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If you’ve ever had trouble with a footpath, bus stop, or other piece of urban infrastructure, you probably know the hassles of dealing with a local council. It can be …read more Continue reading Smart Garbage Trucks Help With Street Maintenance
It was 1999 when Smash Mouth dropped the smash hit All Star, stating “The ice we skate is getting pretty thin, the water’s getting warm so you might as well …read more Continue reading Design Solutions For The Heat Crisis In Cities Around The World
To pay or not to pay continues to be the question as ransomware targets cities, even amid COVID-19. Continue reading Public Sector Ransomware Attacks Rage On: Can Your Organization Repel Them?
The US Conference of Mayors has unanimously adopted a resolution not to pay any more ransoms to hackers. Continue reading Ransomware attackers, US mayors say you should go jump in a lake
A look at hundreds of startups rebuilding affordable housing from the ground up. Continue reading Innovations in inclusive housing
On April 1, New York state will pass its annual budget. Experts say this might be the year that the state finally passes congestion pricing. The question is whether legislators can do it ethically. Continue reading Is Congestion Pricing the New Sweeping Regulation We Need?
It feels like there’s a WeWork on every street nowadays. Take a walk through midtown Manhattan (please don’t actually) and it might even seem like there are more WeWorks than office buildings. Consider this an ongoing discussion about Urban Tech, its intersection with regulation, issues of public service, and other complexities that people have full […] Continue reading The limits of coworking
The subway may be ailing, but it’s too important to give up on now. Continue reading Replacing the NYC Subway System With Autonomous Cars Is a Terrible Idea
It’s making public transit worse. Continue reading Ride-Hailing Is Deepening Social and Economic Inequity in the US
Dallas’ chaotic experiment in bike sharing is a case in point. Continue reading Bike Sharing Is Doomed to Fail in Most American Cities