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Where The Sea Meets The Sky Is Not The Horizon
Airports need a lot of space, but in the places most in need of air connections — islands…
Top 15 Cities For Women In Tech With Big Dreams
Women in the U.S. tech industry have long faced major disparities in both employment and pay. Last year,…
Miami’s Simple & Visual Code For Zoning Chaos Into Order
After a population explosion and building binge led to haphazard and random growth, Miami became the nation’s first…
When You Get Tired Of Building Buildings, Build Mountains
With just a few inches of rainfall a year, the country is taking matters into its own hands.…
Why Life Imitating Art & Vis-A-Vis, Now Extends To Gaming
Do computer games influence landscape architecture; the art of arrangement of elements in a given space? When talking…
While We Fear The End, These Scientists Live The End Everyday
The scientists at the National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center model cyberattacks, global pandemics, and megastorms. September 11…
Imagine A Scary World Without Moms, Instead Robots Grow You
As far-fetched as it may seem today, there are a couple of compelling reasons why some humans may…
How A City’s Identity Is Shaped By Its Fonts
Most city dwellers speed-walk along crowded streets each day, barely taking notice of the typography that adorns everything…
The Top 10 Grandest American Dams To See
Reservoir creating. Electricity producing. Flood preventing. To tweak a song title from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “South Pacific,” there…
A History Map Of The Rise & Fall Of U.S. Slavery
The historian and cartographer Bill Rankin visualizes the practice with a fresh approach. Although it was abolished in…
Raising The Bar For Smart Cities In Singapore
Government-deployed sensors will collect and coordinate an unprecedented amount of data on daily life in the city. This…
Our World Is Run By Global Corporations & Megacities, Not Countries
As cities and companies gain in influence and the power of nation-states decreases, the world is undergoing a…
The Rise Of The Robots May Make Real Start In Groceries Near You
If you think that it’s hard to remember where all your favorite products are in the local grocery…
Mobile Big Data Discoveries Show Social Segregations In Hong Kong
There’s plenty to learn about where residents travel each day, and with whom they choose to interact. Inequality…
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…
How Portland Is Paving Ways For The Safest Cyclist Intersections
Researchers at Portland State hope to be the first to develop standard guidelines for protected bike lane crossings.…
Fukushima, Five Years, Fears, Fall Out, And The Future
Five years have passed since a massive tsunami washed over the seawall around the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power…
Cloud Computing Which Was Never Really In The Sky, Goes Underwater
The ocean’s cooling properties and energy potential led Microsoft to run a cloud center there for 105 days.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Cool Teen Hobbies : Not Partying But Changing The World
Everyday we hear about new inventions and innovations, but we rarely hear about the people behind them. More…
The 8 Best Future Vehicles For 2016
The continued minituarization of electronics, advances in materials technology, a growing emphasis on clean, sustainable modes of transport…
Why Singapore Wants To Attract Leading Healthcare Companies
As growing and aging populations across the world test the limits of their national healthcare systems, Singapore has…
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…
Finally! Clever Building Technologies Can Clean Pollution In Cities
A seven metre tall tower designed by Daan Roosegaarde filters dirty air, releasing bubbles of smog free air.…
8 Technology Predictions To Watch Out For In 2016
The technology predictions for the year ahead, including drones, robots, driverless cars and virtual reality. 1. Virtual reality…
Why Nanotech’s Best Benefits In Africa Begins With Our Waste
A cheap, easy to maintain, “green” toilet that uses no water and turns human waste into electricity and…
How To Light Cities In The Future Without Ruining It
From the medieval candle to phosphorescent trees and glow-in-the-dark concrete, Daryl Mersom charts the trajectory of urban light,…
The 10 Best Performing Cities Of 2015
What drives the economic momentum of the most dynamic metros in the United States? Each year, the Milken…
The Top Must-Have Urban Management Toolkits
In a world of interconnected systems, there are plenty of platforms that can help decision-makers see the big…
The Year That Was About Environment & Energy, Finally
Environmental news, as a rule, doesn’t deal in triumphs. So the sight of leaders holding their arms aloft…
Bloomberg Philanthropies Expands Data Help to 13 More Cities
Twenty-one American Cities now Participating in the Nation’s Most Comprehensive Initiative to Help City Halls Use Data and…
How Retailers Compete With Prices On Christmas Season
Forest of sale signs light up high streets as warm weather, Black Friday and move to online sales…
How Your London Subway Trains May Become Moving Walkways
Following its plan to bring London out of the shade with shadow-free skyscrapers, NBBJ has unveiled a new…
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,…
Internet Liberates The World, But Not Equally
This we know: The next billion people who are coming online will do so from cheap, mobile phones.…
Land Of Midnight Traffic Jams. More Fun? More Like Hell On Earth.
Metro Manila, on an urban level, was named as having the “worst traffic on Earth,” based on a…
Silicon Valley’s Cause And Solution To Inequality Is The Same
San Francisco is a living crystal ball of what happens when a city refuses to build enough housing…
Experiencing The Best Begins With Belonging
Our experiences are heightened when we travel. Removed from our day-to-day rituals and familiar terrain, even the most…
Chicago’s History With Smart Sewage Management To Power Future
Chicago’s wastewater authority plans to slash its energy bill by using bacteria to convert sewage into natural gas.…
Strategies For Success With Government Mobile Apps
One of the most important things to consider when developing your mobile strategy is that most citizens are…
How To Charge Your Gadgets (& Self) With One Appliance
Workers and visitors to London’s Canary Wharf will be the world’s first to enjoy the benefits of a…