Washington Post, What is making Gaza ‘uninhabitable’? Unexploded bombs and more.
Balakrishnan Rajagopal offers insights in Adam Taylor and Adrián Blanco Ramos’ Washington Post article detailing the state of infrastructure and the challenges facing reconstruction efforts in Gaza, as assessed by experts. More…
Harvard Magazine, Safe Streets: Working to curb road deaths
Max Krupnick details efforts of Harvard affiliates, including MIT Mobility Initiative’s senior fellow David Zipper, efforts to help make American roads safer for all. More…
La Biennale Architettura di Venezia, Introduction to the 19th International Architecture Exhibition
Carlo Ratti introduces the Venice Biennale, Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective., which asks participants to “experiment beyond today’s limited focus on AI and digital technologies” to “rethink how we design for a world altered by climate impacts.” More…
Urban Affairs Association, Zachary Lamb & Lawrence Vale to Receive the 2025 Best Book in the Field of Urban Affairs Award
The Equitably Resilient City: Solidarities and Struggles in the Face of Climate Crisis by Zachary Lamb (PhD '18) and Lawrence Vale selected to receive the 2025 Best Book in the Field of Urban Affairs Award. More...
Commonwealth Magazine, Bus and bike lane brouhaha part of bigger transportation battle
Jim Aloisi explores the politicization and ideological conflict entering the transportation sector while making the case for mobility systems that fair, sustainable, and inclusive. More…
dezeen, "There's going to be a lot of science" at 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale says Carlo Ratti
Carlo Ratti, curator of the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale, speaks with Dezeen reporter Lizzie Crook about how this year’s event will be a “science-heavy edition of the festival examining the changing role of architecture at a time of environmental instability.” More…
Here & Now, Why large cars are a public health hazard, according to one expert
David Zipper, a senior fellow at the Mobility Initiative, speaks with WBUR Here & Now co-host Scott Tong about “car bloat,” the trend of increasingly large SUVs and trucks on the road. More…
