CityWorksXpo

08/04/2019

A fascinating visualization of this situation...

See how much green space each person gets in U.S. cities, compared to roads and buildings.

08/03/2019

There is a line where too much planning becomes a problem. We can often forget how important it is to leave space for people.

08/02/2019

Our communities are going to have to cope with climate change...

Hot weather kills more Americans yearly on average than floods, tornadoes or hurricanes. Three scholars explain how cities can prepare and help residents stay cool.

08/01/2019

Challenging the longstanding belief in homeownership...

07/31/2019

Just imagine the pressure this puts on a family...

A survey found that 20% of residents in Wards 7 and 8 anticipate needing to move in the next three years.

07/30/2019

Important stuff!

US school segregation is higher than it has been in decades, even if there are no longer overt laws requiring racially segregated schools.

07/29/2019

When does data collection become problematic?

The Open Mobility Foundation, a nonprofit founded by L.A.’s transportation department, wants to manage traffic with a "digital twin" model of the city's streets.

07/28/2019

This is quite interesting and compelling!

As Meeting of the Minds well knows, the integration of technology in all aspects of city life will manifest in many ways over the next two decades. Artificial intelligence, crowdsourcing, and data collection and analysis have gotten the most attention, but many of the most striking changes are set t...

07/27/2019

What have we lost? For what gain?

Some of the world’s most fascinating neighbourhoods from Chicago to Shanghai have been razed by regeneration – and it’s not just the buildings that go

07/26/2019

Thoughts?

A new study challenges the conventional narrative about gentrification, finding that lower-income residents in changing neighborhoods experienced a host of positive effects.

07/25/2019

The more people engaged the better...

The creator of the Kansas City Eviction Project has turned from data collection to on-the-ground tenant organizing.

07/24/2019

A handy reminder that the reality is always more complex than we can perceive...

Cities outside of Austin, Dallas and other “superstars” are still waiting for their share of the state’s boom in jobs and businesses.