Tag: urbanism

• This Is Not the End of Cities

  August 2, 2020

  Both the coronavirus pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement create opportunities to reshape cities in more equitable ways. As overwhelming as the current overlapping crises may seem now, cities have… more ›

• Exclusive: Inside Uber’s billion-dollar bet to deliver food, people, and everything else

  July 12, 2020

  Earlier this week, Uber acquired Postmates, the number-four player in the food delivery space, for $2.65 billion. It was a clear statement that Uber is no longer just a rides… more ›

• City Brain

  May 31, 2020

  Get up to $785 in coupons plus amazing spring deals. Get a head start on your career in the cloud. $0.99 cloud server and free training course for eligible students… more ›

• The murals brightening a Delhi slum – in pictures

  January 1, 2020

  Raghubir Nagar has been given a colourful makeover by the Delhi Street Art group, drawing art lovers and selfie-snappers to a rundown area that they would never normally visit https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2020/jan/01/murals-delhi-slum-raghubir-nagar-in-pictures more ›

• Let them eat the city, say the urban farmers of Paris

  December 6, 2019

  Paris, France – Parisian mushrooms are reclaiming their space in the dark spaces under the City of Light. Huge quantities of button mushrooms used to be grown using the manure… more ›

• The Ringification of Suburban Life

  September 29, 2019

  Across the US, consumers are canvassing their communities with a new type of device that’s changing civic life. Camera-equipped doorbells and other home surveillance devices, made by companies like Ring,… more ›

• The Future of Cities

  September 6, 2019

  From developments in skyscraper architecture, green energy and driverless transport to social divides within cities and with nations, manufacturers clinging on in the margins and China starting a new metropolis… more ›

• Essay: The street as platform

  September 3, 2019

  I was recently asked to comment on ‘the street of the future’; a response for a quango responsible for the built environment and a government department responsible for transport, roads… more ›

• Service Design Case Study: Redesigning The Future Of Public Transport

  August 18, 2019

  Do you love absolutely love travelling on public transport… or do you simply see it as a utility that gets you from A to B? https://medium.com/@justinpybus/service-design-case-study-redesigning-the-future-of-public-transport-f941dcd723fa more ›

• Was the Automotive Era a Terrible Mistake?

  August 4, 2019

  The summer I was eighteen, I visited a parking lot forty-five minutes north of town and got behind the wheel for what I hoped would be the first real rite… more ›