If walking costs you $1, we all pay $0.01. If biking costs you $1, we all pay $0.08. If bussing costs you $1, we all pay $1.50. If driving costs you $1, we all pay $9.20. Via The Discourse study. This isn’t just about choice. It’s about who pays for your choice. #citymakingmath

Great next step forward to reduce #greenhouse gas emissions in the #construction business which use 23% of #GHG worldwide Mayors are among the first to sign C40's Clean Construction Declaration smartcitiesworld.net/news/news/mayo…

It remains to be seen if and how the blueprint will be realized #equitablehousing #NYC #NYCHA #lowincome #diversity #inclusion #renttabilized #homelessness A Look at the City’s ‘Blueprint’ Plan to Address Decades of Housing Inequities citylimits.org/2020/11/09/a-l… via City Limits

Go Germany - great use case! #geothermal #blockchain #energyweb #corda #decentralization New blockchain use cases coming for the energy sector smart-energy.com/industry-secto…

You can’t eliminate #bias from #machinelearning, but you can pick your bias bit.ly/2UQ0QSQ

Great article that shows that #Algorithms do not see the world with mathematical detachment but instead tend to replicate or even amplify historical cultural biases. #gendershades #bias #AI #Google #Amazon #IBM wired.com/story/ai-sees-… via WIRED

Greater equality: our guide through Covid-19 to sustainable wellbeing socialeurope.eu/greater-equali… via Social Europe

Polish city becomes first to adopt Ethereum blockchain for emergency services cointelegraph.com/news/polish-ci… via Cointelegraph

This quote by Stephen Goldsmith from his insightful article/webinar says it all: "The challenges to unlocking the value of these once overlooked pieces of municipal real estate lay less with the technology and more with leadership in city hall" ash.harvard.edu/news/reforming…

#local #community approaches do makes sense so as to faster bridge the #digitaldivide. Great approach away from #monopolies that dominate #lowincome neighborhoods in #NYC - #digitalequity #inclusion #DYI Think Local About the Digital Divide nytimes.com/2020/12/03/tec…

#Local #communities asked in #London to look for #innovative solutions using #technology to #urban challenges #inclusion #urbanequity #inclusionarydesign London’s communities urged to help tackle city's challenges through resilience fund smartcitiesworld.net/smart-cities-n…

#HousingCrisis and the #digitaldivide go hand in hand but #NYSAFAH is trying to change this #urbanleague #freeinternetforall #urbanequity #broadband rew-online.com/how-affordable…

Italy to build 1,500 pop-up vaccine pavilions, designed by architect Stefano Boeri edition.cnn.com/style/article/… via CNN Style

Savills names 8 rising global tech cities - placetech.net/analysis/savil… via PlaceTech

Interesting demographic shifts happening in #NYC due to #covid The Wealthy Are Leaving New York As City Undergoes Monumental Demographic Shift bisnow.com/new-york/news/…

When #algorithms make eligibility decisions: we need more tech savvy lawyers and policy makers to fight the #bias within and to understand the #behavioral mechanisms: great article! The coming war on the hidden algorithms that trap people in poverty technologyreview.com/2020/12/04/101…

"New York needs to improve the IT infrastructure it provides state employees, especially for those teams that develop and deliver services to the public." #nyc #digitilization #digitalservices #civictech #digitalinfrastructure

NYC Buildings Reduced Emissions By 22% Over The Past Decade, But Progress Has Slowed bisnow.com/new-york/news/…

Kudos to the #casapasiva retrofit project in Bushwick. #nyc needs a variety of different solutions to become #carbonneutral with close to 70% emissions coming from buildings. New York’s Real Climate Challenge: Fixing Its Aging Buildings nytimes.com/2020/12/29/bus…

#2021 trends frogdesign.com/designmind/tre…