Richard Moss has written an excellent history of city planning (building) games in Ars Technica. It’s great to see how city planning games have evolved and some of the ideas developers have implemented over the years. Lots of lessons for taking city games further. Full article: “From SimCity to, Well, SimCity: The History of […]
Here’s what looks like a great reference book for participation in planning: Planning Support Systems and Smart Cities is an edited compendium of peer-reviewed papers presented at the 14th International Conference on Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management (CUPUM 2015). The book is co-edited by Robert Goodspeed and Joseph Ferreira, Jr., the conference program co-chairs, […]
Mission Control: A History of the Urban Dashboard is a fascinating article taking you from the word dashboard’s origin through examples of what we think of today as urban dashboards. But it’s more than a history, author Shannon Mattern integrates critical thought about data, how it’s analysed and used, as well as ideas for the […]
The San Francisco Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTC) recently developed a website called Vital Signs that presents data and information about selected regional transport, environmental and economic measures. The site provides analysis of data and allows users to download the data so they can make their own analyses. It’s a nice project, we hope opening up this […]
When We’re All Urban Planners is a great article on the use of technology in participation. All the different techniques mentioned on GreenCityStreets are described in this story by David Lepeska on Next City (September 17, 2012). It’s a little dated now, but it’s an excellent way to help understand where we are today. Next […]
I just submitted a proposal for a session at the re:publica 15 conference being held in Berlin from May 5-7. If you are interested in speaking contact me and let’s talk about the idea. Here’s my session idea: The session will focus on how information technology can be used to help improve public participation in […]
From: “Data Driven Cities“, by Sally Kneeshaw in URBACT News: 22 January 2015: Nesta in the UK, in collaboration with Code for Europe partners, hosts the Civic Exchange network allowing cities to find and share technology in order to deliver better public services. The showcase starts from the fact that cities across Europe share similar problems, […]
Ringstrasse 150 is a project to crowdsource ideas for making Vienna’s Ringstrasse the world’s most liveable street. We’re looking for ideas to make it safe and attractive for pedestrians and bicyclists – helping encourage more people to walk, bike and promenade along this historic boulevard. The project will include a detailed map for crowdsourcing ideas, […]
Our “Smart City” focus is on people and participation (see my presentation “People make cities smart”) and we’ll be using this website to showcase interesting ideas and projects focused on people. The “Hello Lamp Post” project is a great example of a wonderful way to engage people and increase their awareness of city systems. But, […]