Apps
Augmented reality could boost safety for pedestrians, or it could add another layer of distraction between people and the real world.
Smart Cities Dive
Feature
Insights into the mobile app technology used in the practice and study of planning.
Blog post
There are so many more ways to access local culture as a tourist or an urban explorer than ever before.
It's only one step in a multi-modal journey, but parking at a transit station can be quite a hassle.
Smart Cities Dive
The tech is part of a public-private partnership meant to improve connectivity to Waze and other navigation apps from underground.
The Verge
Anthony Foxx, former Secretary of Transportation under President Obama, has accepted a job at Lyft. In a post, he discusses why.
Medium
The furnishing giant's concept imagines an app-summoned fleet of "living rooms on wheels" delivering everything from groceries to health services.
Quartz
Can Trulia succeed in making sense of neighborhoods for an online platform?
Slate
In "America's Eviction Badlands," universities are developing web apps to help tenants stay in their homes.
CityLab
Real estate site Trulia has launched a new tool that acts as a one-stop shop for information on neighborhoods.
Curbed
Miles brings the frequent flyer concept to ground level by offering rewards for your daily commute.
The Verge
Seattle's Find It, Fix It app plays a telling role in the city's approach to its homeless population. The question is whether the app is fixing anything for the people living on the street.
The Atlantic
Feature
Planetizen is pleased to present the best of the latest crop of mobile apps by planners and for planners.
Electric scooters need maintenance and charges, so Bird is using the gig economy to make sure its scooters keep scooting.
Curbed
Detailed reports on mode share, in real time and over time, are available with Replica.
Sidewalk Labs
At the Shared Use Mobility Summit in Chicago, Jarrett Walker cautioned the tech world to keep four key transportation problems in mind.
Forbes
Tech-focused civic partnerships may be one way to unlock greater urban mobility for disabled people. Tools in the works include navigation apps with specialized sound cues and "smart canes" that interact with invisible paint.
Smart Cities Dive
Several new apps allow landlords to place available units out to bid. The city of Seattle is concerned the apps might exacerbate prices in an already expensive rental market.
Smart Cities Dive
Mayors chose these winners based on their potential to benefit local governments and communities.
Route Fifty
More uses and modes than ever are fighting for curb space in growing cities. Here's an app to make sense of what you can do, and when, along this valued real estate.
The Verge
