“Transit, Transit, Transit” is the new real estate mantra in Grater Vancouver according to real estate marketer Bob Rennie. In May 2012, Vancouver real estate marketer extraordinaire, Bob Rennie made his tenth appearance at the Urban Development Institute’s (UDI) Annual General Meeting at the Hotel Vancouver. The topic of his presentation was “What if it is not…
Tag: iPhone
Apps for Urbanists
As smart phones get more ubiquitous, so too do location based apps. Almost every app on your phone these days asks to know your location.
Cities and Technology [Weekend Watch]
John Geraci talks about cities and technology—specifically how local communities are being remade around the world with web and mobile technologies.
Urban Etch a Sketch [Weekend Watch]
OK Go’s latest video has a special appeal to urbanists. They use GPS tracking to spell their name in a parade through the streets of LA
A Creative Spin on Placemaking (Weekend Watch)
Hipster City Cycle—a forthcoming game for iPhone, iPad, and iPod—is a creative example of placemaking from an unexpected source.
Augmented City 3D
An urbanism overlaid with 3D interface elements where clothing and architecture may be user adjusted on the fly.
Social Media Makes My City Smaller
Social media has allowed me to engage my city—and my friends—in a far deeper level than was previously possible.
Urban Savoir-Faire
How do we take advantage of the benefits of the networked city, while keeping the concept of urban savoir-faire alive?
Friday 5: My favorite articles from the past week
An annotated list of five of the best articles and blog posts I’ve read over the past week.
Recent Readings
These are some of the articles I’ve read that have got me thinking recently: