Up to 40% of a city’s electricity use may be dedicated to street lighting. But what if lampposts could do more than illuminate pavements? What if they could get brighter under dark clouds or give a lost driver directions? GE has created bulbs that work harder and longer for cities of the future.

With wood-panelled walls and cold-press juices, Leap’s buses have been criticised for contributing to San Francisco’s rising inequality. Elitism aside, bus travel may be key to bringing efficiency and equality to our expanding cities, and Leap is just one of many pioneering transport services.

When was the last time you used a payphone? We thought so…. LinkNYC is a project that aims to turn dormant payphones into fully functioning media hubs. Offering gigabit wifi Internet, local directions and smartphone charging, could payphones be making a comeback in New York?

Google has already conquered the digital realm, and now it wants to remodel the physical world. Having drafted in some of the world’s most ambitious architects, the plan for its new HQ is a multi-use community built from scratch, for Googlers and non-Googlers alike.