Helen Brown
Contributed 36 posts
How the Sharing Economy Brings Strangers Together
Sharing economy companies encourage personal interactions to improve customer satisfaction and trust among users.
Policy First; Then Technology
Civic leaders chime in on how policy should guide technology and smart cities initiatives.
Cities Map—and Track Benefits—of Urban Forest
OpenTreeMap allows cities to inventory trees and see the environmental and economic benefits.
More Bikes Lanes On Less Congested Roads
Comparison of before and after counts of vehicular volume-to-capacity ratio shows replacing car lanes with bike lanes may not adversely impact vehicle traffic when bike lanes are constructed on less congested streets.

Rethinking the Value of Parking Lots
To create more active and economically healthy downtowns, cities are seeking development on parking lots.