9 Best Articles in 2021
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It's time to build
a16z
6 min read · 1412 saves · 2020-04-18 · Every Western institution was unprepared for the coronavirus pandemic, despite many prior warnings. This monumental failure of institutional effectiveness will reverberate for the rest of the decade,…
MIT Technology Review
You’ll want to keep an eye on these 10 breakthrough technologies this year
MIT Technology Review
~17 min read · 492 saves · From 2018 · Science and technology change rapidly. The MIT Technology Review has identified “10 breakthrough technologies” in the fields of biology, computer science and engineering, among others. This exciting summary of recent technological advances stimulates the mind and demonstrates how far technology has come and how far it plans to go. These advances include artificial life and computers with an imagination. getAbstract recommends this article to the many inspired and curious technology fans out there.
The New York Times
I’ve Seen a Future Without Cars, and It’s Amazing
The New York Times
~16 min read · 370 saves · 2020-07-09 · Farhad Manjoo · Why do American cities waste so much space on cars?
OneZero
Death of a Smart City
OneZero
248 saves · 2020-08-12 · Brian J Barth · Alphabet bet big in Toronto. Toronto didn’t play along.
secretldn.com
London’s New Artificial Trees Guzzle As Much Pollution As 275 Regular Trees
secretldn.com
1 min read · 230 saves · 2020-01-07 · Leytonstone has some excellent new arrivals, a pair of City Trees that eat pollution, produce oxygen, and clean up the capital's filthy air.
Fast Company
How we can redesign cities to fight future pandemics
Fast Company
6 min read · 223 saves · 2020-03-24 · Adele Peters · “Buildings have to be the secret weapon in the future to combat infectious diseases.”
Visual Capitalist
How the Internet of Things is Building Smarter Cities
Visual Capitalist
~15 min read · 195 saves · 2020-02-25 · Katie Jones · Spending on smart cities is ramping up, and it's being driven by the development and implementation of new IoT technologies.
World Economic Forum
7 innovative projects making cities more sustainable
World Economic Forum
3 min read · 171 saves · 2020-09-04 · By 2050, it is estimated that almost 70% of the world’s population will live in cities.
The Guardian
The case for ... making low-tech 'dumb' cities instead of 'smart' ones
The Guardian
9 min read · 166 saves · 2020-01-15 · Amy Fleming · High-tech smart cities promise efficiency by monitoring everything from bins to bridges. But what if we ditched the data and embraced ancient technology instead?
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The Guardian
Paris approves plan to turn Champs-Élysées into 'extraordinary garden'
The Guardian
2 min read · 97 saves · Jan 10th · Kim Willsher · Mayor Anne Hidalgo gives green light to £225m-scheme to transform French capital’s most famous avenue
Vox
Walmart’s e-commerce chief is leaving to build “a city of the future”
Vox
4 min read · 38 saves · Jan 15th · Marc Lore, the founder of Jet.com, helped Walmart become the No. 2 online shopping site after Amazon.
Fast Company
The future of cities is walkable, healthy, resilient places
Fast Company
4 min read · 34 saves · Jan 4th · Brooks Rainwater · COVID-19 will reshape the city, but the bounce back could make them more livable.
BBC News (World)
How '15-minute cities' will change the way we socialise
BBC News (World)
7 min read · 28 saves · Jan 4th · A new urban planning model will change the French capital – and could provide a template for how to create stronger local communities and make residents happier.
Bloomberg
Make Way for the ‘One-Minute City’
Bloomberg
26 saves · Jan 5th · Bloomberg connects decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. Read this story on Bloomberg.
Lonely Planet
Explore 8 of the world’s most sustainable cities
Lonely Planet
5 min read · 26 saves · Jan 4th · With zero-waste restaurants, eco-friendly architecture and electric vehicles, these busy urban centers show us how we can really go green.
WIRED
Climate Change Is Turning Cities Into Ovens
WIRED
2 min read · 22 saves · Jan 7th · A new model estimates that by 2100, cities across the world could warm as much as 4.4 degrees Celsius. It’s a deadly consequence of the “heat island” effect.
devdiscourse.com
Future of Urban Planning: Artificial Intelligence guiding the way
devdiscourse.com
5 min read · 16 saves · Jan 4th · Advances in emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning can help us understand our cities better and derive useful insights from real-time data collected through automated…
Travel + Leisure
Paris Approves Plan to Transform Champs-Élysées Into Urban Oasis After 2024 Olympics
Travel + Leisure
1 min read · 14 saves · Jan 12th · Paris will transform its famous Champs-Élysées into an "extraordinary garden" after the 2024 Olympics, in an attempt to bring locals back to what has become a crowded tourist attraction.
Smart Cities Dive
The smart city news that shaped 2020
Smart Cities Dive
4 min read · 14 saves · Jan 4th · Smart Cities Dive identified 20 stories detailing the prevalent and groundbreaking trends that influenced a year like no other.
