Congratulations to the scholars of the 2024 Programme on Sustainable Cities at the Norman Foster Institute: Co-directed by Norman Foster and Kent Larson.

… a short video with our hopes for 2025

At the Cathedral of Brasília by architect Oscar Niemeyer, with Luis Alonso, Gabriela Bila, and Ariel Palitz, the former New York City “Nightlife Mayor,” Brasília, Brazil

Each year, tens of thousands of cyclists use the Charles River Bike Path. The State of Massachusetts needs to do a far better job of managing disruptions to this key artery for both commuters and recreational users during construction. @MassGovernor @MassGov @CambMA

A section of the Memorial Drive bike lane was shut down last week. This is one of the most popular and heavily used bike routes in the Greater Boston area, connecting Harvard University, MIT, and downtown Boston along the Charles River in Cambridge.

During construction, intended to make biking safer, bicyclists and pedestrians are asked to detour across the busy 4-lane Memorial Drive twice, creating hazardous conditions.

Few people actually use this detour as it is impractical and dangerous, preferring instead to walk or bike in the busy Memorial Drive car lane adjacent to the construction. Today I witnessed dozens of people forced to bike in traffic, including a mother with a young child.

Design and construction are managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. If bike lane construction continues towards Harvard, @MassDCR must find ways to maintain the flow of bicycles and pedestrians along the path … just as they would with cars

Read my conversation with Diari Andorra's Gerard E. Wall about the powerful collaboration between @MITCities and @Andorra_RI City Science Lab diariandorra.ad/la-contra/24…

After another amazing City Science Summit, I want to thank @ArroyoVanesa and her amazing team in Andorra for hosting us & the members of the City Science network CSL Biobío, @citysciencelab Hamburg, Taipei, @MITCities, Shanghai, Israel, Gipuzkoa, Andorra, Guadalajara & Toronto.