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The City Fix

TheCityFix is an online resource for the latest news and analysis on urban sustainability and development. Launched in 2007, the site connects a global network of writers, urban planners, designers, engineers and citizens who work to make cities better places to live. The blog is produced by WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, a program of the World Resources Institute that combines global research and on-the-ground experience to spur action to improve life for millions of people.

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Urban air quality crisis: why low-carbon transport matters

Air pollution threatens cities; low-carbon transport is the solution.

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Empower sustainable urban development: UrbanShift City Academy

UrbanShift’s City Academy: A hub for sustainable urban solutions.

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UN Water Conference: South Africa’s water commitment

By Amanda Gcanga and Smita Rawoot    South Africa’s cities are economic engines, drawing workers across the country and…

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Transforming Transportation 2023: Accelerating Toward Green and Inclusive Mobility

By Schuyler Null and Taylor Symes  After two years of unprecedented disruption to transport globally and two years…

Nature-based solutions in cities are the future of the fight against climate change. Here’s how to fund them.

By Yvonne Denise Aki-Sawyerr, Luis Donaldo Colosio and Sally Capp     Mayors from Latin America, Africa and Asia will be…

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Can Europe’s Climate City Contracts shake up urban climate action?

By Katherine Shabb and Kes McCormick    Think big. Think bold. Think mission to the moon! That’s the goal…