11
Nov
Broadband speed in cities is becoming a competitive topic in the USA. Read more
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All posts tagged Kansas City
03
Feb
Kansas City want to expand its cycle hire scheme, launching the largest civic crowd-funding project to date to achieve that goal. If successful, it will bring even more stations to the neighborhoods of Kansas City. Read more
Kansas City is no urban utopia, but residents know the city needs to change and they are ready to do something about it. This inspired our next #citytalk tweetchat. Read more
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
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
25
Jun
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
The theory of design psychology proposes that by identifying specific positive spatial associations in a person's history, we can design new buildings with a more sensitive relationship to their users. But can a coherent set of highly positive associations be isolated in a public urban setting? Read more
27
Mar
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