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Freedom v. efficiency: The benefits and dangers of automating municipal government services
There are countless mundane things that municipal governments do. These might include processing building permits, collecting residential taxes or distributing school supplies to needy families. Many of these services are provided inefficiently. They also require large expensive staffs. The rise of technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) has created an ...
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Read latest from Free Cities Center
Why do politicians hate planned communities?
Planned communities simply are centrally planned, residential communities that are built from scratch and filled with amenities designed specifically for residents. They are usually built by private developers – and tend to be less costly to build than multi-family properties within the urban footprint. Many feature significant amounts of infrastructure ...
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Private cities bypass ossified governments. Will California follow?
Private cities bypass ossified governments. Will California follow? By Thibault Serlet California’s public discourse about urbanism has become extremely pessimistic. A glimpse into some of the large-scale private cities – generally known as Special Economic Zones, or SEZs – popping up in developing countries might offer us some well-needed hope. ...
Read the latest from PRI's Free Cities Center
Freedom v. efficiency: The benefits and dangers of automating municipal government services
There are countless mundane things that municipal governments do. These might include processing building permits, collecting residential taxes or distributing school supplies to needy families. Many of these services are provided inefficiently. They also require large expensive staffs. The rise of technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) has created an ...
Read latest from Free Cities Center
Why do politicians hate planned communities?
Planned communities simply are centrally planned, residential communities that are built from scratch and filled with amenities designed specifically for residents. They are usually built by private developers – and tend to be less costly to build than multi-family properties within the urban footprint. Many feature significant amounts of infrastructure ...
Private cities bypass ossified governments. Will California follow?
Private cities bypass ossified governments. Will California follow? By Thibault Serlet California’s public discourse about urbanism has become extremely pessimistic. A glimpse into some of the large-scale private cities – generally known as Special Economic Zones, or SEZs – popping up in developing countries might offer us some well-needed hope. ...
