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Planning
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Plan Is Vital. But Planning is Critical.
Why is that time travel in books, movies, and other mediums fascinating to watch. From saving a magical…
New Wave Of Smart Cities Has Arrived – And They’re Nothing Like Science Fiction
An abandoned mine shaft beneath the town of Mansfield, England is an unlikely place to shape the future…
Why Are So Many Government Projects Late And Over Budget?
Ironically, it can happen because managers skip steps in an effort to go faster. State and local projects…
How Planners Plan Cities (In Star Wars & Real Life)
This video is created by City Beautiful.
The Value Of Airports As Economic Regions
Airports have a lot of untapped economic potential due to their proximity and connectivity to other metropolitan city…
The Promise Of City Scale Government As It Should Be
For residents of Australia’s cities, federalism means state governments have the right to assert what is in their…
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…
Is A High-Speed Rail System In The U.S. Just A Dream?
Virtually every wealthy nation in the world has invested in a high-speed-rail network — with the striking exception…
DIY Guide : How To Build A City From Scratch
From Songdo, South Korea to Lavasa, India via Egypt’s unnamed new capital, everywhere you look it seems someone’s…
How Can We Prepare For Multi-Hazards?
Natural and man-made disasters can strike simultaneously. So is it possible to be totally prepared for any multi-hazard,…
What Makes A City Attractive?
Is there an “art of making attractive cities”? London-based alternative education group The School of Life (founded by…
Would You Share Private Data For A Better City?
In the 1950s, a decade after he outlined the theory of the Big Bang and the expanding…
Urban Environment Design And Bad Guys
Whose job is it to prevent crime? The police? The courts? Certainly. However, I’d argue that crime prevention…
How To Build A Fairer City
Four leading academics propose the ‘grounded city’ – where sustainable transport, accessible broadband and modest housing take precedence…
What Can UK Learn From Auckland On Metro Mayors And City-regions?
Four lessons from New Zealand on how to devolve power to cities. Last November 2014 Centre for Cities hosted…
Weapons, Bribes, And Dictators: Where Architects Draw The Line
Zaha Hadid says it’s not her job to pay attention to how many migrant workers die in the…
5 Crucial Principles For 21st Century Transportation Systems
Handling tomorrow’s mega-trends means rethinking today’s infrastructure. Over the rest of the 21st century, cities will face many…