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Next City
Bikes, Not Self Driving Cars, Are The Technological Gateway To Urban Progress
Next City
4 min read · Sep 12th · Op-Ed: Bicycles can be at the core of the technological revolution our cities need. It might just require us to use a different lens. · Shared by 13
The Conversation
To build sustainable cities, involve those who live in them
The Conversation
3 min read · Sep 12th · Cities are crucial to addressing climate change. To meet emission reduction targets, cities need to involve their residents in environmental action at the local level. · Shared by 70, including Thomas Pleil
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Suburbia Was a Housing Program
thedeletedscenes.substack.com
2 min read · Sep 20th · We use to understand that housing construction was in the public interest · Shared by 50
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Failed Architecture
Smart Streetlights are Casting a Long Shadow Over Our Cities
Failed Architecture
10 min read · Sep 6th · Major cities across the US are introducing smart streetlights with the promise they'll provide safer and more sustainable public spaces. But behind th... · Shared by 230
The Guardian
Nine million people in a city 170km long; will the world ever be ready for a linear…
The Guardian
9 min read · Sep 8th · Saudi Arabia has unveiled designs for a futuristic megastructure in the desert. But it is an idea that has preoccupied the imaginations of architects – and megalomaniacs – for generations · Shared by 103, including Thomas Power, Yann “shalf@mastodon.social” Heurtaux 不停, Cyril Coste #DigitalTransformation, Dan Hill, Olly Wainwright
The Conversation
To build sustainable cities, involve those who live in them
The Conversation
3 min read · Sep 12th · Cities are crucial to addressing climate change. To meet emission reduction targets, cities need to involve their residents in environmental action at the local level. · Shared by 70, including Thomas Pleil
thedeletedscenes.substack.com
Suburbia Was a Housing Program
thedeletedscenes.substack.com
2 min read · Sep 20th · We use to understand that housing construction was in the public interest · Shared by 50
The Critic
How can we solve a problem like modern architecture?
The Critic
5 min read · Aug 26th · I dislike concrete buildings as much as the next sensible person. It remains a mystery to me why otherwise intelligent people congratulated themselves on making the aesthetic breakthrough of creating… · Shared by 46
future.com
Our Cities Have an API Problem. Startups Can Fix It.
future.com
4 min read · Sep 14th · What if we viewed America’s cities as technological systems? Startups need to compete directly with legacy cities to offer better Land Use APIs. · Shared by 30, including Balaji Srinivasan, Ser Jeff Garzik
Fast Company
How automakers insidiously shaped our cities for cars
Fast Company
5 min read · Sep 1st · From GM’s Motorama show in the 1950s to Hyundai’s more recent Smart City model, automakers have long meddled in urban planning. · Shared by 27, including Brent Toderian, Guy Kawasaki
Next City
How Many Cities Are in the World? A New Way to Count
Next City
1 min read · Sep 1st · Until recently, there wasn’t any standard definition of a city. Now researchers know how many cities are in the world and can finally make comparisons across countries and continents. · Shared by 16
Next City
Bikes, Not Self Driving Cars, Are The Technological Gateway To Urban Progress
Next City
4 min read · Sep 12th · Op-Ed: Bicycles can be at the core of the technological revolution our cities need. It might just require us to use a different lens. · Shared by 13
Curbed
Is There Such a Thing As an Ethical Smart City?
Curbed
9 min read · Sep 14th · Josh O’Kane’s new book on Sidewalk Labs’ failed city of the future says there’s potential. · Shared by 12
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It's time to build
a16z
7 min read · From 2020 · 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,… · Shared by 1530, including Ryan Selkis 🥷, Erik Voorhees, benahorowitz.eth, OM, Barry Silbert, The Crypto Dog🫐, Vala Afshar, Royal County Lindzon, cdixon.eth, John Carmack, Paul Graham, Marc Andreessen, Michael Arrington 🏴☠️, Balaji Srinivasan, Naval, Jonathan Haidt, Brian Armstrong, Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦, Tim Ferriss, Christina Sommers
MIT Technology Review
You’ll want to keep an eye on these 10 breakthrough technologies this year
MIT Technology Review
Summary · ~17 min read · 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. · Shared by 504, including Travis Murdock, 𝐦𝐫𝐯𝐧 , Thomas Power, 🟣 Antonio Vieira Santos #FutureOfWork #InnoTrans2, Daniel Bentes, Merkstatt, Clemens M. Schuster, ThomNagy, Ron McIntyre, Sam Proud, René Clausen Nielsen, Oleg Baskov, tjalve, Javi Cantón, getAbstract, Abir Oreibi, Stéphane Renault, Ha Duong, Shawn Venasse, Moritz Meenen
The New York Times
I’ve Seen a Future Without Cars, and It’s Amazing
The New York Times
~16 min read · From 2020 · Why do American cities waste so much space on cars? · Shared by 390, including Hiroko Tabuchi, Michael (मुकेश) 🇺🇦💪🏻, Khoi Vinh, David Madden, Scott Shapiro, Dirk von Gehlen, Jarrett Walker, Matt Turck, Emily Riehl, Owen Williams ⚡, Taylor Lorenz, Brent Toderian, Kara Swisher, Ben Goldacre, Hilary Mason, Cameron Russell, Inga Saffron, Bethany Brookshire, Dr. Janet D. Stemwedel, PhD 🏳️🌈, Bill McKibben
BBC Future
How cities will fossilise
BBC Future
~12 min read · 2021-05-06 · The grand metropolises of 21st Century civilisation will leave a geological legacy that will last for millennia, but some things will endure far longer than others. · Shared by 361, including Gisele Navarro, Kevin Marks, Gerd Leonhard, Gabriele
Fast Company
1 million square feet of L.A. roads are being covered with solar-reflective paint
Fast Company
2 min read · Aug 17th · The initiative covers roads, playgrounds, and parking lots, and it has already cooled the surface by 10 to 12 degrees. · Shared by 350, including Cyril Coste #DigitalTransformation, Christo Meid, Thomas Pleil, Marsha Collier, Howard Getson
futureparty.com
New cities could pop up to accommodate a remote work boom
futureparty.com
1 min read · Jul 15th · Remote work could lead to new cities or “Remotevilles” giving workers choices of where to live while easing the population burden on existing metros. · Shared by 286, including Ines Bieler, Thomas Pleil
ianvisits.co.uk
Cooling the tube – Engineering heat out of the Underground
ianvisits.co.uk
9 min read · Jun 28th · On a summer's day a trip in a hot tube train is a dreadful experience, but how did we end up with such hot tube trains, and what's being done about it? · Shared by 286
WIRED
A Global Smart-City Competition Highlights China’s Rise in AI
WIRED
2 min read · 2021-07-03 · Chinese entrants swept all five categories, featuring technologies to improve civic life. But the advances could also be tools for surveillance. · Shared by 284, including Jonathan Kogan, James Gingerich, @Expeflow #WorkEasier #RPA, Backchannel, Alex Barrera, Dr. Sally Eaves #InnoTrans2022 #GTC22, Florian Graillot, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Ian M Calvert, Claudia Sommer
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