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The Automotive Trends Shaping Our Cities

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• Four Apps For Getting Around London on Public Transport

  
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  2 May — written by Joe Peach, This Big City

  Things were very different back in early 2010. Transport for London (TfL) – the government body responsible for most of the British capital’s transport ...

• Driving Down Electric Avenue at EcoVelocity

  
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  16 May — written by Rory Bergin, HTA Sustainability & Innovation

  Would you buy an electric vehicle? It's a question (author's name) has been asking himself, so he tried one out for size at the EcoVelocity show. Last Sunday I went ...

• Electric Vehicles: How are cities responding to the challenge?

  
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  14 May — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees

  In recognition of the importance of cities in the introduction and scaling-up of electric vehicles (EVs), a group of leading global organizations have produced the ‘EV ...

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• What Does it Take to Create a Smart City?

  
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  2 May — written by Matthew Camps, The Times

  “Smart Cities” is Raconteur’s third annual report on cities, technology, sustainability and urbanization. The report is focused on the modernization of our ...

• Four Apps For Getting Around London on Public Transport

  
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  2 May — written by Joe Peach, This Big City

  Things were very different back in early 2010. Transport for London (TfL) – the government body responsible for most of the British capital’s transport ...

• Microcities: Five of the world's smallest cities

  
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  18 May — written by Joe Peach, This Big City

  For the first time ever, the majority of the world’s population live in cities. But whilst Asian megacities get most of the column inches, what makes a city varies ...

• Megacities: Five of the world's biggest cities

  
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  14 May — written by Joe Peach, This Big City

  As the world urbanizes and our lifestyles evolve, cities are getting bigger. And I’m not just talking about population sizes. As (author's company) kicks off a fortnight of ...

• Driving Down Electric Avenue at EcoVelocity

  
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  16 May — written by Rory Bergin, HTA Sustainability & Innovation

  Would you buy an electric vehicle? It's a question (author's name) has been asking himself, so he tried one out for size at the EcoVelocity show. Last Sunday I went ...

• How Interactive Maps Can Transform Cities

  
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  13 April — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees

  From the best Chinese takeaways to pedestrian road casualties, interactive maps have transformed the way we can gather and visualize data. Here are five examples being put to ...

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• Are long car commutes killing us?

  
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  18 May — added by Sustainability consultant from the Consultancy / Business Services industry

  Not only do long car commutes waste time and gas, and test your patience, but a new study suggests they’re linked with poor health.

• Oxford Named Europe's Electric Car Capital

  
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  16 May — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees

  2degrees' home city, Oxford has been named as the best place in Europe for driving electric cars. Find out why in this BBC video. [1 minute 35 seconds]

• Cities Under Pressure

  
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  30 March — written by Rosalie Callway, Independent

  Cities are set to expand by area equal to France, Germany and Spain combined in less than 20 years. With such rapid urbanisation comes huge choices about moving towards ...

• Big Green Week: Inspiring change

  
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  11 May — written by Lucy Warin, Big Green Week

  Next week we hit ‘one month to go’ to the Rio+20 summit in Brazil. As June looms, NGO’s, businesses, and international governments turn their heads, and the ...

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