by ronb | May 17, 2023 | Cities
What is a smart city? The term itself is a marketing moniker created by IBM around 2009 to promote the use of big data to local governments. The phrase has been widely adopted ever since, but the reality of smart city technology is more complicated than the branding...
by ronb | May 3, 2023 | Cities, Solutions
Urban freeway removal is one of the most consequential and quietly exciting movements reshaping North American cities today. As many urban freeways pass the 50-year mark and reach the end of their useful lives, cities across the country are choosing to replace rather...
by ronb | Apr 19, 2023 | Cities
The 15 minute city is one of the hottest concepts in urban planning today, and for good reason. The idea is simple: every resident should have access to work, shopping, recreation, education, entertainment, and health care within a 15 minute walk or bike ride from...
by ronb | Apr 5, 2023 | Cities
How do we maintain cultural continuity in changing neighborhoods? It’s an issue we explore in our preview video about the transformation of the August Wilson House from a stripped down shell to a community resource in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. Famed...
by ronb | Mar 22, 2023 | Cities
How can cities deal with the seemingly intractable issue of homelessness? It’s a national disgrace, most visible in the Far West, from Vancouver down to San Diego and in every city of size in between. What’s being done (and what’s not), as well as...
