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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…
The Top 5 Surprising Irish Towns Of America
These cities may not be huge, but they deliver big fun on St. Patrick’s Day. Most people know…
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…
Why Do We Keep Ignoring How Important Culture Drives Our Cities, Not Just Technology
How can you build a bridge without considering the impact on the communities it connects? There is a…
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…
Healthy Cities Need Safe City Streets For City Children
Lamine Mahdjoubi, Faculty of the Built Environment at the University of the West of England challenged the audience:…
Why A University Is A Reflection Of Its Cities And Vice Versa
Cities could increasingly take the lead on solving societal problems. Ed Glaeser, an economist at Harvard, famously said…
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…
Top 10 Feast-Worthy Ideas For Fresh, Local, And Affordable Food Markets
Scruffy and chaotic or orderly and refined, the world’s street markets offer fresh, local—and often cheap—seasonal produce, alongside…
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…
Cool Gelatos On Sticks, Who Would Have Thought
Shoppers at Metropolis at Metrotown now have another reason to visit the mall, thanks to newcomer Popbar, a New…
In Cities, Ladies Congregate In Pink
Women—especially, young single ones—love cities. But they make up a bigger part of the population in some places…
Pies & Fries : In London And Everywhere Else, Fast Food’s Long History
The chef walks over to our table, wiping his great big hands on his apron. “Just checking there…
Vertical Urban Farms Finds Cute Endorser In Snoopy, Finally
A Montreal-based architecture firm has Snoopy make the case for turning New York’s MetLife Building into the world’s…
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…
How To Cook Up Liveable Cities With Key Ingredients
Liveable communities and resilient cities are buzzwords of the moment. But exactly how do you define a “liveable”…
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 –…
2016’s Most Expensive City Is Still Unsurprisingly Singapore
Singapore has again been judged as the world’s most expensive city but costs across the world have been…
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,…
Why Farming Should Return Back To (Pre)school
A group of architects proposed a new design to help raise environmentally responsible kids. Under the distant gaze…
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…
An Ethical City : An Idea Whose Time Has Come (Or Has Long Been Delayed)
Globally, there is intense discussion about the future of urban life through the World Urban Campaign. The central…
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…
Good Thing Farms Are So Feminine! Atta Girl!
Back in February, like millions of Americans, Marji Guyler-Alaniz swelled with emotion in the aftermath of the two-minute,…
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…
To End Poverty, We Need To Know What We Don’t Know About Women & Girls
Women make up almost half the world’s labor force and perform most of its unpaid care work, for…
Urban Farms : The New Frontier For Female Farmers
Vanessa Hanel is a twenty-nine year old female farmer living in the heart of grain-and-cattle country in Calgary,…
10 Things Empowered Girls & Women Can Do Than Just Collecting Water
I hate to admit this, because no one likes to show their flaws, but the other day I…
2016 International Womens Day In Cities Across The World
Worldwide, women continue to contribute to social, economic, cultural and political achievement. So how do we want to…
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…
Gary Haugen : The Hidden Reason For Poverty The World Needs To Address Now
Collective compassion has meant an overall decrease in global poverty since the 1980s, says civil rights lawyer Gary…
Gil Penalosa : Citizens Can’t Be Spectators In Urban Planning
Gil Penalosa wants you to act now. So it’s a good thing that when he’s expounding on how…
The Challenges Of Managing Global Urbanization
As cities — and slums — grow around the world, governments are going to need to step up…
The Urban Family’s Guide To Living Car-Free
You can do it. If your family leaves the suburbs for the city, there are certain changes that…
DNA Deciphers Roots Of Modern Europeans
For centuries, archaeologists have reconstructed the early history of Europe by digging up ancient settlements and examining the…
15 Destinations To Inspire Your Next Runner’s High
For traveling fitness enthusiasts, sneaking in a jog while sightseeing is a treat of sorts. Transform your runner’s…
How Far A Paycheck Goes In 191 U.S. Cities
New Yorkers and San Franciscans pay a lot more for apartments, groceries and other expenses, but they also…
Dan Ariely : How Equal Do We Want The World To Be? You’d Be Surprised
The news of society’s growing inequality makes all of us uneasy. But why? Dan Ariely reveals some new,…
What Long-Distance Trains Teach Us About Public Space In America
“What people don’t like about the train is the time lapse. People don’t have time to tie their…
Understanding Europe’s Population Shift In 4 Maps
Despite economic growth in Central and Eastern Europe, the continent is still migrating to the Northwest. Europe’s population…