August 6, 2019 A Comparison of the World's 1,000 Largest Urban Areas By Wendell Cox In recent years, the world's urban population has exceeded the rural population for the first time. Yet to read some reports, one could get the impression that the typical urban resident lives in one of the largest cities, like Manila, Shanghai, London, or Seoul. In fact, the megacities have only 8.4 percent of the world's population. Nearly twice that number live in urban areas with fewer than 100,000 residents (Figure 2). In the US, any settlement with a population of 2,500 is considered an urban area.  Read Article Upcoming events from Meeting of the Minds August 20th Webinar: Democratized Data Access: the Key to Managing Urban Mobility in Cities On August 20, 2019, at 10 am PT, Meeting of the Minds will host a free, live webinar featuring Heather Marx of the Seattle Department of Transportation and Rachel Zack of Remix. Register   September 25th Webinar: City of San Diego's Inclusive & Connected Communities Roadmap for Smart City Projects On September 25, 2019, at 10 am PT, Meeting of the Minds will host a live webinar featuring Steph Stoppenhagen of Black & Veatch, Dave O'Connor of Atonix, and Jason Anderson of Cleantech San Diego. Register   The Next Urban Future Join us October 3rd in Sacramento (CA) for "The Next Urban Future" with 120 VIPs to discuss strategies to accelerate new mobility, energy and bandwidth solutions in cities. Registration now open: https://meetingoftheminds.org/thenexturbanfuture