Ford's final product B-Max on the streets.

Ford’s B-Max Technology and Environmental Policy

The New Ford B-Max At the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, Ford unveiled a concept car called the B-Max. The small vehicle, which is aimed directly at urbanites has no central ‘B’ pillar, thus its door can slide »
by on 2nd Feb 12
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How Can Cities Thrive? The Public-Private Partnership Solution

Public-private partnerships (PPPs) – agreements between governments and private firms to support broader access to public infrastructure and services – can play a »
by on 1st Feb 12
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Metropol Parasol – Seville: Film

The Metropol Parasol in Seville is an incredible and very photogenic structure, set to become a huge draw for tourists and fans of architecture the world over. When Arup (consulting engineers on the project) »
by on 30th Jan 12
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Back to the Futurist: Noah Raford

Who is Noah Raford? The third post of the Back to the Futurist series comes Noah Raford. Noah is a PhD candidate at the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at MIT, writing his dissertation on long term planning and »
by on 26th Jan 12
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An Aerotropolis Built Before Your Eyes

“[The] Aerotropolis is a city designed to empower the benefits of international airport and create sustainable life around it” – Panoatropolis I stumbled across this amazing animation from Panatropolis »
by on 25th Jan 12
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Christopher Choa: Airport Cities Will Win

Urban Times is proud to present it’s online partnership with the IQ2 If Conference. We attended this outstanding two-day talk to find our minds fully blown by an array of leading innovators, thought-leaders and »
by on 24th Jan 12
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#UrbanPixel | Your Urban Rail

THIS WEEK: Urban Rail NEXT WEEK: Urban Weather #UrbanPixel – A feature series on Urban Times that documents the issues and scenes of the urban landscape through photography. By visually representing an interesting topic, concern or element of our cities, we hope to »
by on 16th Jan 12
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Is UK Government High-Speed 2 Rail-Link a Mistake?

High Speed Rail Confirmed, Criticism Aside The Coalition Government confirmed yesterday that the controversial high-speed rail link between London and Birmingham would be green-lit for construction. The HS2 project, »
by on 11th Jan 12
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