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Solving problems at the local level, the kind encountered by inhabitants of big cities and regional centers, is becoming more and more feasible thanks to projects based on crowdsourcing technology. Crowdsourcing is getting groups of people involved in the discussion and resolution of all sorts of different problems, ranging from...[read more]

The Starrett City housing development in East New York. Source: New York Magazine Rosalie Genevro's article "Starrett City: A Home of One’s Own — With Party Walls" traces the history of a beloved modernist housing project in East New York. Cassim Shepard, editor of Urban Omnibus, explains its significance: ...[read more]

So it finally started! Something extraordinary. We have gathered twice already — on Dec. 5 there were around 7,000 people, and five days later there were around 50,000.[read more]

 Watershed events often coincide. Based on the tenor of the Moscow Urban Forum over the past three days, it seemed that "global city" ideology had found another haven of unconditional support. This was part of a wave of surface change associated with the initial hope inspired by outgoing president Dmitry Medvedev, based on...[read more]

I'll start today's post in the heart of the TechBelt, Warren, Ohio:Ted Theofrastous of NorTech, a regional nonprofit organization involved [Tech Belt Energy Innovation Center] development, said laboratory equipment offered at the facility will be unique and will help emerging energy technologies develop across the region.Pogue hopes to...[read more]

For Energy and Capital last week, I surveyed the explosion of high speed rail around the world, and prescribed some stiff medicine for the U.S. “‘Boondoggle‘, ‘Loss-making whim‘, ‘Monument to bad territorial planning’. . . Such are the arguments of high speed rail critics, as the United States finally gets on board the passenger rail...[read more]

Photo: Akademgorodok: Town of Science in Siberia. 1995. What: A pedestrian-oriented, academic oasis in the midst of the vast Siberian taiga. Why it Works: Despite the Siberian cold (and Soviet planners), Akademgorodok is a robust pedestrian community. The town is home to dozens of academic institutions and the University of...[read more]

[Originally posted to Where] Having just returned from Russia, I’ve been thinking a lot about public and private space. The country has been experiencing rapid privatization since the early 1990s. Many aspects of urban life, from transportation to housing to recreation, are becoming less public. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing....[read more]