#future of cities

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The Rise of the Virtual Restaurant

Food delivery apps are reshaping the restaurant industry — and how we eat — by inspiring digital-only establishments that don’t need a dinin

The availability of an information and delivery structure together with increasing rents in cities might change parts of the restaurant logic in cities.

[brandondonnelly]

Technology and the city

Embedded at the bottom of this post is a great rapid-fire talk by Edward Glaeser about technology and the city. 

Technology has always been a fundamental driver of change within our cities and I like how Glaeser starts by referring to these forces as either centripetal and centrifugal. The car was an example of the latter. It spread us out.

At the same time, Glaeser points out that the car was really the first time that urban mobility patterns shifted from hub-and-spoke to point-to-point. Transit systems rely on hubs and some walking, which in a world of cars has led to something we call the last mile problem.

Also worth noting is the fact that Glaeser is terrified about what autonomous vehicles will do to our cities. His point is that the fundamental law of highway traffic has shown that vehicle miles traveled increases basically 1:1 with highway miles built.

So if all of a sudden AVs are able to decrease the cost of mobility, provide capacity benefits, and increase rider enjoyment (because you’re no longer a driver), vehicle miles traveled are going to go through the roof. This makes a strong case for some form of road pricing.

But it also means that unlike traditional cars, which were a centrifugal force, AVs could in fact turn out to be a force that further centralizes us within dense urban centers.

When you listen to Glaeser’s talk, you will quickly understand why so much attention (this blog included) is being paid to autonomous vehicles. They are one of -- if not the -- next great technology bound to reshape our cities.

If you can’t see the video below, click here.

[worldcitiesday]

Envisaging the Future of Cities.

World Cities Report 2022: Envisaging the Future of Cities seeks to provide greater clarity and insights into the future of cities based on existing trends, challenges and opportunities, as well as disruptive conditions, including the valuable lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic, and suggests ways that cities can be better prepared to address a wide range of shocks and transition to sustainable urban futures. The Report proposes a state of informed preparedness that provides us with the opportunity to anticipate change, correct the course of action and become more knowledgeable of the different scenarios or possibilities that the future of cities offers.

The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 created a temporary crisis of confidence in the future of cities. However, a broad consensus

[reportwire]

Urban Futurist Jack Uldrich to Discuss the Future of Cities in California

Urban Futurist Jack Uldrich to Discuss the Future of Cities in California

Jack Uldrich, Founder of the School of Unlearning, will deliver a keynote on the future of cities in Glendora, CA. Press Release – Oct 12, 2016 Los Angeles, CA, October 12, 2016 (Newswire.com) – ​​Autonomous vehicles, the sharing economy, MOOCs, Urban farming, and the Internet of Things –these are just a few of the trends that will impact the future of cities and metropolitan regions,…

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[rivertalesien]

A cinema, a pool, a bar: inside the post-apocalyptic underground future

A missile silo converted into a 15-storey luxury subterranean apartment complex could be a taste of what lies in store in cities around the world

Imagine if all the people with this kind of time and money, influence and energy actually expended it on “above ground” planetary aid, and dismantling social and political systems that keep us at all kinds of war with one another...but the isolation seems to be the point. 

[welcometomy20s]

February 20th, 2020

Cars - Thoughts about Urbanism

Here in my car I feel safest of all I can lock all my doors It's the only way to live In cars

Have you been to Disneyland? You know where you start. Main Town America. It was supposed to nostalgize you to the good old American town. But think about the main street, with its shops and blaring old-timey songs. It’s a walkable town. In fact, the whole place is walkable. Why do we miss this, but then we go out and live in a place where there are lonely silent homes everywhere?

Here in my car I can only consume I don’t listen to you It keeps me stable for days In cars

For all the talk about how friendly and brash Americans are, we live in a highly introverted space. We like having parties and civic engagement, but we spent most of time either at work or at home alone with your family. At some point, you just get cabin fever. Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink.

Here in my car Where all my dreams breaks down Will you visit me please If I open my door In cars

I think one of the things that troubles America is the fact that we made our lives so transactional. Even when we imagine people living in Disney World, we see a world where everything becomes transactional to the point that your social standing is traded and sold. I guess we built the country on that premise.

Here in my car I know I've started to think About leaving tonight I think nothing seems right In cars

Maybe we could start to embrace just being with people and having connections. I know I always pursue the place, even through my social anxiety and badness. But for now, we will continue to live all day in cars, thinking about cars, going from point A to B. Because who cares about process when I need to consume?

[urbanplanningreads]

How Medellín fixed its slums by BRANDON DONNELLY

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The Sustainable City

As more and more of the world’s population is moving to the city and with the raising issues of climate changes we need to start building more sustainable cities. This video shows Dubai’s solution for an eco-friendly, sustainable city.