What happened when China provided its cities with real-time pollution data
A new study finds that, in 2013 at least, China went about urban data collection the right way — and people reaped big benefits.
1 Jan
Sidewalk Talk
Whim is a mobility app with a modest proposal: Give up your car
A Sidewalk Talk Q&A with “mobility as a service” pioneer Sampo Hietanen.
8 Aug
urban data
The real benefits of real-time transit data
A Sidewalk Talk Q&A with researcher Candace Brakewood on all the ways it improves our lives — and its role in a potential car-free urban future.
6 Jun
prototype
Toronto by public transportation — from Point A to anywhere
Our open-source Toronto Transit Explorer shows how long it takes to reach any part of the city by taking public transit, cycling, or walking.
5 May
Open-Source Tool
The Old Toronto map tool helps you explore the city through historical photos
The Old Toronto map tool helps you explore the city through old photos
3 Mar
15 Innovations That Shaped the City
N-1-1: The Rise (and Surprise) of Three-Digit City Services
The evolution of 911, 311, and other local numbers into digital services promises to make cities far more responsive.
12 Dec
Open-Source Tool
A first step toward creating a digital planning laboratory is populating it
Introducing Doppelgänger, Model Lab’s open-source population synthesizer.
6 Jun
Open source demo
S2 cells and space-filling curves: Keys to building better digital map tools for cities
An open geospatial library for all the civic hackers out there.
7 Jul
BLOG POST
The tremendous untapped power of data to reinvent city services
As more agencies embrace digital tools to improve health care, education, safety, and other basic government services, the public conversation should keep pace with technology.
6 Jun