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The limits of coworking

sudshr47 December 15, 2018 Startups

It feels like there’s a WeWork on every street nowadays. Take a walk through midtown Manhattan (please don’t actually) and it might even seem like there are more WeWorks than office buildings. Consider this an ongoing discussion about Urban Tech, its intersection with regulation, issues of public service, and other complexities that people have full […]

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The economics and tradeoffs of ad-funded smart city tech

sudshr47 December 1, 2018 Startups

In order to have innovative smart city applications, cities first need to build out the connected infrastructure, which can be a costly, lengthy, and politicized process. Third-parties are helping build infrastructure at no cost to cities by paying for projects entirely through advertising placements on the new equipment. I try to dig into the economics […]

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How cities can fix tourism hell

sudshr47 November 17, 2018 Startups

A steep and rapid rise in tourism has left behind a wake of economic and environmental damage in cities around the globe. In response, governments have been responding with policies that attempt to limit the number of visitors who come in. We’ve decided to spare you from any more Amazon HQ2 talk and instead focus […]

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How issues of microtransit, congestion and parking are closing in on cities

sudshr47 November 11, 2018

Earlier this week in a new experimental newsletter I’ve been helping Danny Crichton on, we briefly discussed transit pundit Jarrett Walker’s article in The Atlantic arguing against the view that ridesharing and microtransit will be the future of mass transit. Instead, his thesis is that a properly operated and well-resourced bus system is much more […]

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For several cities, Amazon’s HQ2 rejection was a kick in the butt to do better

sudshr47 May 3, 2018

As Amazon moves forward in its HQ2 selection process, it’s acting like a really, really considerate ex as it lets down the cities that didn’t make the cut.
Amazon held calls with multiple cities whose requests for proposals it turned down, according …

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Crunch Report | Amazon reveals 20 finalists for second HQ

sudshr47 January 19, 2018

The 20 finalist cities for Amazon’s second HQ are announced, HuffPost drops its free contributor platform and Uber’s SoftBank deal officially closes. All this on Crunch Report. Read More

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AT&T’s new ‘smart city’ sensors will monitor bridges to make sure they’re safe

sudshr47 January 9, 2018

AT&T is hooking bridges up to the Internet of Things.
At CES, AT&T announced that it’s testing a new “structure monitoring solution,” a system of sensors to help cities, states, and private transportation companies monitor the stability…