tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774101Mon, 23 Mar 2026 07:22:04 +0000traffic and transportationgovernancelessons from other megacitiesrecursionvisiontechnologyseries: design of democracyinterestingthe futurejackmanila makeoverseries: seeing the cityland useseries: disorganized transportseries: filipino architectsseries: getting better public transportation in MMseries: heritage and rent controldesignseries: rethinking our streetsseries: urban sketchlinks and resourcesmakatiself-indulgentnew developmentparksto do list>>discussions about philippine urban futureshttp://hundredyearshence.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Urbano dela Cruz)Blogger311125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774101.post-7133673625031868715Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:30:00 +00002009-06-01T13:37:14.606-04:00<!-- google_ad_client = "pub-0948763882552425"; /* 300x250, created 4/30/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0514601197"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; //-->This from the Manila Times: BRT in the Philippines to cost Php55B for 426 kilometers. (That seems a little pricey to me but at least the idea has found legs.)Moreso, pilot routes are in the works. I hope they do it right.The http://hundredyearshence.blogspot.com/2009/06/here-we-go.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Urbano dela Cruz)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774101.post-2322852434635403Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:51:00 +00002009-04-20T14:01:29.326-04:00<!-- google_ad_client = "pub-0948763882552425"; /* 300x250, created 4/30/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0514601197"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; //-->So, if you didn't know it yet, Daniel Burnham created a plan for Manila before he even worked on Chicago, DC or San Francisco. Of course, we decided not to follow through with it.Urbanophile lists down why the Burnham plan for Chicago http://hundredyearshence.blogspot.com/2009/04/burnhams-success-in-chicago.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Urbano dela Cruz)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774101.post-8696989745903504528Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:52:00 +00002009-04-08T10:52:49.263-04:00Check out this SlideShare Presentation: The Demon-Haunted WorldView more documents from Matt Jones.http://hundredyearshence.blogspot.com/2009/04/cities-are-linked-and-they-are-learning.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Urbano dela Cruz)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774101.post-8398049817239888682Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:19:00 +00002009-04-07T14:41:18.070-04:00<!-- google_ad_client = "pub-0948763882552425"; /* 300x250, created 4/30/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0514601197"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; //-->This interactive graphic courtesy of GOOD Magazine."It’s easy to forget that our streets are alterable. They weren’t set down by God on the eighth day; they were designed by human beings. Unfortunately, throughout the 20th century, most http://hundredyearshence.blogspot.com/2009/04/street-of-future-is-livable-street.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Urbano dela Cruz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774101.post-634008120210817527Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:47:00 +00002009-03-06T11:55:19.033-05:00<!-- google_ad_client = "pub-0948763882552425"; /* 300x250, created 4/30/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0514601197"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; //-->DIYcity: How do you want to reinvent your city?Twitter bots, aggregators, social software, mobile apps - we use these things more and more in our daily routines to make our lives better. But can we also use them to remake our cities http://hundredyearshence.blogspot.com/2009/03/want-to-reinvent-metro-manila.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Urbano dela Cruz)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774101.post-9026687907946586035Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:29:00 +00002009-02-23T11:18:18.549-05:00<!-- google_ad_client = "pub-0948763882552425"; /* 300x250, created 4/30/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0514601197"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; //-->I've advocated for the use of BIDs (Business Improvement Districts) in Metro Manila. Someone just has to write the enabling law.What's a BID? (Caveat -that links to a Manhattan Institute report on BIDs, and MI is decidedly on right of http://hundredyearshence.blogspot.com/2009/02/business-improvement-districts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Urbano dela Cruz)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774101.post-4090038691197648106Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:09:00 +00002009-02-03T11:16:58.913-05:00Great podcast series on bicycles (and cities) from the BBC:This three - part series illustrates how the bicycle is used today and what impact it has on people's lives. With more than a billion models worldwide, the bicycle has found a place in every society. Since its invention in 1817 people have redesigned and used the bike for hundreds of different purposes.From sporting events and policing http://hundredyearshence.blogspot.com/2009/02/bbcs-bicycle-diaries.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Urbano dela Cruz)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774101.post-2589646752841617920Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:55:00 +00002009-02-03T09:56:57.124-05:00<!-- google_ad_client = "pub-0948763882552425"; /* 300x250, created 4/30/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0514601197"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; //--> Via MCONET:Foundation to help Asian cities endure global warming The Rockefeller Foundation President recently came to Thailand on many occasions, one of which concerned the 70-billion US dollar “Asian Cities Climate Change http://hundredyearshence.blogspot.com/2009/02/rf-and-asian-cities.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Urbano dela Cruz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774101.post-76889854961498135Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:41:00 +00002009-01-15T17:21:14.171-05:00<!-- google_ad_client = "pub-0948763882552425"; /* 300x250, created 4/30/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0514601197"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; //-->This was Econmist Benjie Diokno's latest column in BusinessWorld.He reports back from the findings of WDR2009 and argues that "Decongesting Manila by creating new government centers in other cities is "ill-advised and a waste of public http://hundredyearshence.blogspot.com/2009/01/decongesting-manila.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Urbano dela Cruz)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774101.post-947215983721934172Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:06:00 +00002009-01-09T14:11:28.841-05:00<!-- google_ad_client = "pub-0948763882552425"; /* 300x250, created 4/30/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0514601197"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; //-->from CEOsforCitiesSo, go get your college degree.But make sure to walk through a park to give your brain a break.http://hundredyearshence.blogspot.com/2009/01/mag-aral-ka-anak.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Urbano dela Cruz)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774101.post-395673432533764388Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:28:00 +00002009-01-07T14:34:27.810-05:00<!-- google_ad_client = "pub-0948763882552425"; /* 300x250, created 4/30/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0514601197"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; //-->This came out in BusinessWorld the week before Christmas:President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has included the National Land Use Committee (NLUC) into the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board to address the land-use http://hundredyearshence.blogspot.com/2009/01/national-land-use-committee.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Urbano dela Cruz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774101.post-2687999071187004362Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:16:00 +00002009-01-04T09:52:20.142-05:00Rendering by Rafael Smith, via NYTAbove, the Uber Shelter - inspired by Manila.Dismantled, the Über Shelter looks like a large gray gurney. But this compact pile of aluminum unfolds into a two-story home, complete with lights, stove, porch and a small refrigerator. Rafael Smith, a senior in the industrial design program at Purdue University, designed the Über Shelter for his undergraduate thesis http://hundredyearshence.blogspot.com/2009/01/inspired-by-manila.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Urbano dela Cruz)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774101.post-966854358280458944Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:43:00 +00002008-12-29T15:58:39.493-05:00<!-- google_ad_client = "pub-0948763882552425"; /* 300x250, created 4/30/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0514601197"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; //-->Success in upgrading slums led by the people who live there:The Baan Mankong Community Upgrading Program was launched by the Thai government in January 2003, as part of its efforts to address the housing problems of the country’s pooresthttp://hundredyearshence.blogspot.com/2008/12/by-people-for-people.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Urbano dela Cruz)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774101.post-4441422189484424349Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:50:00 +00002008-12-29T11:00:04.014-05:00photo by APForbes has listed the 10 best cities for commuters (via MSNBC)Of course Metro Manila is not on the list - but it would be good to look to these cities for inspiration. And, hey, Mumbai, Chennai and Dakkar are on the list. There's hope because "dense cities perform particularly well ."Quoteworthy:The speed of transit not only benefits commuters; it contributes to a city's economic http://hundredyearshence.blogspot.com/2008/12/worlds-10-best-commutes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Urbano dela Cruz)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774101.post-7538762578888144585Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:50:00 +00002008-12-03T15:12:59.996-05:00<!-- google_ad_client = "pub-0948763882552425"; /* 300x250, created 4/30/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0514601197"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; //-->Sorry folks. New job, new city and new baby (Luna Emilia -born Oct. 13, 2008) have been very demanding so have not had time to post or to answer comments.In lieu of more nuanced thinking, I throw at you books and events I have been http://hundredyearshence.blogspot.com/2008/12/on-my-reading-list.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Urbano dela Cruz)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774101.post-7198784228387563885Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:04:00 +00002008-10-06T23:36:47.985-04:00<!-- google_ad_client = "pub-0948763882552425"; /* 300x250, created 4/30/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0514601197"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; //-->So tell me, are we way past the point in the life-cycle of blogs where the reader, not having seen a new post in weeks, has decided it's not worth visiting the blog anymore? I hope not. Then again, you're reading this so maybe I have http://hundredyearshence.blogspot.com/2008/10/where-ive-been-where-im-going.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Urbano dela Cruz)16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774101.post-112239106068111721Sat, 20 Sep 2008 03:28:00 +00002008-09-19T23:31:14.157-04:00<!-- google_ad_client = "pub-0948763882552425"; /* 300x250, created 4/30/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0514601197"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; //-->Yes, I know. I've been gone for too long.Hold on. I've got some major news and updates coming up but meanwhile, be inspired by New York and San Francisco's own takes on car free days on major streets.Tell me why we can't do this in our http://hundredyearshence.blogspot.com/2008/09/car-free-streets.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Urbano dela Cruz)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774101.post-3622104483829101611Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:42:00 +00002008-07-08T21:48:43.702-04:00Jan Gehl, one of the most effective urban planners and urban theorists alive, has this advice about dealing with the seemingly overwhelming challenge of changing our cities:Take it one step at a time.Check the video above (a segment from Contested Streets) about the success of Copenhagen. Says Gehl:It's really wonderful to live in a city where everyday, when you wake up in the morning, you http://hundredyearshence.blogspot.com/2008/07/little-bit-better.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Urbano dela Cruz)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774101.post-323433156195971677Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:56:00 +00002008-07-07T01:27:47.585-04:00This, before we talk about how to change a city:<!-- google_ad_client = "pub-0948763882552425"; /* 300x250, created 4/30/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0514601197"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; //-->Caring About Places: ThresholdsGood places need to be excellent in many dimensionsThey need to be structured so we can remember them,They need to remind us of important things about our http://hundredyearshence.blogspot.com/2008/07/lupang-hinirang.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Urbano dela Cruz)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774101.post-4380434174799111000Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:27:00 +00002008-07-05T10:30:13.924-04:00lessons from other megacitiesmanila makeoverI've been on an unintended hiatus from blogging for almost two months. I've moved to a new company and job and a new city and the settling-in has taken time.Despite my absence from these pages, Manila hasn't been far from my thoughts. Mostly I've been thinking about the comments on this post from Carlos Celdran. Carlos posted a 1938 Andre de la Varre feature on Manila. The video is a http://hundredyearshence.blogspot.com/2008/07/hope-for-city.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Urbano dela Cruz)13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774101.post-8911234182459138133Fri, 16 May 2008 18:10:00 +00002008-12-11T02:16:01.901-05:00Being a mapping and graph geek, I've been thinking about the juxtaposition of cities and their websites. Is there any sort of relationship? Does the complexity of a city's website relate to the complexity or legibility of its built environment? Or do they speak more to the level of participation the city engenders through its online presence?Here are the webgraphs of four cities, two of ours http://hundredyearshence.blogspot.com/2008/05/net-and-metro.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Urbano dela Cruz)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774101.post-7400072563059518808Fri, 02 May 2008 20:26:00 +00002008-12-11T02:16:02.056-05:00<!-- google_ad_client = "pub-0948763882552425"; /* 300x250, created 4/30/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0514601197"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; //-->"treat streets as valuable public places, rather than utilitarian corridors"So says Janette Sadik-Khan, Commissioner of New York City's Department of Transportation, as she introduced Gotham's new "Sustainable Streets" strategic plan. http://hundredyearshence.blogspot.com/2008/05/streets-as-valuable-public-spaces.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Urbano dela Cruz)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774101.post-2036626820307283581Thu, 01 May 2008 17:23:00 +00002008-05-01T13:27:46.650-04:00So, if you're geeky enough, you would have heard the HP has finally created the missing link in the "family of circuits" -the memristor."an entirely new kind of electronic device, which could make chips smaller and far more efficient...a computer built with memristors could allow PCs that start up instantly, laptops that retain sessions after the battery dies, or mobile phones that can last for http://hundredyearshence.blogspot.com/2008/05/leon-chua-and-memristor.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Urbano dela Cruz)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774101.post-1030979718195670956Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:22:00 +00002008-04-27T14:44:33.066-04:00recursionIt's been nearly a month since my last post. I wonder if anyone is still with me. My apologies to the lack of responses to your comments. Work has gotten far too hectic lately, and it doesn't look like there will be any let up soon. The upside is there are exciting developments on the horizon.My unintended dormancy made me think of all some of my favorite blogs/bloggers that have gone http://hundredyearshence.blogspot.com/2008/04/long-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Urbano dela Cruz)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774101.post-8546216613797143975Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:07:00 +00002008-04-01T17:13:11.261-04:00 What will the sustainable city of the future look like? from EMBARQ Network on Vimeo.Nancy Kete's speech at the World Conference on the Development of Cities in Porto Alegre, Brazil on February 16th, 2008.This is a must, must see video for any would be urbanist and for all environmentalists. Listen closely to her calls for visionary urban leaders and how our cities can save the world.Militaryhttp://hundredyearshence.blogspot.com/2008/04/what-will-sustainable-city-of-future.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Urbano dela Cruz)4