Topic: Future
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Charts
Millennials Lead the Trend to Less Driving, But What Happens As They Get Older?
Twenty-something Americans drive about 20 percent less today than their parents.
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A Glorious Collection of the Craziest Skyscraper Concepts You've Ever Seen
Eight years of "outstanding ideas for vertical living," courtesy architectural magazine eVolo.
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Urban Wonk
What the Steamship and the Landline Can Tell Us About the Decline of the Private Car
Even the most ubiquitous technologies eventually disappear.
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A Vision of a Carbon-Zero Urban Future: An Interview with Alex Steffen
How the world's wealthiest cities can beat back climate change.
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Videos
A Guide to Copenhagen From the Future
Imagining a guidebook for the city in 2025.
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William Gibson Worries Your City May Be 'Cooked'
The science fiction writer discusses how technology is changing cities.
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Behold, the Ultimate Municipal Truck... Of the Future!
What would happen if you took every neat idea in the realm of public works and piled them all onto one city vehicle?
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Solar-Powered Concept Car Fuses 'Batman' With 'Tron'
A London designer gives the staid solar car a badass, stealth-bomberlike makeover.
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Archives
NASA's Groovy Concept Art for the Orbiting Cities of the Future
Not content with putting a man on the moon in 1969, the aeronautics agency once aimed to create an entire space-based neighborhood.
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Videos
A Sculpture of Our Transportation Future
A new kinetic sculpture in Los Angeles envisions a city with smoothly flowing cars traveling at 240 mph
