The cliche of the mean and unfriendly city dweller is totally bunk. People in cities are happier. Which is good, because it’s where we’ll all be living soon.READ»
It's not surprising that Portland and New York are ranked high in a new report about the best places to get around without your car, but the other bike-friendly destinations may surprise you. Have you tried walking to work in Alaska?READ»
The world's cities are going to have to support most of the world's growing population. So we have to make them easier to live in. Three award-winning projects are documenting their quest to bring sustainable measures to some of the ...READ»
If you're looking for cities innovating their way out of climate problems, look no further than Spain, where Barcelona is proving that it doesn't take national governments to make cutting-edge policies.READ»
That the world's population is cramming into cities at a rapid pace has countless environmental benefits. A big one is that as people urbanize, we chop down fewer trees.READ»
Studies have shown that almost nothing damages your happiness more than a long commute. It's been estimated that to keep your happiness constant after adding an hour to your daily commute, you'd have to make 40% more money. In that ...READ»
Older cities often have massive structures that either go unused or blight the urban landscape. Instead of starting over, designers and architects can use them to their advantage.READ»
Flight to the suburbs, urban decay, ruin porn--we've all become yawningly familiar with these tropes of modern migration. But a set of fascinating new maps based on data from the 2000 and 2010 U.S. Census shows that, if you look ...READ»
“The past is not dead. In fact it’s not even past.”--William Faulkner
Imaginary Cities
When looking at our cities, can you see the life that you imagined leading? Where do you spend your time? Are our cities inspiring and ...READ»
We love globes, but we despise reading them. All those extraneous symbols and endless topographic lines that could easily be confused with countries -- if not for Where in the World Is Carmen San Diego, we'd probably go on thinking ...READ»
Another week, another smarter city conference. "It's the creation of a new industry!" Cisco's chief globalization officer, Wim Elfrink, exclaimed on stage last night at the opening of Global Green Cities of the 21st Century, this ...READ»
In America's rural areas, the internet barely exists as you and I know it: People can't get broadband in their house; they use dial-up modems at home; and the only place they can hope to watch a YouTube video is the local library. ...READ»
The 4-story shop-turned-farm in Hackney, London, is opening its doors to cafe seekers and a potentially long-term financially-viable model of business.READ»
Some of the cost benefits of living in a city are obvious--walkability, easy access to public transportation--but the high price of housing and other amenities often overshadow any benefits. But GOOD points us to a tool from ...READ»
Do you spend your days traipsing around San Francisco? Then congratulations, you live in America's least wasteful city according to a study conducted by Nalgene. The water bottle company questioned 3,750 people in America's 25 ...READ»
