The Greenway urban park in the US city of Boston, MA. By gconservancy.

Nasrec Station, near the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. Photo by Aileen Carrigan – EMBARQ.

Left to right: Stephen Ross, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Jonathan Lash, Mika Brzezinski, Joe Scarborough. Photo by Hechler Photographers.

“Sustainability in China, and arguably for the world, hangs in the balance, in how Chinese cities are designed,” said Clayton Lane, Global Lead of WRI’s Sustainable Cities Initiative. “China has a remarkable opportunity here to not repeat the mistakes made in the West.”

“Sustainability in China, and arguably for the world, hangs in the balance, in how Chinese cities are designed,” said Clayton Lane, Global Lead of WRI’s Sustainable Cities Initiative. “China has a remarkable opportunity here to not repeat the mistakes made in the West.”

Developing cities like Delhi grapple with establishing organized public transport systems. Photo by Mani Babbar.

Facing the threat of a city government financial collapse, Mayor Dave Bing is exploring the option of privatizing Detroit's public transit services. Photo by C.J. Peters.

What will a world population of 7 billion do to our quality of life? Photo by the World Resources Institute.

The number of gas stations in Manhattan, New York has decreased from 58 to 41 in the past two years. Photo by realname.

Cycling in the countryside has become an increasingly popular respite from Chinese city life. Photo by David Woo.