I launched this blog just about 20 years ago (almost to the day!). It’s past time to move on. I’m declaring “victory” in a manner of speaking and starting again. I’m moving to Substack, with a newsletter called
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#Pittsburgh’s Futures 13/x – Sewage, Datafication, and Postindustrial Cities
The following appears online at Postindustrial, a Pittsburgh-based magazine. Postindustrial subscriptions are available here.
By Michael Madison
If your household plumbing is connected to a public sewer system, then once you flush, the water and its contents pass quickly
#Pittsburgh’s Futures 12/x – Food and the Future of Postindustrial Cities
The following appears online at Postindustrial, a Pittsburgh-based magazine. Postindustrial subscriptions are available here.
By Michael Madison
Food culture offers an emblem and embodiment of postindustrial transformation. Pittsburgh’s tastes have never been fixed, but the pace of change has
#Pittsburgh’s Futures 11/x – Public Art for Postindustrial Cities
The following appears in the Fall 2022 issue of Postindustrial, a Pittsburgh-based magazine. The copy isn’t online (yet); if it appears there, I will update this post with the link. Postindustrial subscriptions are available here.
By Michael Madison
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#Pittsburgh’s Futures 10/x – On Stadium Names, Artificial Intelligence, and Pittsburgh Poetry
The following was published on August 15, 2022 at Postindustrial, a Pittsburgh-based magazine.
By Michael Madison
In mid-July 2022, the Pittsburgh Steelers announced that their stadium, christened “Heinz Field” in a naming rights deal with hometown condiment kings H.J. Heinz
#Pittsburgh’s Futures 10/x –On Stadium Names, Artificial Intelligence, and Pittsburgh Poetry
The following was published on August 15, 2022 at Postindustrial, a Pittsburgh-based magazine.
By Michael Madison
In mid-July 2022, the Pittsburgh Steelers announced that their stadium, christened “Heinz Field” in a naming rights deal with hometown condiment kings H.J. Heinz
#Pittsburgh’s Futures 9/x – Pittsburgh’s Future Isn’t Local
The following was published on May 5, 2022 at Postindustrial, a Pittsburgh-based magazine.
By Michael Madison
Pittsburgh, like a lot of Postindustrial places, is banking on growth. It needs growth to fuel opportunity; it needs growth to pay for equity;
#Pittsburgh’s Futures: 8/x – Beyond Innovation Theater
The following was published on November 24, 2021 at Postindustrial, a Pittsburgh-based magazine.
By Michael Madison
The phrase “postindustrial” Pittsburgh implies that Pittsburgh has entered a new phase, in which the key players, resources, challenges, and opportunities aren’t the
#Pittsburgh’s Futures: 8/x – Beyond Innovation Theater: A game plan for growth begins by ditching old paradigms
The following was published on November 24, 2021 at Postindustrial, a Pittsburgh-based magazine.
By Michael Madison
The phrase “postindustrial” Pittsburgh implies that Pittsburgh has entered a new phase, in which the key players, resources, challenges, and opportunities aren’t the
#PittsburghsFutures: 7/x – Tech for all … but who’s it really for?
The following was published on September 25, 2021 at Postindustrial, a Pittsburgh-based magazine.
By Michael Madison
This is a story of two visions of the present and future of Pittsburgh and by extension, Postindustrial America.
They’re documented in two recent