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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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June 2023
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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March 2023
February 2023
Plastic Roads
A deep dive into the growing world of roads made of plastic.
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January 2023
December 2022
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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October 2022
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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Interview: Building Web3 Cities
BuildCities.com co-founder Angelo Alessio on their new Web3 platform to connect – and eventually build – new communities on-chain.
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Why Do Cities Blame Their Customers When Things Don't Work?
A culture of serving the customers of cities must replace today's habit of blaming them.
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September 2022
The Mayor of Sodom and Gomorrah
The true story of when I met the mafia kingpin of Ghana's most infamous slum... and why we talked about Bitcoin.
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Making Concept Art for Startup Cities with AI
Prompt hacking DALL-E to create cityscapes from music genres, philosophers, novelists, corporate brands, and other wild aesthetics.
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August 2022
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