Mobile 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
People in six global cities will have a chance to sample an ambitious new augmented reality program launched by Apple today.
The Architect's Newspaper
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Insights into the mobile app technology used in the practice and study of planning.
With so many new mobility options available in cities, mobility as a service (MaaS) platforms have a lot of work to do for a lot of people. Development is still catching up to the scope of the endeavor.
Smart Cities Dive
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Planetizen needs your input in creating the definitive list of mobile apps for professional, student, academic, or citizen planners.
Forget bike counts. The new thing in bike advocacy is cars-blocking-the-bike-lane counts.
Greater Greater Washington
Blog post
Mahbubur Meenar of Rowan University writes about a recent article he co-authored in the Journal of Planning Education and Research
Violent crime is at the lowest rate in decades, but don't tell that to the people who use neighborhood-based apps like Nextdoor, Citizen, and Neighbors.
Vox
A crowdsourcing app allows citizens to hold the public realm to higher standards of access and mobility.
Crosscut
Blog post
There are so many more ways to access local culture as a tourist or an urban explorer than ever before.
There are plenty of airports in the country where taking the bus or the train is still the best option after arriving at the airport. Don't miss those opportunities.
TransitBlog
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 Transit app will replace the Metro on the Go app for multi-modal trip planning around St. Louis.
Government Technology
The HERE app provides new ways to access information about the local arts and architecture scene.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Paris has made some incredibly ambitious and highly controversial policy changes to improve the city's air quality. In the meantime, there's a new app from Valeo to determine the state of the air quality in the city.
CleanTechnica
Augmented reality shows what the forest would look like with a full complement of biodiversity.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
San Francisco Chronicle
Tony Dutzik, senior policy analyst with the Frontier Group, presents three environmental reasons to support shared bikes and scooters, and why cities that have adopted climate plans should accommodate these small, clean, shared vehicles.
Frontier Group
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
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Planetizen is pleased to present the best of the latest crop of mobile apps by planners and for planners.
