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dumb smart cities El Salvador is building a volcano-powered "Bitcoin City" with no taxes Thom Dunn
cahokia Cahokia: The massive North American city that pre-dated Columbus Thom Dunn
urban planning Saudi Arabia announces plans for a zero-carbon city that's 105 miles long David Pescovitz
cities Vacant office space in San Francisco doubled to 12 million square feet in 2020 Mark Frauenfelder
cities Drone flyovers of New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle Mark Frauenfelder
lost wages Las Vegas' slogan will no longer be "What happens here, stays here" David Pescovitz
nightlife We need a "science of the night" David Pescovitz
urban planning An entire village built on the roof of a huge building David Pescovitz
e pluribus unum US Conference of Mayors adopts a resolution to never pay off ransomware attackers Cory Doctorow
surge pricing The empirical impact of Lyft and Uber on cities: congestion (especially downtown, especially during "surges"), overworked drivers Cory Doctorow
architects Can there be a mile-high skyscraper? David Pescovitz
urban mobility Autonomous boats in some cities could transport people, shuttle goods, and self-assemble into structures David Pescovitz
promethean left To save the Earth, stack humans in green cities and leave the wilderness for other animals Cory Doctorow
alphabet labs It could happen here: How China's social credit system demonstrates the future of social control in smart cities Cory Doctorow
beads New Orleans pulls 46 tons of Mardi Gras beads from storm drains Séamus Bellamy
cities A map of how long it takes to get to a city from anywhere on Earth David Pescovitz
procedural generation Infinitown: endless 3D-animated city in your browser Rob Beschizza
cities Exhibit of the futuristic New York City that never was David Pescovitz
high density Claustrophobic overhead shots of Hong Kong residential buildings Andrea James
solitude Do you ever just go for a walk? Rob Beschizza