There is a certain irony in the fact that some of the best biking in the U.S. is in an area where people have rejected the modern world -- including bikes (for those of the Old Order).

The mixing of old and new is one of the toughest things to deal with in architecture. Do you try to blend in, doing faux old, or stand out in contrast? Does everything get perserved in amber or can

A new football stadium in Philadelphia is in the running for the unofficial title of "Greenest Stadium in America."

Open terrace in Kimmel Center was too hot or too noisy; now it's fixed.

A new public space in Philadelphia helps make the city more human-scale and increase quality of life for people who work or pass through the area.

If you own an electric car but don't own a garage, what do you do?

Are solar-powered trash cans a fuel-saving, money-saving way to keep the streets clean? Or are they worse than regular trash cans?

Partnering with a forest conservation non-profit to plant a tree for every watch purchased, Analog Watch Co. creates chic timepieces out of recycled wood.

One more city joins the bike sharing club, providing its citizens with a great, healthy, and green way to get around.

Philly has more than 2X the number of bike commuters per capita of NYC.

On the whole, I'd rather be in Philadelphia, eating Philly Greens.

The mayor has portrayed the controversial soda tax as a great source of revenue with which to do fabulous things for the city, rather than a benefit for public health.

It's almost like there is a concerted campaign to turn distracted walking into a serious problem.

They are as gutsy and gritty as ever.

Turns out he was doing 46 miles per hour in a 25 mile-per-hour zone. But let's all blame the girl for distracted walking!

The Timber Towers Project seeks to demonstrate the viability of a mass timber high-rise.

This is very smart marketing, and not a bad looking bike.

We have gone beyond gentrification and are now talking about Pikketyfication, aristocratization and plutocratification.

These sliver towers are incredibly inefficient and even have fake mechanical spaces to make them even taller. We all pay the price in carbon.

Architects and builders take to the streets for the Extinction Rebellion, get arrested.

There are all kinds of distracted and compromised people in our roads. Some of them cannot help it. So why are phones a problem?

This is the future of building, and it works. Get used to it.

Smart cities are not a panacea, and the New York Times is on it.

In Toronto and New York, Vision Zero is just talk. It's time for action.

One Passive House architect gives his clients what they want.

But Passive House is so expensive! How can you build housing for the homeless and low income families this way?

Because shipping containers are designed to move and these ones might have to.

It makes a lot of sense in a country with no workers and five other permanent stadia.

A contemporary design for an earthquake-resistant, modular home.

This is shipping container architecture that makes sense.

Made with a tight budget and schedule, this structure was up and running within a matter of weeks.

I mean, shipping containers are hot. But does this kind of shipping container architecture make sense?

This kind of shipping container housing makes sense

It is an eye-catching Kengo Kuma design, but it ain't sustainable.

This architect converted a shipping container to accommodate an expanding office.

Of all the places to take action on marine litter, this one makes the most sense.

This cozy and compact dwelling out of Oregon packs one bed, one bathroom, a kitchen and porch.

An electrifying story from Germany, where they are wiring the autobahn.

Another look at a controversial housing project.

Drivers used to get away with murder; new legislation is much stronger.

Almost two years after a ketchup snub sparked a patriotic backlash in Ontario, sales for French's ketchup remain strong.

Called 'First Light,' this now-famous event at Ontario's first European-built settlement is a special experience for the whole family.

Wiarton Willie saw his shadow this morning, which means the cold weather will stick around.

Going green is going too far in the Province of Ontario

Doug Ford, now leading in the polls, wants to open up more of it for development.

It's partially built out of Cross Laminated Timber; it "immerses students in this relatively new product."

How many crushings or deaths will it take for a school to realize that large moving vehicles and small kids on foot are not meant to mingle in the same confined space?

Does it make sense putting this in a small town up on the Canadian Shield?

Populist leaders are more interested in cutting the price of gas than they are in stopping climate change.

Architect Jonathan Kearns shows that you can have it all.