Fashion Week in Los Angeles, 2014. LA was voted most fashionable city in the US. Photo by Michael Robles on Flickr.

Perceptions, Reputations, and AntiHeroes

Culture
I was recently passed along the results of a survey that’s had me thinking pretty hard for a little over a month now.  People from all over the country were surveyed and asked 16 questions about the reputations...

Chinese Cities with Over 1m People

Infographics
The number of people living in China is simply staggering. This "longtail" infographic from the Infrastructurist shows us how they compare head to head. Spoiler: there's a lot of very large cities in China. ...
City rendering

Does City Living Make Us Happy?

Culture
Cover for Charles Montgomery's "Happy City". Urbanists have often touted the notion that city living makes us happier and healthier, but is there any real science to back this up? After all, historically ci...
SoCo Street Shot Austin, Tx. Credit: Payton Chung on Flickr

The Hipsterability Index

Culture
If you have thought recently 'I wonder how hipster my city is,' hoping that you are catering to this segment of the population, think no longer.  With no better judge of hipsterability than Austin, Texas, we ar...
Living Labs Global Award 2012

How would YOU make cities better?

News
Cities are popular again. For the first time in ages, we are seeing numerous groups come forward and bring fourth the message "It's time to make our cities better". After all, the city 2.0 was the TexEx 2012 ...