by Nicole Rupersburg | Aug 30, 2016 | Society, Urban Innovator of the Week
This profile was originally published by Urban Innovation Exchange in partnership with Meeting of the Minds and Kresge Foundation. For more stories of people changing cities, visit UIXCities.com and follow @UIXCities. When Adele London was interviewed for the job at...
by Lauren Boyd | Aug 29, 2016 | Governance, Resources, Technology
The state’s water supply and our current drought are the most important environmental issues to a majority of Californians according to a new PPIC study. In order to address this critical issue, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group explored whether the innovative...
by Amir Cahn | Aug 23, 2016 | Environment, Resources, Technology
Today, cities are confronted with a unique challenge: they face budget constraints and aging infrastructure, yet increasing customer expectations. In addition, cities must often deal with the impacts of urbanization, climate change, and an aging workforce. To meet...
by Nicole Rupersburg | Aug 18, 2016 | Society, Urban Innovator of the Week
Isis Ferguson, Associate Director of City + Community Strategy for Place Lab, admits with a laugh it can be difficult to clearly define the work they do. A partnership between UChicago Arts and the Harris School of Public Policy, Place Lab serves as “a catalyst...
by Steve Fifita and Erin Grossi | Aug 17, 2016 | Economy, Infrastructure, Technology
As a first-of-its kind innovation accelerator, UI LABS works on the front-lines with universities, national laboratories, and industry representatives to catalyze digital manufacturing and speed the development of smart cities. We are constantly reminded in our daily...
by Christina Olsen | Aug 16, 2016 | Global Mobility Research, Mobility
This interview series is made possible by the Volvo Research and Educational Foundations. Each month we feature a leading thinker from VREF’s Future Urban Transport program. Meeting of the Minds talked with Richard Barone of Regional Plan Association (RPA) about...
by John Addison | Aug 15, 2016 | Environment, Infrastructure, Society
In the Marx Brothers comedy classic Duck Soup, Groucho as a nation’s president said, “Why a four-year-old child could understand this report. Run out and find me a four-year-old child. I can’t make head nor tail out of it.” When it comes to zero-net-energy (ZNE)...
by Nicole Rupersburg | Aug 10, 2016 | Infrastructure, Society, Urban Innovator of the Week
This profile was originally published by Urban Innovation Exchange in partnership with Meeting of the Minds and Kresge Foundation. For more stories of people changing cities, visit UIXCities.com and follow @UIXCities. It has been over two years since Urban Innovation...
by Anthony Flint | Aug 9, 2016 | CommonWealth Series, Mobility, Technology
This is the second in a series entitled The Future of Mobility, a joint project of CommonWealth and Meeting of the Minds. Transition will be tricky, so planning needs to start now The connection between land use and transportation has been well-established, but it’s...
by Mary Scott Nabers | Aug 9, 2016 | Environment, Governance, Infrastructure
The effects of climate change present daunting challenges for government at all levels. And, it’s only going to get worse. According to a July 2016 report from the RAND Corporation, roads, bridges and seawalls will require ongoing attention because of the ravages of...
by John Addison | Aug 8, 2016 | Environment, Infrastructure, Mobility
Billions are watching outstanding athletes from 200 nations compete in Rio. I was in awe when I attended the Olympics in Atlanta, Sydney, and Salt Lake. The Olympic motto is three Latin words: citius, altius, fortius – faster, higher, stronger. It is time to...
by Laura Schewel | Aug 3, 2016 | Mobility, Technology
The Status Quo Our cities’ transportation systems have a tremendous impact on quality of life – just ask anyone who commutes by car in a major metro area. As James Alosi pointed out in a recent CityMinded blog post, “[Today’s auto-centric mobility] system cannot scale...
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