Cities

Cities in North America and Europe will continue to be the most competitive cities in 2025.

June 5, 2013 9:38am | By Tyler Falk

While high-profile, low-rise public housing has failed in Brooklyn, C.C. Sullivan sees a successful model in Boston for adapting old buildings to create livable low-income homes.

16 | June 5, 2013 3:00am | By C.C. Sullivan

MEXICO CITY -- A public hospital adds a facade that devours smog in a city adding 600 new cars a day.

5 | June 5, 2013 3:00am | By Lauren Villagran

In Germany, vandalism-related costs have risen to $10 million annually. This summer, the national railway operator will test a fleet of small drones that can take infrared images.

June 4, 2013 12:23pm | By Janet Fang

In Sydney, pay with coins or a kiss in the city's coffee shops.

June 4, 2013 5:58am | By Charlie Osborne

In the battle against a loved local monument, the tech giant's proposed glass box is facing public outrage.

6 | June 4, 2013 4:05am | By Charlie Osborne

MEXICO CITY -- A lender sees opportunity in offering credit to low-income college students. But will they be able to pay?

3 | June 4, 2013 3:00am | By Lauren Villagran

A new app from Berlin-based navigation company Skobbler stands out, thanks to hybrid navigation technology that works both online and offline.

5 | June 4, 2013 3:00am | By Beth Carter

In an industry 'desperate for disruption,' upstart airline offers unlimited travel for a flat monthly fee.

4 | June 3, 2013 6:49pm | By Joe McKendrick

Here's a fast new way to power a city fleet of electric buses.

20 | June 3, 2013 1:01pm | By Tyler Falk

RelayRides will now allow car owners to list their vehicles at airports.

1 | June 3, 2013 12:15pm | By Kirsten Korosec

Brewing and serving coffee with a precision typically reserved for manufacturing might just be the answer to a wired, mobile, impatient, caffeine-hungry world. Austin-based Briggo is betting on it.

3 | June 3, 2013 3:00am | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan

A biodiversity scientist on how the microbial ecosystems in our offices and bathrooms can impact human health.

3 | June 3, 2013 3:00am | By Christina Hernandez Sherwood

Some lucky employees have traded in their offices for swimming with sharks and being inventive with bacon.

June 3, 2013 2:03am | By Charlie Osborne

Penn station is trampled upon by millions of passengers a day, and is sorely in need of a makeover -- one that SOM plans to provide.

June 1, 2013 1:39pm | By Charlie Osborne

Businesses are continually hunting for new revenue sources, and as Wi-Fi is so sought after, it shouldn't come as a surprise that so few airports offer connections for free.

May 31, 2013 7:16am | By Charlie Osborne

Citi is paying $41 million to brand some bikes. Here's why it's worth it.

2 | May 30, 2013 1:52pm | By Tyler Falk

Officials in Tel Aviv are working on ways to entice more tech firms and startup ventures to choose Israel's version of Silicon Valley.

1 | May 30, 2013 7:29am | By Charlie Osborne

Bike-sharing gains traction in American cities, as its model has proved successful around the world.

3 | May 30, 2013 3:10am | By Channtal Fleischfresser

BERLIN -- In a sign of Germany's growing Thai population, a talented group of Asian women have grown a community gathering into a popular fresh-food market.

1 | May 30, 2013 3:00am | By Shannon Smith