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What Would An Earthquake-Proof City Look Like?
Earthquakes don’t kill people (generally), collapsing buildings do – meaning it is cities where the most lives can…
2018-01-22
Why A Move to Chattanooga Is Perfect For Your Startup
Haven’t considered relocating to Chattanooga for your newest business venture? You are making a big mistake. As everyone…
2018-01-18
What Writers Can Take Away From the Bible
The National Book Award finalist Min Jin Lee on how the story of Joseph, and the idea that…
2017-12-21
How Materials Science Will Determine the Future of Human Civilization
If Moore’s law continues, electronic devices will consume more than half the world’s energy budget within 20 years.…
2017-10-16
Are You Sure Your City Is Better?
Our cities have now been named as the saving places of a planet in crisis. And yet we…
2017-07-31
The Heat Is On : Climate Change In 2100 Is Very Scary
Up to 75 percent of people could face deadly heatwaves by 2100 unless carbon emissions plummet, a new…
2017-06-22
To Ride the Subway of the Future, All You Need Is Your Face
Biometric markers could replace physical payment methods, speeding entry for passengers (and discouraging fare evaders). Is this awesome,…
2017-06-06
The World’s Greenest City Out Of Dreams, Oil, Pearls, And Sand.
A decade ago Dubai had one of the largest ecological footprints of any city in the world. By…
2017-04-12
What It’s Like to Live in the World’s Most Polluted City
Delhi, the capital territory of India, is home to unbreathable air and undrinkable water. From the skies above…
2017-03-29
Why Culture Should Drive City Planning
In my view, while infrastructure and services are necessary for environmental health, it is culture that provides identity,…
2017-03-06
How Big Data Is Adding A Whole New Dimension To Public Spaces
Most of us encounter public spaces in our daily lives: whether it’s physical space (a sidewalk, a bench,…
2017-02-16
Forget The Gym. A City Must Be A Playground For Health.
When Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, arguably the “father of gymnastics” and the inventor of the horizontal and parallel bars,…
2017-01-30
The U.S. Has New Mega-Regions And It Challenges Daily Commutes
As economic centers grow in size and importance, determining their boundaries has become more crucial. Where do you…
2016-12-02
Happy, Healthy, And Simple Neighbourhoods Can Be Yours
Modern life is proving more complex, tiresome and heavy-going than we imagined. We live under constant pressure: our…
2016-11-04
Technology For Car Convenience At The Cost Of Pedestrian Casualties
One pedestrian is killed every two days on Australia’s roads, the majority in metropolitan areas. While advances in…
2016-10-03
America’s Tallest Skyscrapers: Keeping Cool & Saving Energy
This is the John Hancock Center, one of the iconic building in Chicago and one of the tallest…
2016-09-19
The First Solar-Powered Town Will Come From Down Under
The push to go green is in full swing. This steadily increasing trend has pushed industries and the…
2016-08-06
How We Treat Bike-Share Determines It’s Fate, Helsinki’s Answer
Earlier this month, Helsinki launched a new bike-share program wholly integrated with the rest of the city’s public…
2016-06-08
Urban Density: An Oversimplified Concept That Endanger Our Future
In debates about urban density, we often find comments about buildings being too tall or not tall enough,…
2016-05-23
Chaotic 21st Century Is In Need Of New Global Alliance
The deadly spread of ebola in west Africa and the prolonged earthquake recovery efforts in Haiti were a…
2016-05-23
US Tech Capital San Francisco Really Loves Its Solar Panels, Here’s Proof
Tech capital is first major US city to require all new buildings of 10 storeys or under to…
2016-05-12
Can Australia’s Climate Change Mission Be Saved With Farming?
Australia’s agricultural lands help to feed about 60 million people worldwide, and also support tens of thousands of farmers…
2016-05-03
How The Fall Of Supermarkets & Suburbia Starts With Millenials
How does an industry that historically catered to white suburbanites reinvent itself to attract more diverse shoppers? Millennials…
2016-04-25
Urban Gardens, A Future For Our Society’s At-Risk People
In 2008, the Pew Center on the States reported that Vermont, Michigan, Oregon, Connecticut, and Delaware spent more money on…
2016-04-15
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…
2016-03-14
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…
2016-03-11
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…
2016-02-17
Discover The Clearest (Obvious?) Link Why More Carparks Means More Cars
Long after it was painfully clear that cigarettes caused cancer, big tobacco companies maintained that no such link…
2016-01-14
10 Amazing Construction Technologies That Could Change The World
The effects of humans on the Earth are becoming more profound every day. Our energy consumption is higher…
2015-12-22
Can Cars That Park Themselves Reduce Traffic?
New England’s most densely populated city is testing a new way to alleviate congestion and free up more…
2015-12-21
How Your Future Mass Transit Commute May Become More Personal
Part mass transit, part personal mobility, the Next Future Transportation system is designed to act as an efficient,…
2015-12-10
Why Following The Signs Is Both Quirky & Fun
Civic startup aims to get more people to walk and cities to invest in bike and pedestrian infrastructure.…
2015-12-04
The Surprising Places Where Solar Is Rising
Golf courses, landfills, and parka pockets become unlikely power sources with the advent of smarter solar. Breathtaking desert…
2015-11-09
The 5 Anti-Bike Arguments That Should Be Put To Rest
For one, bike lanes are actually really good for the local economy. It’s time to move beyond the…
2015-10-01
How Wyoming Enjoys Quality Local Produce With Vertical Farms
With harsh winters and a remote location, Jackson, Wyoming, has been unusually dependent on food trucked in from…
2015-09-17
Government Websites Can Be Exciting. Here’s How.
Learn more about all Best of the Web winners and finalists in this map. State winners and finalists…
2015-09-11
How Transportation Nourishes And Shapes Urban Communities
It is estimated that by 2050, two-thirds of the world’s population will live in cities. Denser cities and…
2015-09-02
How Christchurch Returned The City To Its Cycling Roots
After the 2011 disaster, residents were asked what they wanted from the city once known as ‘Cyclopolis’. They…
2015-09-01
The Transportation Choices That Millennials Want
To attract young professionals, cities increasingly are going to have to think multi-modal. With no long-term solution in…
2015-08-27
Why Our Personal Quiet Time Is Almost A Thing Of The Past With IoT
The internet is already a threat to quiet contemplation – but could the internet of things herald a…
2015-07-28
Why The True Cost Of Suburban Sprawl Will Surprise You, Or Not
Two new studies demonstrate the true costs of sprawl, and attempt to show that if new development was…
2015-07-24
How Can A City Measure Its Happiness?
At one time, questionnaires about well-being were the province of mental health professionals. But in recent years, a…
2015-07-21
How Ford Innovation Center Tackles Transportation Tech
As cities grow more congested, Ford wants to be there for customers whether they buy, rent or share…
2015-07-18