film restoration Captivating first-person video from a San Francisco cable car in the 1960s David Pescovitz
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
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
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