CES 2019 Recap: The Technologies and Ideas Shaping Cities
#CES2019 provided insight into how city governments and the private sector are reimagining the urban landscape, especially vis-a-vis transportation.
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CES 2019: How Ford Is Building a New Platform for High-Tech Transit
Metropolis spoke with Nithin Rao, cofounder of Ford subsidiary Autonomic, to discuss the digital platform that Ford is developing for mobility apps and providers.
CES 2019: “Code Is the New Concrete” in Today’s Cities
Metropolis interviews Seleta Reynolds, general manager of L.A.’s Department of Transportation (LADOT), about modernizing transit and making cities more equitable.
CES 2019: Why Architects and Designers Should Care About 5G Wireless
This forthcoming generation of cellular network promises to power a new wave of smart city and mobility technologies.
CES 2019: Avoiding a Dark Future of Autonomous Vehicles
A panel discussion on the first day of CES explored how Autonomous Vehicles could revitalize urban transit—or foment congestion and bad urbanism.
A Peek Inside How Architects Are Designing the New LaGuardia Aiport and Moynihan Station
The two projects, which are helmed by HOK and SOM, respectively, aim to become enduring civic spaces.
SOM Thinks Autonomous Vehicles Could Rapidly Change How Cities Grow and Develop
Existing streets could host new high-tech transportation services, though ensuring those new transit systems bring equitable growth is a challenge.
In New York City, a Bold Urban Plan Seeks to Revitalize Miles of Shoreline
As part of our 2018 Design Cities issue, Metropolis looked at projects, firms, and places that are driving global design culture today.
As Technology Reshapes Cities' Economies and Daily Life, We Risk Widening Inequality
SOM is leading the redesign of the James A. Farley Post Office into the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Train Hall, a rail station that will anchor real estate development on Manhattan's Far West Side.© Empire State Development,…
CES 2018: Find All Our Coverage Here
Metropolis was at CES in Las Vegas to get the latest on how new technologies are shaping tomorrow's cities.
CES 2018: When It Comes to Autonomous Vehicles, Ford Thinks Beyond "Disruption"
Metropolis talked to Jessica Robinson, the mobility company's director of city solutions, about how she's paving the way for the future of transit.
CES 2018: Watch Our Interviews With Three Smart Cities Experts
Metropolis interviewed experts from Honda, the City of Las Vegas, and Deloitte about how technology is changing cities.
CES 2018: Why Cities Need to Start Addressing Cyber Security Challenges
"If you get hacked in a physical system, people die," says Sokwoo Rhee of the Department of Commerce.
CES 2018: Autonomous Vehicles Aren't Here Yet, But Their Development Is Already Reshaping Cities
While fully driverless vehicles still face major hurdles, car companies are realizing technologies now that could quickly inform urban planning and transit.
CES 2018: Why Smart City Data "Is the New Oil"
At Day 2 of CES, experts explained the unique challenges facing government agencies and private companies seeking to captialize on smart city data.
2017 Was the Year Cities Became Start-Ups
This year, companies and individual designers began harnessing the power of imagination to solve some of the most practical and complex city problems.
Frank Lloyd Wright Redesigned the Suburbs—Today's Architects Should Do the Same
Architects may not like it, but sprawl isn’t going away. Frank Lloyd Wright not only understood that, he dared to reimagine it.
Pedestrians, Bikes, and Cars: Designing for Multi-Modal Transit in the 21st Century City
A Q&A with KieranTimberlake Architects on multi-modal transit and citizen engagement.
The RPA's Fourth Regional Plan Charts New York City's Future
The planning non-profit seeks to dramatically expand New York City's transportation network while tackling affordability, driverless cars, and climate change, among other challenges.
AECOM and Van Alen Institute Reveal Urban SOS 2017 Finalists
The student ideas competition seeks to expand how planners traditionally think about cities and hinterlands, finding new fresh solutions and perspectives in the process.
