Recreational space

The city has transformed one of its major streets into a pedestrian boulevard in a $43.5m project to create a seamless, car-free path for people walking and dining in Sydney’s city centre.   Light rail on George Street near Sydney Town Hall. Photo: Abril Felman/City of Sydney The City of Sydney has completed a $43.5m […]

A raft of measures in the 2022-23 draft budget include creating new open space, protecting parks, progressing the Power Melbourne project and cutting emissions.   Melbourne has committed more than $26m to protect parks and gardens The City of Melbourne is investing more than $50m to combat climate change and create a greener more sustainable […]

Shanghai Lingang Special Area, which aims to attract some of the world’s most prominent companies, seeks to embed sustainability and nature at its heart.   Abundant green spaces will play a key role in absorbing excess rainwater International architecture firm Ennead Architects has unveiled the masterplan for the Shanghai Lingang Special Area, a new hub […]

The park area aims to deliver a community connection in a dense urban setting with a third of the area planted with 6,000-plus shrubs, perennials, climbers and trees, significant to indigenous culture, food, and medicine.   Part of the play area of the new park in downtown Vancouver The City of Vancouver has opened what […]

C40 is inviting creative multidisciplinary teams – including architects, developers, community groups and more – to compete to design and develop climate-friendly urban projects.   Izmir in Turkey is one of the participating cities The third edition of Reinventing Cities urban design competition to transform underutilised sites into low-carbon urban projects has been announced. Reinventing […]

The Ion innovation centre and forthcoming Ion District urban community have joined the Global Network of Innovation Districts, established to provide governments and investors with new insights as they re-energise cities.   Ion District: an accessible, walkable, and integrated urban community in Houston The Global Network of Innovation Districts (GIID) has selected Houston’s Midtown innovation […]

The City Plan will guide the council’s current and future plans including a focus on climate action, greening of streets, its parklands management strategy, infrastructure and asset maintenance plans.   Plan will consider whether the CBD will be the workforce base for the next 20 years The City of Adelaide has released an updated City […]

Twinning technology and GIS mapping software from OnePlan will help organisers of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024 take an interactive and collaborative approach to planning in real-time.   Digital twin of the Eiffel Tower: OnePlan can simulate any set of conditions The Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024 will use […]

The initiative, which will provide European cities with $25,000 for projects that use art and design to improve street safety and revitalise public spaces, spurred a reduction in traffic crashes in the US.   Spanning 90,000 square feet, Surround Sound is the largest artwork ever created in Amsterdam Bloomberg Philanthropies is expanding its Asphalt Art […]

Seoul Metropolitan Government is testing two new models of electric vehicle chargers as well as replacing 2,941 old security lights with IoT-embedded LED lighting.     Seoul has pledged to provide 200,000 EV charging stations by 2025     Seoul Metropolitan Government is testing two new models of electric vehicle (EV) chargers to support its […]