Urban Branding: The Evolution of Kansas City’s Graphic Identity
The graphic identity of a city is composed by diverse and diffused authors, varying widely in scale and intent. And as the culture and economy of Kansas City has evolved, so too has its visual identity.
View ArticleThe Future of the City: Density, Sustainability, and Citizen Happiness
The most sustainable cities tend to use their money to develop a core where services and amenities are easily accessible. Yet as planners move forward, the importance of a city that facilitates the...
View ArticleThe Future of the City: Crowd-Sourcing & Gamification for City 2.0
This summer Google will install a 1-gigabyte internet speed cable in Kansas City, which is a hundred times faster than the average broadband cable. This new asset will help revolutionize Kansas City’s...
View ArticleReviving Kansas City’s Forgotten Urban Center
If you ask a local from the Kansas City area where the West Bottoms are located, several would not be able to pinpoint the location. But a quiet renaissance has begun, reviving the area and reminding...
View ArticleThe Psychology of Designing Spaces: An Urban Approach to Spatial History
The theory of design psychology proposes that by identifying specific positive spatial associations in a person's history, we can design new buildings with a more sensitive relationship to their users....
View ArticleKansas City Residents Build their Bike Share Scheme
Kansas City has the lowest bike ridership in the United States, something a new urban cycle hire scheme is attempting to change. Run by a regional advocacy group, a recent 'bike build' saw volunteers...
View ArticleAn Interview with Rudy Gonzalez – Bike Courier in a ‘Bike-Depressed’ City
Cowtown Couriers is a bike courier service delivering through Kansas City - a notoriously car-dominated metropolis. This Big City recently got the opportunity to talk to founder Rudy Gonzalez about his...
View ArticleData Farming: Demonstrating the Benefits of Urban Agriculture
Finding available land for an urban farm is only half of the battle. The other half involves changing local zoning laws, influencing political opinion, garnering economic support, and proving the...
View ArticleTransforming Cities with Transit: Our Next #citytalk
Kansas City is no urban utopia, but residents know the city needs to change and they are ready to do something about it. This inspired our next #citytalk tweetchat.
View ArticleInfographic: The Benefits of Public Transport
The average amount of money saved each year by an American who uses public transport is $9,162. This infographic presents some pretty impressive figures in support of public transport.
View ArticleCrowdfunding the Bike Share Revolution in Kansas City
Kansas City want to expand its cycle hire scheme, launching the largest civic crowd-funding project to date to achieve that goal. If successful, it will bring even more stations to the neighborhoods of...
View ArticleEight Cities in the USA With High Speed Broadband Connections
Broadband speed in cities is becoming a competitive topic in the USA.
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