Where the sidewalk ends
Most cities don’t map their own pedestrian networks. Now, researchers have built the first open-source tool to let planners do just that.
Most cities don’t map their own pedestrian networks. Now, researchers have built the first open-source tool to let planners do just that.
Study: Even chess experts perform worse when air quality is lower, suggesting a negative effect on cognition.
Miho Mazereeuw, an architect of built and natural environments, looks for new ways to get people ready for natural disasters.
New research quantifies how much very hot temperatures restrict outdoor activity in China.
University placements through MISTI aim to contribute to Africa’s growing research ecosystems.
Inaugural WORLDING workshops matched world-class climate story teams with relevant labs and researchers across MIT.
Lane leaves a lasting legacy at the Institute and on tribal communities around the country.
A new study suggests mobile data collected while traveling over bridges could help evaluate their integrity.
The first African American to receive tenure at MIT, Jones championed greater diversity and inclusion at the Institute and beyond.
Carlo Ratti investigates how digital technologies transform our urban spaces and how they can be harnessed to design sustainable cities for the future.
Winning project supports collaboration between public housing residents in New York City and a local nonprofit offering training for work in the digital economy.
MIT Morningside Academy for Design’s inaugural fellows chart a new course.
New position paper calls for getting stakeholders involved in wind power projects from the start.
“Distance Unknown,” an exhibition by MIT’s Civic Data Design Lab, documents the often challenging journeys migrants undertake to gain economic opportunity and food security.