Intelligent Cities

TIME explores the evolving, deep-rooted connections between technology and ever expanding cities — from education and energy to government, health care and transportation

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Taming Shanghai's Sprawl

Its eco-friendly redevelopment could be a model for China More »

Photos: Shanghai Dismantles Its World Expo Site

Now that Expo 2010 is over, the host city embraces sustainability as the basis of its plans for the next phase of redevelopment. The event that trumpeted "Better city, better life" as its motto must now fulfill that pledge More »
A Short Circuit in Boulder

Getting the smart grid right is hugely important, not just for Boulder but for cities everywhere More »
What Makes a City Intelligent? You do.

The National Building Museum Intelligent Cities initiative explores how data, tech and you can better our cities and lives. More »
Video Commentary

Bill Saporito is assistant managing editor for TIME Magazine, and is an adviser for the National Building Museum's Intelligent Cities initiative More »
London: Turning Access into Apps

Making data more freely available is creating a more manageable metro More »
Video: What Makes a City Smart?

Prominent U.S. Mayors discuss what is needed to build intelligent cities that can compete in the global economy More »
What Torino Can Teach Cleveland

How an old industrial town restaged itself for a new century More »
Photos: The Power of Cities

Four metros unleash their creative and technological energy More »
An App for Improving Your City

Cities around the U.S. are promoting the development of smart-phone apps that allow individuals access to info that until recently was warehoused at city hall More »
Photos: London Frees Its Data

The London Datastore urges the city's agencies and civil servants to put their data into a public repository where anyone can access it, graph it, map it or track it, making the city more friendly, transparent and efficient More »
Torino's Lingotto

Architect Renzo Piano's transformation of an antiquated car factory reinvigorates a dying company town More »
Taking on Banks

A Cleveland housing court judge is making owners and banks pay to keep properties and communities from becoming blighted More »
Skip Traffic

This summer the Georgia Department of Transportation will complete the construction of a so-called high-occupancy toll lane More »
City Centered

To double exports and create jobs, the U.S. has to invest more in its metro areas More »
Why Cities Are Key to American Success

Bruce Katz from the Brookings Institution explains why cities shape the global economy — and what the U.S. can do to keep up More »
Photos: London Builds for 2012

London is already hard at work on the legacy of the 2012 Olympics More »