by Rick Pruetz, Vice President, Ecocity Builders In Prosperity Comes in Cycles, I wrote that people are increasingly seeking alternatives to car dependency though active...
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Population Bomb and Bust
by Rick Pruetz, Vice President, Ecocity Builders In November 2022, world population surpassed 8 billion people. Despite the strain already placed on Earth by our prolific species...
Transformation Through Ecomobility
by Rick Pruetz, Vice President, Ecocity Builders “Cycling is not a goal in itself but rather a highly-prioritized political tool for creating a more livable city.” That’s a quote...
Biodiversity, 30×30, and Ecocities
by Rick Pruetz, Vice President, Ecocity Builders The 30X30 challenge aims to conserve at least 30 percent of all land and water throughout the world by 2030. This effort energizes...
Autonomous Vehicles: Heaven or Hell?
by Rick Pruetz, Vice President, Ecocity Builders In 2018, manufacturers were claiming that autonomous vehicles (AVs) would be on the market by 2020. Out of concern that these...
Ecomobility 2023: London
by Rick Pruetz, Vice President, Ecocity Builders London, (site of the Ecocity World Summit 2023, June 6, 7, and 8), aims to become the world’s best big city for cycling. That’s...
Ecocities and the Climate Action Roadmap
by Rick Pruetz, Vice President, Ecocity Builders Climate action can seem like the title of the movie Everything Everywhere All at Once. Yes, we need to be able to do several big...
Zero Emission Cities, Part Two
by Rick Pruetz, Vice President, Ecocity Builders The rapid acceleration of electric-vehicle adoption is a welcome sign that we are finally taking climate action seriously. EVs...
Now Available: Proceedings from Ecocity World Summit 2021-22
by Rick Pruetz, Vice President, Ecocity Builders Rotterdam’s Ecocity World Summit 2021-22, like its 13 predecessors, created the forum for a priceless exchange of ideas and...
Valencia Named European Green Capital 2024
by Rick Pruetz, Vice President, Ecocity Builders Valencia, on Spain’s Mediterranean coast, has won the title of European Green Capital for 2024. From an initial field of eight...