Welcome to StreetsSmart, a podcast aimed at bridging the knowledge gap between urban planning professionals and community members. Whether you’re a city dweller curious about the forces shaping your neighborhood or a newcomer to the world of urban planning, StreetsSmart is your guide to understanding the complexities of urban life. Join host Peyton Robbins in using fascinating lessons from the past to inform innovative visions for the future.
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Welcome to StreetsSmart, a podcast aimed at bridging the knowledge gap between urban planning professionals and community members. Whether you’re a city dweller curious about the forces shaping your neighborhood or a newcomer to the world of urban planning, StreetsSmart is your guide to understanding the complexities of urban life. Join host Peyton Robbins in using fascinating lessons from the past to inform innovative visions for the future.
From optimizing traffic patterns to real-time energy management, global cities are using smart city technology to transform urban life. Yet as we embrace these innovations, questions of equity and privacy emerge. In this episode, StreetsSmart considers the emerging reality of smart cities, and the role of technology in shaping the urban experience.
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Special thanks to the following sources:
A City Is Not a Computer - Shannon Mattern, Places Journal
Billionaire-planned smart cities in the US: What’s the latest? - Adina Solomon, Smart Cities Dive
Chattanooga Smart City Plan - City of Chattanooga
Smart Cities: Big Data, Civic Hackers, and the Quest for a New Utopia, by Anthony M. Townsend
Smart Cities - National Geographic
Top 7 Smart Cities in the World in 2024 - Olivia Lai, Earth.Org
Uncovering the Early History of “Big Data” and the “Smart City” in Los Angeles - Mark Vallianatos, Boom California
Urban Informatics and Big Data - Michael Batty, UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analytics
What is a Smart City? - Alice Gomstyn, Alexandra Jonker, IBM
Wired City, U.S.A. The Charms and Dangers of Two-Way TV - John Wicklein, The Atlantic
StreetsSmart
Welcome to StreetsSmart, a podcast aimed at bridging the knowledge gap between urban planning professionals and community members. Whether you’re a city dweller curious about the forces shaping your neighborhood or a newcomer to the world of urban planning, StreetsSmart is your guide to understanding the complexities of urban life. Join host Peyton Robbins in using fascinating lessons from the past to inform innovative visions for the future.
