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The Outsider CEO of Hong Kong
How John Cowperthwaite, a mild-mannered classics major, became the greatest city manager in history
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Tokyo is the Honey Badger of Cities
A photo-essay on the ruthlessly practical urbanism of Japan's biggest city. (And what it can teach city builders)
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Let's Bring Back the World's Fair
A conversation with World's Fair Co. founder Cam Wiese on Walt Disney, EPCOT, Dubai's museum of the future, why the World's Fair died, and why big…
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Plastic Roads
A deep dive into the growing world of roads made of plastic.
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How to be Rural in Tech
Why don't I ever meet rural people in tech? Contrarian strategies for America's small towns. Plus, the romance of stagnation.
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A Mind-blowing Conversation about Startup Cities with OpenAI’s New Chatbot
AI explains Startup Cities, interviews Jane Jacobs, pretends to be Karl Marx, and writes a hilarious film noir, a musical, a Simpsons episode, a…
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Startup Cities Goodreads #4
McBasements, from parking to patios, Emergent Tokyo, agglomeration effects, remote work and housing prices, Africa's new cities, positive sum housing…
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