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Scholar Michael Batty on histories of computing, smart cities, the discourse on AI and discussions on the future of urban forms.

All the city news you can use

Small cars largely disappeared from the US, but could they make a comeback? How fire departments have opposed policies that prioritize street safety and transit funding. AI as a tool for generating support for development projects.

All the city news you can use.

An AI pilot in London demonstrates the potential, and risks, associated with its use in transit. Local government experiments with social housing through public developers. An architect applies ecological processes to housing design.

This week on Talking Headways we’re joined by John King of SF Chronicle to chat chat about the history of San Francisco's Ferry Building.

All the city news you can use.

Local officials in Maryland and Mississippi are increasingly embracing manufactured housing as an affordability solution. Automakers paid Tesla to make electric vehicles, allowing them to delay their own projects while staying in compliance with state regulations. How one Canadian city’s downtown appears to be getting more lively again.

The answer is yes, with stronger cooperation and buy-in from state and federal leaders.