Matt Jones has written a terrific article about the future of cities. He takes inspiration from such diverse sources as 60’s architecture collective Archigram, modern comic books and ubiquitous computing – weaving together a story of how cities and their inhabitants are evolving to face the challenges of the coming times.

cityoneminutes is a global web video project that allows you to observe 41 different cities around the world in one-minute intervals.

Whiles it’s no surprise that many of America’s cities are seeing a drop in their populations, a result of stagnant local economies, loss of jobs and fluctuations in the housing market, some of the locations that are seeing the highest real estate vacancy rates might come as a bit of a shock. When we hear about depleted metro areas, we think of Rustbelt cities like Detroit and Cleveland, not sought after locales like San Francisco and Miami, but this is the current reality as housing and rental pricing outpaces salaries.
Forbes recently compiled their list of “America’s Abandoned Cities,”  using the [...]

The Economist’s Intelligence Unit have just released their livability rating for over 140 cities areound thr world. The rating quantifies the challenges that face a city-dweller’s lifestyle in those cities and the newspaper’s review found that Australian and Canadian cities tended to come out top.
1. Vancouver
2. Vienna
3. Melbourne
4. Toronto
5. Perth & Calgary
7. Helsinki
8. Geneva, Sydney & Zurich
Economist
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Consulting group and global social network Hub Culture has just released their 2009 Zeitgeist Ranking. Culled from observations, discussions and various intel gathered from Hub Culture members around the world, the list is an intuitive, but curated read on where in the world exciting opportunities and cultural ferment is on the upswing.
In a surprising upset, (spoiler alert) Washington, DC has bumped out Los Angeles and claimed the number one spot on the list this year. Hub Culture attributes this to pervasive worldwide feelings of sobriety, simplicity and desire for quality of life. It’s the first time the buttoned-down DC has [...]

Taryn Ross, Co-Founder of Urban Junkies, will be joining our Good Ideas from London panel at the PSFK Good Ideas Salon London. Along with Matt Brown of Londonist, Justin Quirk of FHM, Paul Andrew Williams of Steel Mill Pictures, and moderator Matt Hardisty of AnalogFolk, the panel will touch upon what aspects of London are exciting them right now.
First, who are you and what do you do?
My name is Taryn Ross, and I am a co-founder of Urban Junkies.  Urban Junkies is a free daily e-newsletter about things going on in London—launches, trends, events, anything we think you need to [...]

Matt Brown, Co-Editor of Londonist, will be on our Good Ideas From London panel at the PSFK Good Ideas Salon London. Along with Justin Quirk, of FHM, Taryn Ross of Urban Junkies, Paul Andrew Williams of Steel Mill Pictures, and moderator Matt Hardisty of AnalogFolk the panel will touch upon what aspects of London are exciting them right now.
First, who are you and what do you do?
I edit and write for Londonist.com, one of Europe’s most influential and popular blogs and part of the Gothamist chain of city web sites. Much of my time is spent exploring the city, its [...]