Sustainable Cities

Technology Alone Won't Save Our Cities

Brent Toderian, recently the planning director for Vancouver, was interviewed by Denmark's Sustainable Cities about technology and planning. Toderian was contrarian when it came to technology's ability to save the world.

June 28, 2012 - Sustainable Cities

How Can Atlanta Become a Smart City?

Maggie Comstock looks at what it takes to be considered a "Smart City", and asks what an organizationally and infrastructurally challenged city like Atlanta can do to raise its IQ.

April 5, 2012 - Sustainable Cities

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