-
Open Cities | Christian Madera | Mar 9th, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: | Cities: |
While many cities are eager to embrace new media, the face remains that not everyone uses the Internet. As cities wait for the digital divide to narrow, other technologies—such as SMS messages—have the potential to serve as a bridge between cities and groups who have less access to the Web. (
keep reading…)
-
Open Cities | Christian Madera | Mar 3rd, 2010 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance | Region: | Cities: New York, San Francisco, Washington, D.C. |
While a few large and tech-savvy cities have taken the lead in developing innovative new media tools, smaller cities and towns are faced with figuring out how to approach these technologies in a way that makes sense for them. Some smaller communities have had some success on their own, but what’s needed is a more standardized “platform” approach to open city tools. (
keep reading…)
-
Open Cities | Christian Madera | Feb 25th, 2010 | Topic: Governance, Economy | Region: Midwest, West Coast | Cities: Chicago |
One of the more important ways that new media is being used is to shed light on the process of creating government budgets. With many state and local governments struggling to deal with huge budget shortfalls (and some even facing bankruptcy), the need couldn’t be greater. (
keep reading…)
-
Open Cities | Christian Madera | Feb 17th, 2010 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance | Region: | Cities: Chicago, San Francisco, Washington, D.C. |
One major challenge for cities facing the prospect of adopting new media tools is the disparity between the fast pace of technological change and the slow pace of institutional adaption. Fortunately, cities don’t have to do everything themselves. By just opening up their data to the public, cities can let third-party developers to provide citizens with useful tools to engage with their community. (
keep reading…)
-
Open Cities | Christian Madera | Feb 15th, 2010 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance, Culture, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: |
More than any other new technology, Internet-powered new media has the potential to transform how people interact with cities. In the coming year, NAC will explore how cities and citizens are harnessing the power of digital communication and information to improve the way cities work through its new column, “Open Cities.” (
keep reading…)
-
Urban Nation | Ben Adler | Apr 9th, 2009 | Topic: Urban Nation | Region: Urban Nation | Cities: Urban Nation |
A new report finds inner cities lacking in high-speed Internet access. (
keep reading…)
-
Jeffrey Hill | Jul 9th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Atlanta |
Maria Saporta’s editorial on economic global competitiveness and megaregions hones in on the most important issue for the future of southeastern U.S. cities - mobility. However, the rest of the world isn’t waiting for experts from the Piedmont-Atlantic megaregion to unite and find direction. (
keep reading…)
-
David Anderson | Apr 9th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: San Diego |
Long-awaited voice in primary for PA unions, Detroit mayorial saga, San Diego not staying classy, laptops for all, Canada: now south of the border, $4 gas, What happens in AC, stays in AC, and Botswana looking to U.S. for engineers (
keep reading…)
-
Brendan Crain | Apr 8th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
The average American sees several thousands of advertisements each day—the most commonly accepted estimate is 3,000. It is no secret in our society that a large chunk of advertising and marketing efforts are directed at children ... Whether or not you think that advertising’s influence on young minds is positive or negative, no one can deny the fact that this massive onslaught of commercialism has some sort of effect, developmentally, on children. And, since these children will, in a generation or so, be reshaping our cities, how might these developmental changes effect the urban environment? Perhaps some clues are already rising to the surface. (
keep reading…)
-
Brendan Crain | Mar 20th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
The French city of Lyons is being reproduced on the outskirts of Dubai, presumably for the value of Lyons’ “cultural cachet.” Can something as ephemeral and elusive as the “sense of place” of Lyons be copied and pasted onto a desert thousands of miles from the original? Might it be possible that, in a world run by adults raised in virtual copies of real-world places refashioned, essentially, as brands, the wholesale reproduction of city neighborhoods could become commonplace around the world? (
keep reading…)
- Page 1 of 1
While many cities are eager to embrace new media, the face remains that not everyone uses the Internet. As cities wait for the digital divide to narrow, other technologies—such as SMS messages—have the potential to serve as a bridge between cities and groups who have less access to the Web. (keep reading…)
While a few large and tech-savvy cities have taken the lead in developing innovative new media tools, smaller cities and towns are faced with figuring out how to approach these technologies in a way that makes sense for them. Some smaller communities have had some success on their own, but what’s needed is a more standardized “platform” approach to open city tools. (keep reading…)
One of the more important ways that new media is being used is to shed light on the process of creating government budgets. With many state and local governments struggling to deal with huge budget shortfalls (and some even facing bankruptcy), the need couldn’t be greater. (keep reading…)
One major challenge for cities facing the prospect of adopting new media tools is the disparity between the fast pace of technological change and the slow pace of institutional adaption. Fortunately, cities don’t have to do everything themselves. By just opening up their data to the public, cities can let third-party developers to provide citizens with useful tools to engage with their community. (keep reading…)
More than any other new technology, Internet-powered new media has the potential to transform how people interact with cities. In the coming year, NAC will explore how cities and citizens are harnessing the power of digital communication and information to improve the way cities work through its new column, “Open Cities.” (keep reading…)
Maria Saporta’s editorial on economic global competitiveness and megaregions hones in on the most important issue for the future of southeastern U.S. cities - mobility. However, the rest of the world isn’t waiting for experts from the Piedmont-Atlantic megaregion to unite and find direction. (keep reading…)
The average American sees several thousands of advertisements each day—the most commonly accepted estimate is 3,000. It is no secret in our society that a large chunk of advertising and marketing efforts are directed at children ... Whether or not you think that advertising’s influence on young minds is positive or negative, no one can deny the fact that this massive onslaught of commercialism has some sort of effect, developmentally, on children. And, since these children will, in a generation or so, be reshaping our cities, how might these developmental changes effect the urban environment? Perhaps some clues are already rising to the surface. (keep reading…)
