December 2010
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CITY BREATHS: Cities for People →
citybreaths:
Jan Gehl is an exceptional architect. Actually, he is much more than just an architect. He understands the dynamics and interconnection of the physical and social urban fabric. From a human perspective, Gehl gives practical examples of physical interventions for improving the quality of…
November 2010
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‘The science of public transit is not too...
A Berkeley transportation scholar offers an appealingly simple rule in Adam Nagourney’s dispatch on the sizeable subway and light-rail expansion in Los Angeles:
Robert B. Cervero, the director of the University of California Transportation Center in Berkeley, said that if the subway expansion cut commuting time as promised, it would indeed change ridership habits. Transit officials said...
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urban difference: A city is not a T-shirt →
urbandifference:
Review of the book “Making Competitive Cities” by citybreaths:
In the era of rapid urbanization, we are all trying to understand how numerous processes and phenomena shape our cities: globalization, post-industrialization, entrepreneurial cities, creative classes, clustering…
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'Fourth generation' Internet arrives in Hong Kong...
The latest generation of wireless Internet that will allow people to watch a crystal clear movie or live sporting event on the street or atop a hill is being deployed throughout Hong Kong. The Long Term Evolution (LTE) network will give super high speeds across the city and could mean the end of computers ever needing to be plugged into a wall for a connection to the net.
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Houston Gets $10 Million Private EV Charging...
A common argument against electric cars is the lack infrastructure to support them. All those gas stations didn’t pop up overnight though. Houston, Texas is taking the first steps to installing its own network of public and private charging stations.
The network is being installed by a private firm, NRG Energy. By the end of 2011, they hope to have between 50 and 150 public charging...
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Watchsmarterplanet:
Advancing Mobility | the next frontier in smarter transportation
Read the new study on the evolving nature of vehicle manufacturing, sales, ownership and new models for business and society around transportation
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WatchWhat do we mean by “Smarter?”
Tapping the Social Intelligence of Cities and Regions.
A presentation by Thomas Erickson, Social Computing Group at IBM T.J. Watson Research Center on the new IBM Expert Network pilot
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The Most Tech-Savvy Cities →
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The End of Asphalt? Harvesting Solar Energy from... →
Researchers at the University of Rhode Island are working on several methods of harvesting solar energy from asphalt. Such energy could be used to power streetlights, melt ice, heat buildings and run other applications.
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Smart cities: Do we have what it takes? |...
Published Wednesday, 17th November 2010
What does it take to build a smarter, more sustainable city? Not surprisingly, the answer depends on the specialty of the organisation you ask.
Ask information technology giant IBM, and the answer you’ll get: more and better IT products and services … LOTS of them, to gain intelligence into how we use everything and where the best efficiency...
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IBM Software Channel - live streaming video powered by Livestream
Startups Face-off in Global Entrepreneur SmartCamp World Finals
Top technology start-ups from around the world are traveling to Dublin today to compete in IBM’s first-ever SmartCamp World Finals.
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