Topics: Infrastructure
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Industrial Evolution
Nowhere is Brooklyn’s industrial past more evident than in the Gowanus Canal, which the EPA has just named a Superfund site. Hamida Kinge interviews Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Tia Lessin about the designation’s impact on the neighborhood where she works. (keep reading…) -
Transportation Should Be Fodder for Serious Political Debate
As French politicians entrenched in regional elections battle over who can offer the best transport improvements to a willing public, Americans hope to avoid service cutbacks. (keep reading…) -
How Smaller Cities and Towns Can Begin to Benefit from New Media
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…) -
Lower Speeds Mean Safer Streets
A recent study of 20 m.p.h. zones instituted in London shows how effective they are in promoting traffic safety. (keep reading…) -
How Cities Can Keep Up With Fast-Moving Technology
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…) -
The Future of Cities in the Internet Era
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…) -
Citing “Livability and Mobility,” Bloomberg Declares Broadway Plazas a Success
The numbers have come in after the year-long trial period for the Broadway pedestrian plazas at Times and Herald Squares proving that the redesign has greatly enhanced safety, mobility, and the experience of visitors to these iconic locales. (keep reading…) -
Speeding Up U.S. High-Speed Rail Development
High-speed rail is becoming more of a reality as the Obama administration announces where the first round of federal grants is headed. (keep reading…) -
How America Can Own Its Transit Networks Again
Rachel Somerstein praises a plan to increase investment in high-speed rail—and tells a cautionary tale of what happens when America doesn’t properly maintain its infrastructure. (keep reading…) -
How America Can Own Its Transit Networks Again
Rachel Somerstein praises a plan to increase investment in high-speed rail—and tells a cautionary tale of what happens when America doesn’t properly maintain its infrastructure.
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