03
Feb
Planning By Whose Design – Data or People or Both? Get ready for this. Tech companies are vying to build cities. As described in CityLab’s, article’s, When a Tech Giant Plays Waterfront Developer and Alphabet Announces Plan to Turn Toronto Neighborhood Into a Living Laboratory, Google’s …”Sidewalk Labs” is working with Waterfront Toronto (land owners), and have partnered with government…
30
Jan
It’s Happening… Jacque Fresco, a futurist, imaged a world without suffering and undue poverty and set out to make it happen. He envisioned the Venus Project, a futuristic concept of new cities where people had full access to resources (which he believed was the root of all problems) and began building in 1976. The plan is being carried out by…
15
Jan
So What’s Ford Doing? Roads for cars, not people? The article in Medium”The City of Tomorrow: Together, Let’s Take Back the Streets” suggests, we’re building roads for cars, Not people. We used to spend more time with people, now we spend more time in cars, in congestion, 16 hours vs a whopping 38. In this article, “The City of Tomorrow: Together…
15
Jan
Collaborator’s Wanted – with “City Possible” Through Mastercard… Collaboration is the name of the game according to the article in CityLab’s “City Possible a New Approach to Solving Cities Systemic Problems.” By 2050 the majority of people will be living in urban areas though the needs of the people in the the city, at the rate we’re going, will not…
06
Dec
Everybody exhale… 🙂 An article written in the the Good Brand Studio, “Challenging Our Average Models for Work and Education” written by Rachel Reilich, and a great summary located on ThomasenCharles, written by Alette Baartmans, detail where a Harvard Professor, Todd Rose, author of the book; “The End of Average,” challenges our notions of what average is, and seeks to establish individuality as it’s own…
30
Nov
Oh the innovation! Take a look at what’s else we can do to conserve energy with an additional benefit, -physical exercise! A small town in Maryland, decided to do a bike share this holiday season to power a 300 watt generator and charge cell phones all through bike pedaling. The faster you go, the more light will be emitted. The…
30
Nov
Just as some countries on our planet are expanding light resources, which increases with Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and our use of light is said to be at least stable or unchanged*, a new report as stated in an article by NPR, “Earth Is Lit, And That’s A Problem” suggests that our efforts through expanded purchases of LED lights may…
27
Nov
CityLab with Sponsored Content by MasterCard has an interesting article “A New Approach to Solving Cities’ Systemic Problems” and an invitation to get involved through a program called “City Possible.” Very Interesting read as well as the information provided by Parag Khanna, a Global Strategist and also the person at the center of the movement. The movement is all about People…
06
Nov
The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies is having a Live Webcast on December 14th to release their new report and the message is clear: AMERICA’S RENTAL HOUSING …Our new report suggests that addressing the challenges facing renters will require greater efforts from both the public and private sector, and that the country has a critical need for a broader…
31
Oct
Updates are In..! Elton Crossing – December 28, 2017, Lottery Application Deadline: Elton Crossing, located in the Melrose section of the Bronx now has 198 new units of Affordable Housing Available! Amenities include; Laundry, (potentially coin operated), a Fitness Center, landscaped seating, gardening for residents, half time concierge services and a half time Site Manager are available. Here is the…