A Journey On the Ghost Road
Google's self-driving car project turns ten this year, but we're as far away from a driverless future as ever. Or so it seems.
Anthony Townsend
1 Minute Ideas: The Past, Present + Future of Urban Sharing
Cities have always been sharing technologies—the "sharing economy" is just the latest twist.
Visions of A Better Self-Driving Future
Four illustrated scenarios showcase how AVs will change urban mobility beyond anything we've yet imagined.
Automated Vehicles 101: A Primer for Cities
AVs will roll into cities over the next 15-20 years. Here's what city leaders need to know.
Are Smart Cities Truly Green?
In an age of urbanization and technological ubiquity, how is the social compact around environmental degradation, science, and policy and planning shifting?
Urban Data Maturity Models: An Expert Workshop
A gathering of researchers and policy analysts building urban data maturity models finds common approaches and concerns.
What’s Next for Smart Cities?
Reflections on the smart cities movement's first decade.
Team Immersion Journey: Singapore
A mini-case study shows how on-site explorations and classroom learning can demystify emerging technologies.
Deconstructing the Internet of Things
What is the Internet of Things, and why should urbanists care?
Making Sense of Urban Science
Why do some cities grow, and others decline? What makes one city different from another, and what commonalities do they share? What is a city anyways?
The Future of Cities, Information, and Inclusion
What does the digital, urban future hold for the world's most vulnerable populations?
1 Minute Ideas: The Political Economy of Urban Analytics
Cities are using data to improve governance , but profound challenges lie ahead.
The Corporate Advantage in Smart Cities
The concept of "smart cities" has become a catchphrase—but what does it really mean for companies?
Re-Programming Mobility:
Digitalization will reshape transportation in 2030—in Atlanta, Los Angeles, New Jersey, and Boston—and beyond.
Los Datos No Pueden
What is data, and how is it reshaping our shared urban reality?
The City Resilient: Mesh Wireless
Are we in the process of tearing down the walls of the post-industrial city? Or is nature doing it for us?
A New Civics for the Digital City
The smart city is a work in progress, as top-down and bottom-up forces vie for influence and control.
Code for America Summit
Anthony Townsend addresses the 2012 Code for America summit.
Future Knowledge Ecosystems: The Cambridge Phenomenon
The interplay between geography and innovation is changing at every scale—global, national, regional, and local? How do we make places to harness these shifts?
Breakout! Escape from the Office
What happens when coworking spills out into the city?