The impact of COVID-19 has been devastating around the world. In response, countries have put in place emergency measures to help their citizens and private firms weather the pandemic and recovery…

Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez, Wael Zakout |

Less asphalt, more silicon: this is the motto we should adopt as we approach the future of urban mobility. To tackle the pollution caused by traffic jams and other forms of urban congestion,…

Carlo Ratti |

COVID-19 has made it clear: as we work toward a new normal, resilience and risk management must be at the heart of transport planning.

Nancy Vandycke, José Viegas, Javier Morales Sarriera |

Through their renewed road safety partnership, the World Bank and Bloomberg Philanthropies aim to save an additional 600,000 lives on the road, and prevent up to 22 million injuries.

Giannina Raffo, Alina Florentina Burlacu, Monjurul Hoque Mohammod Arif Uddin, Juan Miguel Velásquez |

2020 has cast in sharp relief three overlapping global crises. A pandemic is devastating lives and health systems. A weakening global economy threatens to push 175 million people into poverty and…

Sameh Wahba, Christopher Hurst |

In a post-COVID world, transport could become even more important to the social and economic inclusion of people across Latin America—especially women.

Maria Jose Gonzalez Rivas |

Cities are home to more than half of the world’s population, and they are expected to add another 2.5 billion new residents by 2050. They face increasing environmental pressures and infrastructure…

Jonathan Woetzel, Dr. Shannon Bouton |

Artificial intelligence could play an important part in the post-COVID recovery, helping to boost productivity and foster a new generation of innovative companies. How can countries create the…

William Sonneborn, Lana Graf |

Home to an ever-growing majority of people, and central hubs of traffic, industry, and commerce, cities simultaneously house the biggest contributors to climate change and the bearers of some of…

Mafalda Duarte |

Against a backdrop of rapid economic growth and an ever-changing climate that threatens to increase the frequency and severity of adverse natural events, China has been making headway to reduce…

Francis Ghesquiere, Yuan Xiao, Lorenzo Piccio |