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mejiac @stotheco, I can also relate. I moved to the US seeking a better quality of life for my family, otherwise I would have been in a dead end. Buenos Aires like may developing countries suffer from...
mejiac To complement your article, I think an additional step is to plan implementations of electrical grids to allow more electrical/hybrid vehicles to drive our streets, reaching a wider scope. I'm aware...
mejiac Excellent article John. If we take all of these examples, they provide a comprehensive case study on how IT can be leverage to take cities a step forward and pave the way to a new way of running...
mejiac Really good article Barbara, I think you hit the nail on the head by stating that "The key thing is to hire a team of professionals with experience in greening historic buildings." This makes perfect...
DSM419 I'm so frustrated that every time a disaster occurs every celebrity is telling their fans to text the Red Cross. Have we not learned by now that the Red Cross isn't doing all it should. If you really...
Nicole Ferraro Great analysis of what is working and what isn't when it comes to the far-too-frequent disasters hitting our cities. This latest is absolutely devastating. How unsurprising that FEMA falls into...
richheap Hi Philip. You are right in saying they retain a degree of control. This rundown from law firm Norton Rose outlines some of their areas of influence. But this is still far less involved than going...
Philip Am I right in saying that even if a local borough loses the power to contest office-to-res planning application they can still influence the type of property (affordable housing etc) and the...
Faustin Very interesting, indeed... Thank you Alexander
CitySolver This is an excellent point. Maybe we should be building green roofs in small modular ways so that like tiles, they can literally be stacked up and then put back like avoicing jigsaw puzzle, now there's...
CitySolver Maybe the helmet sharing turn off could be avoided if the machine dispensed disposable head covers like shower caps(bear with me!!) These would be worn under the helmet making it hygenic. Or are...
richheap Unless they really want a 70-storey building and have only submitted a taller plan in the knowledge they'll get argued down? I'm not saying this is happening, by the way. But it wouldn't be unheard...
richheap This is the problem with clustering skyscrapers near each other: they all end up merging into one blob of glass and metal. The result can be less than the sum of its parts.Even so, I'm not sure London's...
Hazel This should be everyone's mantra. Not only will it make the world a better place to live in for everybody, but it'll also make you feel better about yourself, yes? I know I would. There's just been...
Toby @Rich: I recently saw The Fast and the Furious 6 which is largely set in London (If you like mad driver movies I recommend it btw) and when the city first comes on the screen it takes a couple of...
Nicole Ferraro Hi Toby. 150 stories is outrageous (as is Donald). This one is 84 stories. I'd like to believe you're right! However, it's under construction (10 floors are complete); and the $95 million penthouse...
Toby @Nicole: This surely will not get built. I recall the Donald trying to build 150 stories on the corner of CP in the 90's and it was blocked because of the shadow it would cast onto central park....
Nicole Ferraro Thanks for validating my rage! Yes, you're right, it's not only enormous, but it's unoriginal, as far as I can tell at this stage. Within, you'll find a penthouse that cost nearly $100 million; studio...
Nicole Ferraro Thanks for validating my rage! Yes, you're right, it's not only enormous, but it's unoriginal, as far as I can tell at this stage. Within, you'll find a penthouse that cost nearly $100 million; studio...
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Mary Jander, Managing Editor, UBM’s Future Cities
5/22/2013
The devastating tornado in Oklahoma this week -- cited as stronger than an atomic bomb -- did more than wreak tragic havoc on the small city of Moore outside of Oklahoma City. ...
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5/17/2013
Extravagant skyscrapers may add new icons to city skylines, but that doesn't mean they are designed well or meet the needs of businesses.
Mary Jander, Managing Editor, UBM’s Future Cities
5/17/2013
Green roofs are among the hottest ways to keep cities cool, and the technique has launched an architectural fad among cities worldwide.
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When building "sustainable" cities, we strive to help them last and remain productive over time. But in doing so, I fear we're often forgetting the elderly.
Nicole Ferraro, Editor in Chief, Future Cities
5/15/2013
New York City has begun setting up infrastructure for its coming bike-share program, Citi Bike. Is that good news? That depends on who you ask.
Rich Heap, Community Editor, Future Cities
5/14/2013
We all know someone who's slept in the office. But sleeping in old offices will be more common for us Brits under the government's office-to-residential conversion plans.
Mary Jander, Managing Editor, UBM’s Future Cities
5/14/2013
Of the many contested issues in North American policy, immigration is among the hottest; but for many cities, success isn't about keeping foreigners out, it's about attracting them in.
Mary Jander, Managing Editor, UBM’s Future Cities
5/17/2013
Green roofs are among the hottest ways to keep cities cool, and the technique has launched an architectural fad among cities worldwide.
Rich Heap, Community Editor, Future Cities
5/17/2013
Extravagant skyscrapers may add new icons to city skylines, but that doesn't mean they are designed well or meet the needs of businesses.
5/17/2013
When building "sustainable" cities, we strive to help them last and remain productive over time. But in doing so, I fear we're often forgetting the elderly.
Mary Jander, Managing Editor, UBM’s Future Cities
5/22/2013
The devastating tornado in Oklahoma this week -- cited as stronger than an atomic bomb -- did more than wreak tragic havoc on the small city of Moore outside of Oklahoma City. ...
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mejiac @stotheco, I can also relate. I moved to the US seeking a better quality of life for my family, otherwise I would have been in a dead end. Buenos Aires like may developing countries suffer from...
mejiac To complement your article, I think an additional step is to plan implementations of electrical grids to allow more electrical/hybrid vehicles to drive our streets, reaching a wider scope. I'm aware...
mejiac Excellent article John. If we take all of these examples, they provide a comprehensive case study on how IT can be leverage to take cities a step forward and pave the way to a new way of running...
mejiac Really good article Barbara, I think you hit the nail on the head by stating that "The key thing is to hire a team of professionals with experience in greening historic buildings." This makes perfect...
DSM419 I'm so frustrated that every time a disaster occurs every celebrity is telling their fans to text the Red Cross. Have we not learned by now that the Red Cross isn't doing all it should. If you really...
Nicole Ferraro Great analysis of what is working and what isn't when it comes to the far-too-frequent disasters hitting our cities. This latest is absolutely devastating. How unsurprising that FEMA falls into...
richheap Hi Philip. You are right in saying they retain a degree of control. This rundown from law firm Norton Rose outlines some of their areas of influence. But this is still far less involved than going...
Philip Am I right in saying that even if a local borough loses the power to contest office-to-res planning application they can still influence the type of property (affordable housing etc) and the...
Faustin Very interesting, indeed... Thank you Alexander
CitySolver This is an excellent point. Maybe we should be building green roofs in small modular ways so that like tiles, they can literally be stacked up and then put back like avoicing jigsaw puzzle, now there's...
CitySolver Maybe the helmet sharing turn off could be avoided if the machine dispensed disposable head covers like shower caps(bear with me!!) These would be worn under the helmet making it hygenic. Or are...
richheap Unless they really want a 70-storey building and have only submitted a taller plan in the knowledge they'll get argued down? I'm not saying this is happening, by the way. But it wouldn't be unheard...
richheap This is the problem with clustering skyscrapers near each other: they all end up merging into one blob of glass and metal. The result can be less than the sum of its parts.Even so, I'm not sure London's...
Hazel This should be everyone's mantra. Not only will it make the world a better place to live in for everybody, but it'll also make you feel better about yourself, yes? I know I would. There's just been...
Toby @Rich: I recently saw The Fast and the Furious 6 which is largely set in London (If you like mad driver movies I recommend it btw) and when the city first comes on the screen it takes a couple of...
Nicole Ferraro Hi Toby. 150 stories is outrageous (as is Donald). This one is 84 stories. I'd like to believe you're right! However, it's under construction (10 floors are complete); and the $95 million penthouse...
Toby @Nicole: This surely will not get built. I recall the Donald trying to build 150 stories on the corner of CP in the 90's and it was blocked because of the shadow it would cast onto central park....
Nicole Ferraro Thanks for validating my rage! Yes, you're right, it's not only enormous, but it's unoriginal, as far as I can tell at this stage. Within, you'll find a penthouse that cost nearly $100 million; studio...
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