Tag «public space»

Public Space as Core Infrastructure for Urban Delivery Services

The rapid rise of e-commerce, on-demand services, and shared mobility has transformed public space into a critical logistics and mobility infrastructure. Curbs, sidewalks, and small urban plots—once peripheral in transport policy—are now contested sites for parcel lockers, micro- and mobility hubs, and charging stations. Policy debates and research increasingly frame the curb as a scarce …

Urbanization and the Imperative of Public Space: A Global Perspective

Many cities around the world are missing out on significant development opportunities by ignoring, underutilizing, or mismanaging their public-space assets. Yet there is enormous potential to use these spaces more strategically and to unlock the hidden value they generate for communities, neighborhoods, and cities as a whole. The World Bank’s report, The Hidden Wealth of …