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Once thought of as nothing but a fad, the e-scooter has become a popular fixture in city transportation.
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http://nextcity.org/daily/entry/cities-split-rate-property-taxes-value-capture-land-value-Innovation-lab
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Next City
A new report from the Center for an Urban Future and NYU’s Wagner Innovation Lab highlights 25 policy ideas that are good for American cities. We closely examine one, the split-rate property tax, from Harrisburg and other Pennsylvania cities.
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Smart city technologies are turning urban spaces into an automated haven, but how will this affect employment?
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https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/11/13/651834661/chinas-building-spree-in-poor-nations-does-it-really-help-the-local-economy
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NPR
There are a lot of state secrets when it comes to the billions of dollars worth of roads, hospitals and more. Satellite images of night lights may offer some insights into their value.
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In the future, device charging may become easier and more convenient through wireless charging.
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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/01/rent-cap-legislation-in-force-berlin-germany
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The Guardian
Capital pioneers law prohibiting landlords from charging new tenants more than 10% above local average
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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/07/opinion/xi-trump-trade-war-china-leadership.html
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NY Times
China wasn’t ready for the trade war with the United States.
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https://www.wired.com/2017/05/apple-park-new-silicon-valley-campus/
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Wired
Flawless curves, milled aluminum, endless glass, walled garden—sounds like an Apple product. In fact, it’s the company’s biggest launch ever.
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Incorporating sensors and devices that use cloud computing systems into municipal services and infrastructure has opened up endless possibilities, ranging from real-time control of electricity and traffic lights to improved emergency response times.
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https://www.governing.com/community/How-Cities-Lost-Control-of-the-Urban-Tech-Revolution.html
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Governing
As the "smart city" movement has progressed through three distinct waves, local governments have found themselves increasingly struggling to manage the changes that alter many aspects of urban life.
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https://www.politico.eu/article/the-death-of-the-city-coronavirus-towns-cities-retail-transport-pollution-economic-crisis/
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Politico
Teleworking, not the coronavirus, is making urban living obsolete.
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https://www.ipam.ucla.edu/research-articles/experiments-show-that-a-few-self-driving-cars-can-dramatically-improve-traffic-flow/
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IPAM
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http://www.popsci.com/article/technology/future-urban-planning-zoning-drones
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Popular Science
How we can make our lives with flying robots not suck.
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Enterprises are using digital twins to map real locations and generate valuable information.
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While the metaverse can reduce travel emissions, its massive computing needs might offset any environmental benefits.
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Automobile big data can augment and supplement vehicle reliability, user experience, and car safety.
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VTOL aircraft avoid road congestion and introduce novel aviation applications in urban settings
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http://thescienceexplorer.com/technology/vertical-forest-towers-above-milans-skyline
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The Science Explorer
Bosco Verticale (Italian for "vertical forest") is a breakthrough in sustainable architecture.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpjgHLN4YQI
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The Agenda with Steve Paikin
Sky-high housing prices. Rising inequality. Segregation. Gentrification. The back-to-the-city movement that has revitalized urban areas and driven growth als...
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https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/16/world/world-population-cities-un-intl/index.html
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CNN
The coming decades will see the growth of colossal megacities as the world's population increasingly moves into urban environments, with the rise being concentrated in India, China and Nigeria, a new United Nations report predicts.
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https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/jan/08/how-an-emerging-african-megacity-cut-commutes-by-two-hours-a-day-dar-es-salaam
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The Guardian
The next 15 megacities #2: Could Dar es Salaam’s experiment with Africa’s first ‘gold standard’ bus rapid transit system offer an alternative to a future dependent on private cars?
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http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-ideas/new-14-billion-city-is-being-built-in-the-desert/story-fnjpja3r-1227502878740
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News