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Density frameworks promise order. They define how much of a resource—data, population, carbon—is acceptable per unit of space or context. But choose p...
A self-driving car faces a choice: swerve into a ditch, injuring the passenger, or hit a pedestrian. The engineer who wrote that line of code didn't a...
In 2020, Sidewalk Labs abandoned its ambitious Toronto smart-city project after years of protest over data privacy and corporate control. The project ...
Imagine a planner in 2030. Her zoning map shows a flood zone. But the families arriving don’t care about lines on a PDF. They need shelter, water, a s...
In 2023, Portland mandated tree canopy on 30% of every new lot. Sounds good—until you realize that extra landscaping added $40,000 to each home's pric...