2024
"How Cities Can Use Paris as a Model for Implementing Safer Street Infrastructure"
New York City has some of the world’s worst traffic, wasting its residents’ time, slowing buses, and exposing people to pollution, especially in neighborhoods with many people of color.
...More"In Praise of Randomness"
Cities have always invited us to be constantly on the move. We move around to get to work, go shopping, meet friends, attend a concert, visit an art exhibition, and take advantage of all the many activities that a metropolis offers.
...More"Costco’s bold new plan for the California housing crisis"
The American retail giant is starting to think even bigger
...More"Former site of storied deli Poulet to include apartments, cafe"
The proposed 8-story building would have 131 total units, 11 of which are considered affordable, and a ground-floor cafe.
...More"San Francisco Ranked As One Of The Happiest Cities In The World"
There are many things to love about SF; from beautiful parks, famous cuisine, beautiful architecture, and so much more. A new study evaluating the happiness of global cities has been released, and San Francisco was one of the happiest cities in the world. Of the 250 global cities, SF was one of 10 U.S. cities to make the cut.
...More"When Is a Tiny House Too Small to Be a Home?"
As the Supreme Court weighs whether cities can criminalize sleeping outdoors or in tents, Los Angeles is attempting to combat homelessness with tiny homes criticized by some as ‘inhumane.’
...More"How to Create ‘Rooms Within a Room’ in 312 Square Feet"
For a tiny apartment in London, the solution was a shape-shifting bank of custom cabinetry built on a tight budget.
...More"What does a city that has spurned cars look like? Olympics visitors to Paris will get a look"
Changes designed to encourage people to take other forms of transportation have contributed to a 40% decline in air pollution, according to city officials.
...More"Report: San Francisco Still Dominates Global Startup Ecosystems; New York, Los Angeles & Boston Follow At A Distance"
San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, and Boston are leading lights on the map of global startup ecosystems, particularly when it comes to the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence. These cities are America’s front runners in the tech race, according to a recent Visual Capitalist report that ranked the world’s top startup hotspots.
...More"How Urban Renewal Ruined Everything"
The destructive nature of urban renewal left the U.S. too scared to build anything at scale ever again.
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