Are Urban Environments Best for an Aging Population?
Cities don’t always seem the most old-age friendly of places. Public toilets that few dare venture into; street-lights turned off by..
Smart Cities
Is Urban Design Making Our Cities Sick?
The University of Canberra recently held a forum on urban design and healthy cities. A provocation was posed by the organizers at the..
Mulcair Says Cities, Towns Face an ‘Infrastructure Cliff’
Cities and towns in Canada are in danger of going over an “infrastructure cliff” unless a federally funded infrastructure plan..
Bentley Addresses Entropy with Products that Tackle Process
The Be Inspired Awards program and Innovations in Infrastructure Conference held from Nov. 13-14, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, provided a..
Town of Banff Launches New Mapping Site
The Town of Banff has launched a new mapping site (banffmaps.ca) that provides free public access to the Town’s maps and geospatial..
Socrata Announces Open Source Option
Socrata, the leading provider of cloud-based open data systems, today announced the “Socrata Open Data Server, Community Edition,” to..
Masterplanning the Future
As a Western architect, there are four things that strike me the most in China: the breakneck speed of the construction industry; the..
What Design Brings to the Table
Alexandros E. Washburn directs the urban design division of the New York City Department of City Planning. The primary responsibility of..
Mayors Challenge Winners Announced
Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced the 20 cities selected as finalists for the Mayors Challenge, a competition created to inspire..
City of Surrey Shares Winning Tips for Developing Effective Mapping Applications
At the Esri Canada User Conference in Vancouver today, the City of Surrey shared some tips for creating successful mapping applications..
