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Uber debuts self-driving vehicles in landmark Pittsburgh trial
There is noting MORE American than ingenuity. As we move into a world of autonomous cars, someone had to be first. Here is an article about Uber and the future of mobility. By Heather Somerville When Pittsburgh wakes up on Wednesday morning, some residents will … Continue reading Uber debuts self-driving vehicles in landmark Pittsburgh trial
The Dangerous Flaw in Flood Risk Maps
Laura Bliss Sep 2, 2016 FEMA bases flood insurance rates on the way water behaved in the past. But the atmosphere is changing. Hurricane Hermine made landfall in Florida last night. Some 200,000 residents have had their power knocked out, and others have been forced … Continue reading The Dangerous Flaw in Flood Risk Maps
These Swedish “Bike Apartments” Are Designed For Life Without Cars
Adele Peters 08.29.16 A new apartment building in Sweden doesn’t have any parking spaces. Instead, the developers invested the money that would have gone to a parking garage into creating an ideal place to live for people who don’t want to own a car. “The … Continue reading These Swedish “Bike Apartments” Are Designed For Life Without Cars
What We Can—and Can’t—Learn From the Floods in Baton Rouge
The last few weeks have been very difficult for me. I grew up in South Louisiana. Everyone member of my family in Livingston Parish had water in their homes. Moving forward, I sadly believe this will be more the norm that a fluke event. … Continue reading What We Can—and Can’t—Learn From the Floods in Baton Rouge
Good urban planning can help the environment
May 30 Regarding the May 24 news article “Pace of damage to planet has quickened, U.N. study says”:Urbanization itself is not responsible for the environmental threats facing the world. Unplanned and poorly managed urbanization is.It is important to note the distinction between planned and well-managed … Continue reading Good urban planning can help the environment
How the Eternal City’s Building Craze Also Bolstered Urban Planning
By Steve Moyer As University of Tennessee Professor Dorothy Metzger Habel examined architectural archives for 17th-century Rome, she started hearing voices. The many participants in the Eternal City’s building boom at that point — when 30 percent of the workforce was engaged in the construction industry — came to … Continue reading How the Eternal City’s Building Craze Also Bolstered Urban Planning
Urban planning in time of climate change
A look at what planners might have to offer … Tuesday, May 31, 2016 9:00 AM Dev Niyogi, Purdue University professor of agronomy and earth, atmospheric and planetary science and Indiana’s state climatologist, says it’s possible to design cities to reduce the effects of climate … Continue reading Urban planning in time of climate change
Houston flooding is a perfect storm of climate change and bad urban planning
As we see more and more extreme weather events, how will planning plan a role in the response and mitigation? Here is a look at Houston, an American City notorious for little to no land use regulations. By Katie Herzog on May 31, 2016 Flooding in Texas … Continue reading Houston flooding is a perfect storm of climate change and bad urban planning
Self-driving taxis from Lyft, GM could be coming to a city near you
Your Next Lyft Ride May Not Have a Driver By Marisa Kendall / May 6, 2016 Summon a Lyft in the near future and the car that picks you up could have no one behind the wheel. Lyft and General Motors plan to have self-driving taxis on … Continue reading Self-driving taxis from Lyft, GM could be coming to a city near you
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