17
Jun
Taxi drivers in Bogota have been heroes and villains, but their bad reputation prevails as they are associated with aggressive driving habits, thefts and tricks. Some are using Twitter in order to improve their image. Read more
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Last year we published an article sharing ten great urbanism blogs on Tumblr. One year on, it seemed like a good time for a follow up article. Read more
Technology has the potential to make life more sustainable, but how often does it achieve that? This infographic looks at the impact of rapidly evolving technology, presenting the good and the bad of our tech obsession. Read more
27
May
A new website is looking for your opinion on cities... in just one word. Cities in One Word was launched in April by Christian Mettke, who aims to generate a collective image of cities with the project. Read more
12
Apr
The internet has typically rewarded those of us with a short attention span, but long form reads are beginning to find an audience online, with topics relevant to sustainable cities getting plenty of coverage. Here's six articles that are worth reading, if you've got the time. Read more
"The problem we're trying to solve is people are disengaging more and more with formal politics," said Emma Daniel of Citizens Agenda - the overall winner at this year's CityCamp Brighton 'unconference'. Read more
05
Apr
The launch of the latest SimCity has been dogged with problems - mostly technical. And the functionality is far removed from previous versions, changing the meaning of the game significantly. Is the digital urban planning dream dead? Read more
02
Apr
A debate last month brought together four prominent speakers from the urbanism world to discuss the potential of technologically-enabled cities. The event, hosted by Intelligence Squared and chaired by Tony Travers from the London School of Economics, is now online in the form of these four videos. Read more