the new city
collaborative consumption upturns how we consume—and create
Collaborative consumption services allow communities to share services cars, bikes, tools, and textbooks. The CC model connects people who share a specific interest but live over a larger geographic area than a traditional neighborhood.
Loosecubes Heralded as the future of the way we work and utilize open space not so long ago, Loosecubes rather suddenly closed down on November 16th, 2012, despite a community of over 25,000 and fairly recent injections of capital. It, like other coworking programs still in operation, paired open office spaces with freelancers and other independent professionals.
Kickstarter Kickstarter can be credited with jumpstarting tens of thousands of projects, many of them highly creative in nature. It’s opened up opportunities to affect the urban environment in ambitious and unexpected ways—including the fully funded (and in-development) Plus Pool, a floating, multi-use pool for the East River.
Craigslist This free online classifieds site remains one of the most popular. Though more focused community marketplaces and bartering sites have come about, Craigslist continues to gradually expand its scope of offerings while maintaining its sparse design and low barrier to entry.
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New York City Bike Share To launch in March 2013, Citi Bike stands out among bike-sharing campaigns by gathering suggestions via crowdsourcing means. It has so far collected over 10,000 comments and 60,000 votes.