Christopher Webb 6 min read· Oct 17, 2016 -- Me with a group of Defy Ventures Entrepreneurs in Training On Friday, October 15, 2016 I was locked in a room at Lancaster Maximum Level 4 Prison for 10 hours with 60 inmates. Thanks to Mark Suster and Brad Feld (who co-sponsored the event) I was there as…

Eli Chait 8 min read· Apr 9, 2018 -- Zoom image will be displayed This is the first in a series of essays on the findings from a six month marketplace research project. My co-founders and I sold our last company to OpenTable and spent three years working on products to grow the supply side of…

Gentrification Debates Without Gentrification? By Todd Swanstrom Editor’s note: We’re pleased to offer a guest commentary from Todd Swanstrom. Todd is the Des Lee Professor of Community Collaboration and Public Policy Administration at the University of Missouri – St. Louis. He is also co-author of…

New York has several things that might be described as “iconic” — Central Park, a subway system that runs all night, deli coffee cups featuring ancient greek amphorae — but when it comes to food, there are few meals as iconic as pizza (ok you bagel people, we hear you :). Pizza in New York City has…

How many hours do you work each day? If you’re like most of the U.S. working population, you probably think you get a solid eight hours in. That’s 40 hours a week. Around 1,800 a year (minus 2 weeks’

Your pay, your wayYour pay, your way ONE@Work is a financial app that helps you take control of your pay so you can stress less about your finances. We partner with leading employers to offer the app as an employee benefit. Download App ONE@Work partners with leading employers to provide simple…

How I tracked data to reveal the best habits for improving my own sleep—and how you can, too Published inBetter Humans · 13 min read· Jun 5, 2018 -- Photo Credit: Adi Goldstein on Unsplash It felt lik

This is a post I’ve wanted to write for a long time, but I needed the time to digest all the other great posts on the topics by other investors, and to analyze specific portfolio data from Haystack ov

Creating a standard for a standard-less industry. Jonathan Kurten 5 min read· Jul 13, 2018 -- I’m going to make a wild assumption. Most users reading this are probably pretty familiar with mobile technologies and as such, enjoy at least a few of the conveniences that our devices offer us. From…

Go Slow to Go Fast — Part 3: World Building Strong Foundations for Leadership Alicia Liu 4 min read· Jul 6, 2018 -- This is the part 3 of 3 of an edited version of my talk on becoming strong leaders, given at Lead Dev London, June 2018. See here for Part 1, and Part 2. Zoom image will be displayed…

Hint: “mixed-use” Star Childs 3 min read· May 4, 2016 -- by Star Childs @star_III Zoom image will be displayed Today marks the Jane Jacobs centennial. Considering the significance of today, I’d like to share how I see the color orange tying Jane Jacobs and her beliefs to Citiesense and our mission…

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Zoom image will be displayed Go Slow to Go Fast — Part 1: You Building Strong Foundations for Leadership Alicia Liu 7 min read· Jul 6, 2018 -- I had the honor of speaking at The Lead Dev conference in London last week. Lead Dev is one of the best organized conferences I’ve attended. I love that the…

Go Slow to Go Fast — Part 2: Team Building Strong Foundations for Leadership Alicia Liu 10 min read· Jul 6, 2018 -- This is the Part 2 of 3 of an edited version of my talk on becoming strong leaders, given at Lead Dev London, June 2018. See here for Part 1, and Part 3. Zoom image will be displayed…

For someone that reads books for a living, I’m pretty lazy about updating my recommended reading list . After two years of leaving it untouched, I’ve finally updated it. Here it is, reproduced below. Source I don’t understand it when someone says, “I read books, but a book has never changed how I…

Virtualizing real space, one Nest at a time Matt Hackett 6 min read· May 16, 2018 -- Zoom image will be displayed From a fabulous promotional reel for the System 360. I’ve been at home more in the past month than at any other time in my adult life. In the process of trying to make an accidental…

Getting into Cycling: Your First Century This season I’ve noticed an increase in people “getting into cycling” and wanting to go on bike adventures, which suits me nicely. I got into cycling long distances in a big way and have mostly been doing it solo, listening to random audiobooks and podcasts…

Traffic calming makes streets safer for people who walk and bike by reducing the speed at which cars travel. BikeWalkKC has materials available for individuals and organizations to use for traffic calming demonstration, pop-up, better block, and tactical urbanism events. Pop-up Traffic Calming at…

On the media page of the Volkswagen Group you will find the latest news and contacts of our brands and companies, dates and publications. Events Event Highlights IAA Mobility 2023 About the event Capi

On a a glorious 75-degree afternoon in early May, students at the University of Maryland, College Park sprawled in tank-tops and bathing suits on the quad, hatching post-finals plans. But not all students: In a windowless computer lab in the geography building, a handful of industrious undergrads…

Abhishek Lodha is managing director of the privately held Lodha Group, one of India’s largest real-estate developers. It is currently building Palava, a 4,500-acre greenfield city near Mumbai. Constru

Marc De Pape 13 min read· May 2, 2018 -- In January, I was referred to, interviewed for, and withdrew my candidacy from the Sidewalk Labs Director of Resident Experience position. The posting - which is now down and I assume filled - originally listed the location as Toronto, though later evolved to…

Ben Whitla 6 min read· Mar 15, 2018 -- Big Boom Sauce. Photo (and LHBCo website) by the amazing Top Hat The big idea What you’ve gotta understand, when you meet Daniel Lanigan, he’s instantly larger than life. Already a successful restauranteur and beer bar owner when I met him, he’s the definition…

Erica Lahaie 14 min read· Apr 28, 2018 -- Shizuichiichiharacho, Sakyo-ku the part where a dream develops About six years ago, I left college to start working at my first full-time job in the games industry. Fresh off the graduation presses, my friend and I had an opportunity to start work at an…

Every day in New York City, millions of commuters take part in a giant race to determine transportation supremacy. Cars, bikes, subways, buses, ferries, and more all compete against one another, but we never get much explicit feedback as to who “wins.” I’ve previously written about NYC’s public taxi…

Of all the cities across North America relaxing their developer parking requirements, none can boast a PSA on the topic as clear and concise as Ottawa’s 90-second “Review of Minimum Parking Standards” video.

Member-only story On the making “Koya Bound”: A book of photographs from the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage walk in Japan Craig Mod 13 min read· Jul 24, 2017 -- When making a book, I find it’s useful to walk on the book. To peek over it and look for patterns, shuffle pages, grouping and ungrouping the loose…

Zoom image will be displayed Nicole Sylianteng Social isolation is a growing challenge for city residents. We prototyped a tool called Park Time to help parents connect. Shaina Doar 6 min read· Jan 19, 2018 -- This post was co-authored by City Operations Associate James Merkin. In the 1970s, almost…

Making the most of city parks and the public realm means learning more about how people use them. Rohit T. Aggarwala 5 min read· Jul 6, 2017 -- Public spaces make urban life unique. While suburban destinations often try, they can’t recreate the vibrancy, spontaneous interaction, and diversity you…

Copenhagen has a fully integrated bicycle infrastructure network. And in Denmark, 85 percent of children can ride a bicycle by the age of 5. Mikael Colville-Andersen Home Features Transportation Bicyc

Welcome to Flatland, Kansas City PBS’ Nonprofit Newsroom, and your new home for CityScene KC content. Retired journalist and CityScene KC founder Kevin Collison generously donated the site’s content archive to Flatland. Learn more about Collison's contribution and explore more CityScene KC articles…

A Modest Guide to Productivity April 23, 2018 Hello, zonked Frank! It’s me! That ideal Frank you wish you could more regularly be! I’ve taken a moment away from my self-actualized, perfect state to jo

An inside look at the inner workings of a technology you may take for granted Sophia Ciocca 10 min read· Apr 12, 2018 -- Zoom image will be displayed Illustration by Aaron Krolik/The New York Times If you’re like most people in America, you use a text editor nearly every day. Whether it’s your basic…

6 min read· Apr 3, 2018 -- In what seems to be a flurry of tech IPOs, DocuSign filed to go public this past week. I just finished going through the S-1, and below are some of my thoughts. Company Over

Sure the game is fun (although neither of us is very good), but what interested us more were the distributed locations of the courts around the city. Spread out across the city like sprinkles on a hipster cupcake, these tennis courts would be a great new way to explore San Francisco. And it would…

The most desirable career of the 21st century, with numerous advantages over other fast-growing occupations such as hospice carer and rickshaw driver, is being a billionaire. Prior to the incorporation of US Steel in 1901, the world didn’t have a single billion-dollar company, much less a…

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Member-only story Small tweaks to incentivize engaging with a book’s content. Craig Mod 5 min read· Apr 13, 2018 -- I’ve been using Kindles on and off ever since they launched. Our relationship has been contentious but I’ve always been seduced or re-seduced by their potential. At their best, they…

Why I Haven’t Given Up on the “Hospitality Included” No-Tipping Model A Los Angeles restaurateur pleads her case and refuses to abandon her ideals Andrea Borgen Abdallah 8 min read· Apr 10, 2018 -- Zoom image will be displayed Image courtesy of Hope Leigh Hey, it’s me, Andrea. That 26-year-old,…

This articles is a follow-up of this one about standard zoning practices in North America. It is advised to read the previous article to better compare the two. First, I cannot call myself an expert on Japanese urbanism, what I know of it comes from a document from the ministry of land and transport…