The Future of Cities
A century ago, fewer than 15% of humanity lived in anything approximating a city. Now more than half of us do, a shift that presents new problems and opportunities. We’ll watch how people flow through their built environments, how transportation evolves—high-speed rail, smart parking, self-driving cars—and how the sharing economy, built to support city life, ultimately shapes it. It’s safe to say that the quality of human life in the future will be determined by the quality of our cities.
CYCLE OF LIFE“Bicycles could save the world”: Meet Amsterdam’s bicycle mayorQuartz • December 10, 2019
HIPSTER HEARTACHEJohannesburg’s hipster gentrification project is at risk of crumblingQuartz Africa • April 9, 2019
SUBWAY SUPPORTNew York will be the first US city to charge drivers to enter its busiest areasQuartz • March 31, 2019
NOT IN MY BACKYARDA segregated playground is igniting outrage over inequality in BritainQuartz • March 27, 2019
THE OLD IS NEW AGAINA robot-filled, architectural marvel in North Carolina is the library of the futureQuartz • March 27, 2019
DEVASTATEDScientists warn the rising intensity of extreme tropical weather is expanding to more citiesQuartz Africa • March 20, 2019
GREEN MAKEOVEREthiopia is launching a global crowdfunding campaign to give its capital a green faceliftQuartz Africa • March 5, 2019
