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Mar

Data Farming: Demonstrating the Benefits of Urban Agriculture

Categories: Data and Infrastructure, Digital, USA and Canada

by Kyle Rogler

Finding available land for an urban farm is only half of the battle. The other half involves changing local zoning laws, influencing political opinion, garnering economic support, and proving the project will have a net benefit to a community. Strong data can help in all these instances. Read more

Jul

An Interview with Rudy Gonzalez – Bike Courier in a ‘Bike-Depressed’ City

Categories: Bikes, Transport, USA and Canada

Tags: bike couriers, cc, interview, Kansas City

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by Kyle Rogler

Cowtown Couriers is a bike courier service delivering through Kansas City - a notoriously car-dominated metropolis. This Big City recently got the opportunity to talk to founder Rudy Gonzalez about his ambition to change local perceptions of bicycle delivery and improve the city in the process. Read more

Jun

Kansas City Residents Build their Bike Share Scheme

Categories: Bikes, Transport, USA and Canada

Tags: cc, cycle hire, Kansas City

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by Kyle Rogler

Kansas City has the lowest bike ridership in the United States, something a new urban cycle hire scheme is attempting to change. Run by a regional advocacy group, a recent 'bike build' saw volunteers get together to construct and install the city's soon-to-launch cycle hire. Read more

Mar

Reviving Kansas City’s Forgotten Urban Center

Categories: Placemaking, Planning, USA and Canada

Tags: cc, heritage, Kansas City

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by Kyle Rogler

If you ask a local from the Kansas City area where the West Bottoms are located, several would not be able to pinpoint the location. But a quiet renaissance has begun, reviving the area and reminding locals of its existence. Read more

Mar

The Future of the City: Crowd-Sourcing & Gamification for City 2.0

Categories: USA and Canada

Tags: cc, Kansas City, kansas city design week

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by Kyle Rogler

This summer Google will install a 1-gigabyte internet speed cable in Kansas City, which is a hundred times faster than the average broadband cable. This new asset will help revolutionize Kansas City’s technology infrastructure, but no one knows exactly how to utilize it to its fullest potential. Read more