Building more housing lowers rents for everyone
City Observatory Posted on 14 December 202014 December 2020 by Joe Cortright A new study from Germany shows that added housing supply lowers rents across the board A…
Category: Human Factors
The Human Factors For Vibrant Communities group promotes public-private partnerships that work from a Smart and Connected Cities perspective to directly improve community wellbeing and quality of life.
This article is not about plastic pollution
Circular Economy on Medium It’s about finding solutions through upstream innovation Ellen MacArthur Foundation Nov 26 · 7 min read By James Woolven, Editor, Ellen…
The Most Important Climate Legislation Has Already Passed
Green Tech Media Justin Guay is director for global climate strategy at the Sunrise Project. * * * On the heels of a historic election…
A parametric approach to pandemic resilience
Source: Smart City Drive Editor’s Note: The following is a guest post from Jason King, associate and parametric design lead at IBI Group. The coronavirus…
California’s Prop 24, the “California Privacy Rights Act,” Passed. What’s Next?
Future of Privacy Forum Authors: Stacey Gray, Senior Counsel, Katelyn Ringrose, Christopher Wolf Diversity Law Fellow at FPF, Polly Sanderson, Policy Counsel, and Veronica Alix,…
REEF Technology raises $700M to support the 15-minute city
Source: Smart City Drive Dive Brief: Mobility, logistics and neighborhood hub operator REEF Technology announced Tuesday it has raised $700 million to help deliver its…
What Can Policymakers Do to Enhance Nature-based Solutions for Sustainable Cities?
The Nature of Cities Nature-based solutions stand out in the urban design environment for their multifunctionality and connectivity features as they offer multiple benefits to…
Parks are Critical Urban Infrastructure: The Use of Urban Green Space in New York City During COVID-19
The Nature of Cities More people are changing how they use green and open spaces in New York during COVID-19, but we found the perception…
The Great Disconnect: The perverse rhetoric of gentrification
The Great Disconnect
By Jason Segedy
City Observatory is pleased to publish this guest commentary from Akron’s Jason Segedy. It originally appeare…
Covid-19 is now a rural and red state pandemic
Covid-19 now disproportionately affects rural America, and is hitting red states harder than blue ones.
OK, reporters, we’re waiting for the stories…