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New York City Neighborhood, A Precursor To America’s Urban Future
When you exit the elevated number 7 subway at the 74th Street station in the Jackson Heights section…
Hopefully, New Urban Highways Learn From Mistakes Of The Past
As plans advance for the Interstate 49 Connector, Lafayette, Louisiana, might soon find out. Lafayette, Louisiana, shouldn’t have…
Wow! Crops Can Surely Grow On Moon & Mars!
When and if colonists ever arrive on Mars, they’re going to need something to eat … on a…
How Sandtown, Baltimore Reinvents Itself With Community Planning
Across the United States thousands of once thriving working class neighborhoods are boarded up, but few are in…
How Resilience Grows From The Roots Of Urban Design
In this article, inspired by the movement of open spaces in cities across the world and resilience theory,…
While Apple & FBI Are Fighting, US DOT & Google’s Sidewalk Labs Are Partnering
U.S. DOT and Sidewalk Labs Partner in the Smart City Challenge; Sidewalk Labs to Create Flow, a Transportation…
Lancaster 2065 : City Visions By Young & Old Shows A Way
Last year we asked young people to write and/or draw their ideas for what Lancaster will or should…
The 24/7 City And The Uncomfortable Balance We Need To Make
A city, especially in the global age, is active, night and day. Some cities particularly – New York…
The Obvious Need Technology Designed With Humanity
Cities are our future. Urban populations are growing globally and cities are the logical answer to using land…
Future Cities & Societies Will Be Made With And Will Need New Skills
Today, the idea that data can play a key role in the design and management of cities is…
Why America May Wrongly Hate Those Roundabouts
Maps and data visualizations show the U.S. trailing much of the world when it comes to traffic circles.…
Roofs Not The Only Place For Solar Panels, Try Floating Them As In London
Five years in planning and due to be finished in early March, more than 23,000 solar panels will…
Housing For South Texas, Delivered In Shipping Containers
San Antonio, Texas-based firms Development Strategies, Inc and Alamo Architects recently completed the first phase of a shipping…
The Intricate & Intimate Relationship Between Pedestrians & Wi-Fi
Wireless access points can track the daily walking routes of crowds, allowing urban planners to build for better…
At Last, Las Vegas’ Glitz Shines More With Solar & Foot Power
Cities consume a considerable amount of energy per year on lighting. And if that city happens to be…
Reopening London’s Urban Past Through Mail & Rail
London’s Post Office Railway – colloquially known as the mail rail – is buried 70 feet under the…
Workers’ World-Inspiring Movement To Transform Buenos Aires
The Argentinian capital’s many cooperatives showed that Occupy movements were not simply a response to economic crisis –…
2 Charts To Understand Slow Wage Growth In New York
Low-wage jobs have increased but the pay hasn’t kept pace with inflation, according to a new report. The…
Give London’s Citizen The Freedom To Live Well
A city will struggle if it can no longer house the people who teach, clean, nurse, cook, police,…
The USA’s 50 States & 50 Unique Personalities
What is your state best at? Most states have something they excel at. It might be a food…
Norway’s Billion-Dollar Bet On An Even Cleaner Transport Future
Norway has just announced a new tool in its fight against transit emissions: a new network of bike…
In Malaysia, The Future Of Cities Are Forests
Sasaki Associates recently unveiled some preliminary details regarding an ambitious mixed-use development in Malaysia, that’s expected to run…
Of Course, The City Can’t Be A Solution To Everything
We think cities are the key to solving many of the nation’s most challenging problems, from economic opportunity…
Top 18 Plants For Fresh Air Proven In Outer Space
Houseplants do wonders for a house: they breathe new life to a room, add a bright pop of…
Discover How The Future Of Urban Farms Produces More Than Food
Most urban centers have a bad rap for pollution and energy consumption, but the cities of the future…
From Ocean Trash To Designer City Attraction In Singapore
Did you know that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is twice the size of France? The amount of…
Skyway Mass Transit Making Huge Impact At La Paz
Almost two years on and the teleférico to El Alto has proved a cheap and stress-free way to…
Why Tech Firms Can & Should Do More Than Tech
For many cities, tech hubs have been a key to jump starting economic growth in the wake of…
Ain’t It Obvious : More Driving, More Traffic Related Deaths
Data from the national traffic safety administration shows an ominous trend: traffic related deaths are up 11.3 percent for…
A Limit To Urban Height In Vancouver
We don’t always have to build up to fit more people into a city. Vancouver and Seattle offer…
Top 10 Places For Growing Foods In Cities In The USA
People have been growing food and raising livestock across the United States for centuries—even in cities. But it…
The Anti-Patterns Of The Digitally Connected City
Popular visions of the “smart city” promise that with digital technology the power of the city “as a…
Dynamism And Vibrancy In Atlanta City
For a sprawling city with the nation’s ninth-largest metro area, Atlanta is surprisingly lush with trees—magnolias, dogwoods, Southern…
The Top 10 Smart Cities Consideration For A Prosperous India
The government last month revealed names of the first 20 smart cities that will get Rs 50,802 crore…
The Sharing Economy Should Not Lead to City Zoning Chaos
The sharing economy is challenging the demand for land-use regulations, but they’re still necessary. We used to work…
Why Mobile Internet Only Is Encouraging Inequality
For many of us, access to the Internet through a variety of means is a given. I can…
Changing The Signs For Changing Times
It still prefers triangles even though the world uses octagons. Japan is considering a revamp of its stop…
The Impacts Of An Aging World Population
Overpopulation isn’t something this generation has to worry about much, but under-population? That’s a very real problem that…
Why Do We Keep Ignoring That Which Feeds Us?
By embracing the latest advances in connectivity, farms are reaping big benefits. What’s needed more than ever is…
The Future Of London’s Garden Bridge Project Going Dry?
Jane Duncan calls for review of procurement process amid claims Thomas Heatherwick design was chosen unfairly. The project…
How College Graduates Impact Local Economies
A college education has its personal advantages, but it’s critical to thriving cities as well. It’s no secret…
The Best Way To Map Cities We People Can Truly Understand
A roundup of the best stories on cities and urbanism we’ve come across in the past seven days.…
And Cool, Intelligent Farms, Right Under Our Feet …
The “world’s first underground urban farm” is set to start selling herbs and salads grown 33 m (108…
Expansive Farm, High Up In The Sky …
The US city of Louisville, KY, is set to become home to a major new vertical farm. The…
A Vision Of Transforming Industrial Bareness To Eco-Villages
A landscape architect proposes exurban shipping districts you’d actually want to visit (or live in). Environmentalists have been…
Are Cities Really An Engine For Jobs & Prosperity?
City Observatory cataloged a series of indicators that point to the the growing economic strength of city centers—including on…
California’s Energy Utilities Finally Serious With Electric Cars
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved a pilot program that will see public utility San Diego…
A Solution To Youth Unemployment Path In Africa & The World
Today’s Africa faces a complex mix of challenges and promise. With almost 200 million youth ages 15 to…
The Tightrope Dance Of Our Agricultural Farming
Human use of land for crops and herds has completely altered the world’s landscapes. A new field of…
Top Flea Markets In Hong Kong For The Lunar New Year
In Hong Kong, you can dress a bride, redo a house and amuse a child one street at…