodbye to asphalt

Replacing asphalt with recycled plastic on the roads? In Rotterdam, the project could soon become a reality. The VolkerWessels company has in fact started to propose a new form of road covering made with recycled plastic. He […]

Climate change: Copenhagen a global warming and flood proof neighborhood

A project that will allow Copenhagen to resist the consequences of climate change and global warming. It is a district that will allow the flow of millions of liters of water and that could save the city, starting from the San Kjeld area. He […]

eTree: the photovoltaic tree that produces energy and supplies drinking water

At least it looks like a tree. And his name certainly recalls him. eTree has branches, is located in a park and produces something that humans need using sunlight: electricity. The special photovoltaic tree was born for this purpose. Other than […]

The optical illusion of a 3D pedestrian crossing to save pedestrians from accidents

An art competition graced this Croatian town with a three-dimensional pedestrian crossing An […]

PlasticRoad: a road with waste is being built for the first time in Africa

#PlasticRoad arrives in Africa too. After the Netherlands, the municipality of Kouga in South Africa is also ready to build the first road made of plastic. He is about to end up run over, his mother […]

London's streets redone with asphalt that recycles plastic (and reduces potholes)

The asphalt on the streets of London is getting greener and greener. In fact, a revolutionary product made with waste materials has arrived in the Enfield district. He is about to end up run over, […]

Voragine in Casoria, swallowed up garbage trucks and evacuated buildings

The road suddenly opened and swallowed a garbage truck. The driver is in hospital for investigations and the area has been cleared. He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him This […]

Area C: how it works and who is exempt from it

Starting from Monday 16 January in Milan, Area C, the new road system of the Lombard capital, will enter into force in the experimental phase, which affects the Cerchia dei Bastioni restricted traffic area of the city. The new provision, […]

Guerrilla Knitting: the 104-year-old granny who knits to color the city

Grace Brett, a 104-year-old great-grandmother, is arguably the oldest street performer in the world. She knits very well and with her skill she participates in the Yarn Bombing project of the Stormer Souter group in Scotland. Grace […]

Goodbye holes? In Rome, the first road in the world built with graphene asphalt

To tackle the problem of potholes, Rome will be the first city in the world to experiment with Ecopave, the new recyclable and highly resistant graphene asphalt. The experimentation will start on via Ardeatina He […]

Urban space recovery: in London the abandoned public bathroom that becomes a home

When it comes to recovering new spaces in the city, Londoners know how to give their best. After the café created by a Victorian toilet, architect Laura Clark also completely refurbished an old abandoned public bathroom, transforming it into […]

Cindy: the ashtray that turns cigarette butts into fertilizer

Cindy is an ashtray that turns cigarettes into plant fertilizer. The sad spectacle of dozens of cigarette butts thrown on the ground along the streets of our cities or in their parks unfortunately repeats with a high frequency. If the number of […]

They want to cut down hundreds of beautiful poplars, but the inhabitants rebel. Let's help them!

The battle of the citizens of Peschiera Borromeo does not stop, to stop the felling of 240 cypress poplars in via Galvani. The […]

China: pollution increases in dragon cities

In China, pollution in cities is increasing. In fact, from what was announced by the Chinese Ministry of the Environment, starting from 2005, environmental pollution in the Country of the Dragon has shown for the first time a worsening, mainly […]

Temporary urban forest: 15 trees in the heart of Paris

A forest made up of 15 thousand trees has sprung up in the heart of Paris since last September 15th and can be visited by citizens and tourists until next September 23rd. This is a temporary installation aimed at raising awareness among citizens […]

The Apocalypse is here, in San Paulo it becomes night due to too much smoke (and nitrogen monoxide) that comes from the fires in the Amazon

The city of Sao Paulo is engulfed in smoke from Amazon forest fires and carried thousands of miles by the wind He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him - […]

Arianna arrives in Milan, the first balcony vase that measures smog and unites citizens in the fight against pollution

Arianna is the first hi-tech vase capable of monitoring the level of smog in Milan created by five young engineers from the Polytechnic. He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him A […]

Grandmother artist who paints flowers on the walls of her village (PHOTO)

If there is creativity and desire to do, there is no age limit that holds: this is what the story of Anežka (Agnes) Kašpárková demonstrates, 87 years brought with grace and a deep passion for painting, which for years has pushed her to spend […]

Smog suffocates Beijing and paralyzes the airport

Smog covered Beijing. Air traffic went haywire yesterday morning. 80 delayed flights and 43 canceled flights due to poor visibility He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him It's […]

Steampunk street lamps from the creative recycling of washing machine baskets (PHOTO)

There is really no limit to imagination and creative recycling. A group of volunteers in Portugal has created an installation that is truly out of the ordinary. From the baskets of 133 old washing machines, steampunk street lamps were born. He […]

Poticrete: streets obtained from the recycling of old toilets

US cities are trying to renew the look of their streets using a variety of materials. Some of them, in renovating or repairing their road surface, made use of materials obtained from the recycling of plastic bottles or directly from tiles no longer […]

El Alto: the city of the strange and colorful palaces of the Aymara indigenous people (PHOTO)

Looking at it from above, the Bolivian city of El Alto looks like a long colored carpet made up of thousands of low houses that are lost in the horizon. Looking […]

Drive away forever from the center of Kigali, the capital of Rwanda

Until August, the Central Business District was a choked area with high levels of smog, noise, chaos and confusion. Now the heart of Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, has turned into a pedestrian's paradise. The area has been off-limits to cars forever He […]

The largest car-free zone in the world has been created in London: the busiest streets "given" to pedestrians and cyclists:

London's busiest streets have been banned from car and motorcycle traffic since 18 May and returned to pedestrians and cyclists He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him A […]

An algae lamp that absorbs the same CO2 as 150 trees

A lamp capable of absorbing as much carbon dioxide as at least 150/200 trees. This is the promise of the French biochemist Pierre Calleja who designed a lamppost which, by exploiting the action of micro-algae, would be able to absorb a ton of […]

Smog: in Paris, air quality is measured with a hot air balloon

A hot air balloon capable of measuring air quality and highlighting the city's smog levels. The gigantic balloon which, anchored to the ground, dominates the André Citroen park, in the fifteenth arrondissement of the capital, is located in Paris […]

Afghanistan: pollution kills more than war in Kabul

More people die in Kabul from air pollution than from war. Here is the data from the United Nations He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him Kabul, […]

Green spaces in the city reduce the rates of violence

According to a recent study, contact with nature is associated with a stronger sense of society and lower crime rates. Spend […]

Against the pollution comes Monica, the electronic nose that sniffs the smog

Monica is born at Enea di Portici, the first electronic nose that finds traces of pollutants He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him Monica […]

The 10 most liveable cities in the world in 2014

The 10 most livable cities in the world 2014. The ranking of the 2014 most liveable cities in the world, compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit's Global Liveability Survey, is back for 10 as well. The new Top 10 reconfirms Melbourne in first […]

Poor material had been used for maintenance: the "Morandi bridge" of Catanzaro was seized

Use of poor-quality mortar and fictitious companies: the Catanzaro prosecutor has ordered the seizure, with right of use, of the Bisantis viaduct. He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him Use […]

Rotterdam's fun zebra crossing celebrating and protecting pedestrians

An intersection transformed into a work of street art on one of the busiest streets in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. An urban planning intervention that focuses on pedestrian safety. An […]

Area C: how is it going?

Area C has been in force since yesterday, Monday, January 16, in Milan and citizens have made sure to adapt as much as possible to the rules of the new municipal provision, aimed at reducing traffic and air pollution in the city center. Of the […]

Urban green: those who live in a green city are happier, word of science

If you live in a city where there are many green spaces and, in general, a well-finished street furniture, you are happier. Word of the scientists of the Urban Realities Lab at the University of Waterloo who explain why in a new study. He […]

Bird feathers to study how urban pollution has changed over the past 100 years

Carbon black on bird feathers from 100 years ago that reveals how urban pollution has changed in recent decades. Carbon […]

Green public toilets: the urinal that “recycles” the pee to water the plants

Transforming public urinals into real tanks for watering plants. that's how He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him Even […]

The circular vine mural: graffiti art meets botany (PHOTO)

A sad gray wall as a canvas, hundreds of branches and vine leaves as brushes and paints. This is how the Spanish artist Spy revived the Bibliothèque de sciences et sport of the Campus de la Bouloie, in Besançon, France, putting on a geometric […]

The extravagant beauty of the former Soviet Union bus stops

Photographer Christopher Herwig traveled over 30 kilometers in 13 countries of the former Soviet Union to document the strangeness of the bus stops created by the former Soviet regime where artists and architects experimented with new and unique […]

Old phone booths: New York turns them into charging stations for electric vehicles

Transform the thousands of phone booths, now unused, into charging stations for electric vehicles. New York City has long been trying to figure out what to do with its currently useless public pay phones. Used today only as billboards, urinals […]

Reduce smog and gain 5 months of life

Reducing pollution in cities is good for health. And so far nothing new. He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him The […]

Berlin, the European city where every dog would like to live

Among the cities most suitable for our four-legged friends there is certainly Berlin, a metropolis where dogs are considered as citizens, in fact it is very difficult for there to be places that do not allow them to enter. He […]

Record-breaking pollution in Hong Kong: all outdoor activities banned

That Hong Kong was suffocated by CO2 emissions and fine dust is now well known, we heard it repeated at the Copenhagen summit where China certainly did not stand out in trying to reduce them, but today the pollution of the dragon metropolis has […]

Guerrilla Gardening: the man who transformed holes into mini-flower gardens

Can flowers grow from the asphalt? The answer, fortunately, is yes. The inhabitants of London will surely have noticed this, since, in March 2010, Steve Wheen began to give life along the streets of the metropolis to an original guerrilla gardening […]

Reggio Emilia: the city where the electric car for everyone is already a reality

Is the electric car still a utopia in the city? Not in Reggio Emilia where it is appropriate to say ... that there is electricity in the air! Since 2003! 250 100% electric city cars populate the streets of the historic center of the Emilian town […]

The road sign that encourages you to walk in a weird way! (VIDEO)

A really curious road sign that appeared on a street in Ojre in Norway and then in Ottawa in Canada, where pedestrians are encouraged to cross in a bizarre way, just like the protagonist of The Ministry of Silly Walks, the sketch of Monty Python's […]

Street art that appears only on rainy days

You can't change the weather, but you can make a gray rainy day more cheerful by bringing a touch of color to the streets. In Seoul, the monsoon season is fought with street art thanks to Project Monsoon (#ProjectMonsoon), a project that brought […]

Smart city: the 10 greenest and most people-friendly ideas for cities

The cities in which we will live, thanks to their being smart, will have solutions capable of reducing pollution and changing our habits in a sustainable way. Some of these technologies already exist and have been awarded at the Smart City Exhibition, […]

Generate energy by walking on sidewalks? In Toulouse today it is possible!

Steps transformed into energy: as had already happened in the Watt discotheque in Rotterdam or in the Surya nightclub in London, equipped with a dance floor capable of producing energy thanks to the movement of the dancers, now even the sidewalks […]

Vetbus: in Istanbul vets travel by bus to treat the city's stray dogs and cats

The Vetbus is a real bus that takes vets around the city of Istanbul in search of animals to treat. Stray […]

Paris: the Eiffel Tower will be surrounded by an immense pedestrian green space of 54 hectares

The project that will create an immense pedestrian garden around the Eiffel Tower in Paris. He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him An […]

Off-grid lampposts: in Spain they will be powered by the sun and wind

What if in the not too distant future the street lamps of our cities were powered by the sun and the wind? It already happens in China but a new idea comes from Spain. A scientist from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya has developed the […]

Starpath: a path of stars to light up the streets for free

Starpath. A path of stars to illuminate streets and sidewalks for free. Here is the proposal from Pro-Teq, a UK company that is committed to devising a project to obtain energy at no cost. It is Starpath, a starry surface that can be applied to […]

Las Vegas focuses on sustainable construction

Who would have thought they could associate the concept of environmental sustainability with the world capital of luxury, entertainment and excess, Las Vegas? Yes, we are talking about the American city born in the middle of the Nevada desert, […]

Noise pollution reduces the cognitive performance of birds. This was revealed by a recent scientific study

Noise pollution has a devastating impact on the cognitive performance of songbirds such as zebra finches. This was revealed by a recent study published in The Royal Society. For […]

New flood in Genoa, a victim: volunteers are sought

Genoa again. Still a flood. Still victims. Autumn, a disastrous period for the Ligurian capital that last night had to deal with extreme rainfall. While the usual controversies about the lack of alert by the authorities flare up, some areas of […]

This city has installed heat-insulated cabins in the streets to protect the homeless from the cold

In Germany, in the city of Ulm the Ulm Nests, the special wooden and steel cabins made to house the homeless and protect them from the cold, appeared again this year. He is about to end up run over, […]

The fully knitted children's playground

A children's playground consisting of fully knitted structures, indeed, more than one. It is in fact a reality that has already existed for decades, which was able to come to life thanks to the creativity of a Japanese artist particularly dedicated […]

Bookcrossing: in Berlin, books sprout from trees with Book forest

Books sprout from trees in the streets of Prenzlauer Berg in Berlin. Password: sharing. This is the principle that inspires the "Book Forest" project of the BauFachFrau association, which has embraced the philosophy of swapping and bookcrossing, […]

A whole week without a car. The great challenge of Paris

A whole week without a car. This is the great challenge proposed by the mayor of Paris to citizens in correspondence with the European Week for Sustainable Mobility. Will Parisians be able to give up the car for a week? He […]

Padua will turn into an urban forest: 20 thousand trees in 20 years

Twenty years to plant 20 thousand more trees than there are now: the proposal of the environmental department of Padua. A […]

Transform historic escalators into a surreal and suspended installation

Wooden escalators, an intertwining formed by two "branches" that touch each other side by side. This particular structure was designed by artist Chris Fox, who was given the task of re-proposing two pairs of wooden escalators installed for the […]

Little free libraries: a yellow porthole for bookcrossing in the heart of New York

Books to read, touch and browse on the street and absolutely free. At the "Little free libraries", a small space where people can take or leave a book, there are many ideas that make the world a better place: sharing, collaborative consumption […]

London introduces the super tax for polluting cars: more than 20 pounds to drive downtown

Do you drive a polluting car in London? You will have to pay a daily fee that can go up to 21,5 pounds, around 24 euros. The high levels of pollution have prompted the city administration to discourage the use of private cars in this way He […]

Solar Roadways: crowdfunding to replace asphalt with photovoltaic panels

Abandon the asphalt and use special photovoltaic panels on roads around the world. This is the idea of Scott and Julie Brusaw, an old acquaintance of ours. The two spouses, in fact, already in 2010 announced the Solar Roadways project which […]

Battersea: from power station to London's new sustainable neighborhood

A large multifunctional complex. This will become the famous London powerhouse of Battersea, which with its 4 white towers appears in Hitchcock's 'Sabotage' and Nolan's 'The Dark Knight', but also in the film 'Help!' by the Beatles and on the […]

Switzerland, anti-pollution traffic lights arrive

"Gold" traffic light, steps. "Black" traffic light, no. This is the idea launched in recent days by the Swiss Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (Datec). Starting in the next few months (the start date […]

Squid Tree: the most beautiful tree decorated thanks to Guerrilla Knitting

Here is Squid Tree, a very special tree, which seems to have chosen its own original Halloween disguise, thanks to Guerrilla Knitting. When we talk about Guerrilla Knitting or Yarn Bombing we are referring to groups of people who decide to embellish […]

Bogota ': how citizens improve road safety in the name of the common good

We realize this every day when we cross the streets of our cities, especially if we are on foot or by bicycle: the pedestrian crossings are most of the time in poor condition, not very evident, semi-erased and not always well marked. A factor […]

India: Agra becomes a solar city to save the Taj Mahal from smog

To save one of the most famous monuments of India, the Taj Mahal, Agra, the capital of the district of the same name, could become a 'solar' city. A destination for visits by thousands of tourists from all over the world, the mausoleum built in […]

The beautiful free urban mini libraries for bookcrossing (PHOTO)

Would you like to walk down the street and find a nice little library where you can stop and get a free book? Architects, designers and students who participated in the Little free library design competition took care of it. You […]

See how the sandstorm engulfed Beijing's skyscrapers in 30 seconds (timelapse video)

This timelapse captures the sandstorm that hit Beijing. The video shows how the vision is gradually blurred. This […]

The Statue of Liberty changes color also due to pollution (VIDEO)

The statue of liberty hasn't always been green. A series of chemical reactions and air pollution have caused it to lose its original color, a brilliant copper. The transformations are the subject of an interesting video produced by the American […]

In London, a Victorian ex-toilet cafe

Who would want to enjoy a delicious sandwich or a good cup of coffee in the bathroom? Probably none. But for two English people, Pete Tomlinson and Ben Russell, this was such a great idea that they decided to open a very original café right inside […]

Sustainable city, this Minecraft map is actually Microsoft's sustainability report

Microsoft has released its annual sustainability report which has become an interactive Minecraft map Microsoft […]

Here is the blue sky of Beijing, for the first time without smog (PHOTO)

The sky of Beijing, gray and gloomy due to the smog that dirties the air. Despite the interventions, the city can rarely admire a beautiful clear sky. But it happened about two weeks ago when Chinese officials banned the use of the cars He […]

Books: the first neighborhood FrigoBook starts in Vitinia to transform abandoned refrigerators into libraries

The small district of Vitinia, South Rome, has invented a beautiful method to recover those refrigerators: the FrigoBook. He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him Recover […]

Exposure to extreme heat in cities has tripled in just a few decades, and will continue to increase

Intense heat levels in our cities have dramatically increased since the early 80s, tripling over the past 35 years He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him Intense […]

Detroit: from automobile city to the vanguard of the American agricultural movement

Detroit, the symbolic city of American industrial power, has not been the same for some years. Remember the story of the three car factories (General Motor, Chrysler and Ford) that made the history of the American dream? And the places where the […]

The wonderful staircase of Rio de Janeiro with 2 thousand colored tiles (PHOTO)

One of the most famous streets in Rio de Janeiro is actually the flight of stairs that connects Joaquim Silva and Pinto Martins streets in the Lapa and Santa Teresa neighborhoods. It is known by all as the Estrada Selaròn, in homage to the Chilean […]

Grenoble, the first city in Europe to replace billboards with trees

Less ads, more trees. It happens in France, in the city of Grenoble, which has decided to dismantle its advertising panels and replace them with the green of nature. This was announced by the mayor of the Green Party Eric Piolle, who has decided […]

Colombia: woman elected mayor of Bogota for the first time. And she wants to change history

For the first time, a woman conquers the city hall of Bogota, one of the largest Latin American cities, with the environmental party Alianza Verde. Claudia […]

The original Christmas lights created in the Canaries using waste from the beaches

What we throw into the sea returns to land. And with what the sea currents had deposited on the beaches of the Canaries, the architect Fernando Menis created original Christmas lights He is about to […]

Peecycling: recycling urine to fertilize Amsterdam's green roofs

Collect and recycle urine to fertilize Amsterdam's green roofs. Here is a new project born in the Netherlands to obtain phosphorus from urine, a fundamental substance for plant growth. The phosphorus resources of our planet are decreasing visibly. […]

Panchinarte, in Naples the abandoned beds transformed into benches

They have already been renamed the "Panchinarte" but they are nothing but handcrafted benches created from old beds abandoned on the street. We are in Naples, in the Spanish Quarters in the historic part of the city. He […]

How to turn old buses into walking showers for the homeless (VIDEO)

We often take it for granted how easy it is for us to be able to take a shower? What would you do if you were to share this moment of cleanliness and relaxation with 6500 people? This is what happens to the homeless in San Francisco, the US capital […]

Less lighting and more trees instead of concrete: so cities can save migratory birds

Many birds migrate at night, so cities could help them by planting more trees and decreasing light pollution During […]

The Park of Distance: the project that allows you to stay distant and reconnect with nature in the city

Thanks to its structure, the park allows you to remain immersed in nature even in an urban context, distant from others and connected with yourself He is about to end up run over, his mother saves […]

Smog suffocates Paris: stop for cars and free public transport

Paris faces serious pollution problems. The major symbols of the French capital, such as the Eiffel Tower and the Sacred Heart, are unfortunately enveloped in smog. Here are some measures to safeguard historical monuments and air quality: alternating […]

High Line Park: here is the Zen park of Manhattan obtained from the former elevated railway

A Zen garden immersed in silence, in the heart of the Big Apple. It was already beautiful like this but now the New York High Line is finally ready. The third phase of redevelopment was also completed, giving inhabitants and tourists a new place […]

Genoa flood: mud angels at work to clean up the city How to help (PHOTO AND VIDEO)

The mud angels on the streets of Genoa. Over 4000 boys and girls over the weekend put aside fun, high heels and a disco to help the people of the Ligurian capital, who must once again deal with the sad reality of the flood. Today, as in 2011, […]

Plants and flowers in road holes, this is how roads are repaired in Galicia

Tired of waiting for the municipality to fix the numerous holes in the asphalt, José Cancelas has decided to plant flowers and plants inside them He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him Tired […]

Sydney again shrouded in smoke and more polluted than ever: values 12 times over the threshold

The thick and dense smoke that envelops the city of Sydney is causing high pollution that endangers the health of the population He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him Sydney […]

Guerrilla Knitting: the wonderful work with 3000 crochet flowers from Cesenatico is scarred

Can wool work wonders? To answer, let's look at what happened in Cesenatico, where 3000 flowers in all shades of pink, all crocheted and in fabric, sewn one by one in 30 meters of net, embellished the Vena Mazzarini bridge, in Via Bologna. A corner […]

Record of smog and in New Delhi the 'Oxygen bars' open where Indians pay to breathe clean air

In New Delhi, India, one of the most polluted cities in the world, the 'Oxygen bars' open, where you can shelter from smog and take a breath of clean air. He is about to end up run over, his mother […]

The Champs-Élysées of Paris will become an extraordinary garden

The Champs-Élysées changes face and becomes greener. Paris Mayor Anne Hildago has announced that the boulevard will be transformed into an extraordinary garden He is about to end up run over, his […]

The "barrels" will circulate even in the heat. The TAR rejects the ordinance for the protection of animals

The TAR of Lazio suspended the ordinance of Virginia Raggi, which prohibited circulation to the barrels on the hottest days He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him Il […]

"Houses at 1 euro" in Pietramelara to revive the wonderful uninhabited medieval village

Pietramelara, in the province of Caserta in Campania, has also launched the initiative of houses for sale at 1 euro. He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him A […]

Rainbow stairs: Instabul's urban warfare that drives the web crazy (VIDEO)

A 64-year-old man from Istanbul, a former forestry engineer, has decided to brighten the lives of the city's inhabitants by painting an old, gray and dilapidated stairway near his home in the colors of the rainbow. A highly regarded act of urban […]

In this city you can turn your plastic waste into 3D printed benches

Transforming plastic waste into benches and street furniture thanks to 3D printing. Recycling and new technologies shake hands in Thessaloniki, Greece, where the "Print your city" project is underway Print […]