#TheGlobalGrid Twitter chat topic for National Bike Month addressed biking infrastructure in cities and how to best engage communities in implementing complete streets. The creation of new bike lanes in many cities is of...

Boston grew from the sea by way of man-made land. Now, the city is facing a return to the sea by way of man-made emissions. Climate resilience and adaptation are emerging in fields spanning urban planning, architecture, ...

Today, I did what I do every day: I rode my bike to work. I started along an iconic Amsterdam-red bike lane from my house in Amsterdam-Noord to the Ijplein ferry, disembarked on the other side of the river and made my wa...

In the United States, May is national bike month. And at The Global Grid, we’re happy to take any occasion to discuss biking, planning for bikes and biking infrastructure in the city. This month’s #TheGlobalGrid Twitter ...

When you search the Top 100 urban planning and development, architecture, or built environment books on Amazon you may notice the abundance of male voices, male authors. This book list is meant for men and women alike - ...

On Wednesday, January 17th, we hosted #TheGlobalGrid inaugural Twitter chat of 2018. Autonomous driving was the highly requested topic of the month and for good reason. We’ve all heard of the self-driving cars' promise t...

We’ve all read it or heard it: It’s only a matter of time before self-driving cars, also known as autonomous vehicles, become part of our streetscape. For the first time in decades, here is an innovation that promises to...

Cities such as London, Barcelona, Amsterdam, and New York have benefited from using technology in their cities; smart cities use Internet-connected devices and sensors to analyze infrastructure. They can gather data on r...

Holidays are for family, friends, good food, getaways and postponed reading in our favorite nooks. At The Global Grid, the holidays have always been the occasion to review and update our books-to-read (or re-read) list. ...

Every third Wednesday of the month, join our community of urban development, building professionals, and enthusiasts in an hour-long chat on Twitter, from 12:00 p.m. to 01:00 p.m. PT, to discuss a wide-range of urban top...

Over the next twenty years, estimates are showing that Portland, Oregon could grow by approximately 42%, meaning about 260,000 new residents in an already populous city.  Much of this new growth is going to be concen...

This year, The Global Grid has expanded its horizons beyond the Top 20 lists covered for the past five years (urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture and engineering). This new list dives into active transpo...