In 1790, approximately one out of every twenty Americans lived in cities. By 1960, two-thirds of the US population lived in urban areas. And for the first time in our world’s history, more people now live in cities than in rural areas. According to the latest census, over 80 percent of our population has moved to cities.
This has massive implications for society. City infrastructure needs to grow and flex to accommodate this population influx. Transportation, schools, office spaces, food, housing, water, trash, electricity, and the very ways we co-exist and connect as people are being disrupted. And in turn, this has led to some thrilling advancements in urban innovation.
