Will our technological advances save us as a species? How much will we continue alter Mother Earth? This is an interesting article about adaptation to climate change, but how much can we adjust will be the real question. Feargus O’Sullivan Sep 7, 2016 Work … Continue reading Venice’s Vast New Flood Barrier Is Almost Here
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
I am obsessed with anything autonomous. I love my i-robot. I can’t wait to get an autonomous car. Here is an article from apa.org that touches on how the “future” is closer than you might think. 2016-05-10 | GUARDIAN WEB The idea of self-driving cars … Continue reading How autonomous cars are driving the city of the future
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