By Miles Murray Big cities around the world are experiencing an urban crisis. Even after the COVID-19 pandemic caused massive migrations away from big cities...
Archive for category: urban sustainability
‘This Whole Thing Is About Saving Lives’: Bush, Ocasio-Cortez Introduce Green New Deal for Cities
By Brett Wilkins “The urgency of this climate crisis and environmental racism demands that we equip our cities and our local governments with this funding.” In the...
Ideas for Creating Green Spaces in Urban Areas
By Adrian Johansen It is a smart idea to include nature and greenery in thriving cities. Not only does doing so create a...
Healthy, Happy Cities: The Role of Density
By Mel Marginet When you talk about density in any North American city, you lay your political cards on the table. In favour: You’re a downtown...
Urban Hanging Gardens: A Win-Win For Puerto Rico
By MIRIAM ACZEL Young Leaders Share Their Ideas for a Better World I’d like to follow up on my previous report from the Youth Time Global...
For thriving cities, people vs. nature is a false choice
Municipal leaders face hundreds of difficult choices every day. With so many needs and worthy programs, how does one choose where to invest limited funding? In the face of pressing human needs, cities too often decide that funding for environmental programs will have to wait.
Sprynt – A Sustainable Urban Mobility Solution from the U.S.
Sprynt is in an innovative startup that provides 100% free transportation to the passengers. It started its operation in June 2017 in the Rosslyn-Ballston Corridor in Arlington, Virginia (United States), covering five different neighborhoods. This original business model includes highly targeted and customized advertising solutions to local businesses and national brands, while keeping the rides 100% free of charge for passengers. Sprynt is an on-demand transportation mode, similar to Uber and Lyft, where passengers request the service through an app on their phone. Different than the others on-demand ride services, Sprynt is 100% free of charge and is 100% electric.
The company not only contributes to sustainable urban mobility, but also to the economic development of the area in which it operates, by creating local jobs, and fostering the sales of local businesses, including restaurants and shops. The company currently employs ten people and is planning to hire more in the future. With 13,000 mobile app downloads, Sprynt connects residents to local businesses with an average of 5,000 rides per month, with both recurrent passengers and new ones.
Sustainable Facilities Embrace the Circular Economy
By TRAVIS HIGH, Strategy Manager, Leaders in Energy As the world’s second-largest emitter of greenhouse gases and the largest economy, the U.S. plays an important...
Building Gardens and Communities with Alfrea
By JANINE FINNELL, Founder and Clean Energy Ambassador, Leaders in Energy I recently had the pleasure of giving an introduction and welcome on the website...
The Thread Connecting Generations: Catching up with Elenor Hodges
By TRAVIS HIGH, Leaders in Energy On December 5, 2014, over 100 people attended Leaders in Energy’s first 4 Generations (4 Gen) event, a celebration...
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