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San Francisco - government, policy issues

San Francisco - government, policy issues

Parking lots: Design of Roads, Streets and Infrastructure

Parking lots: Design of Roads, Streets and Infrastructure

Europe - airlines, planes, infrastructure

Europe - airlines, planes, infrastructure

Outsourcing, Near-shoring - Globalization and Supply Chains, Logistics and global shipping

Outsourcing, Near-shoring - Globalization and Supply Chains, Logistics and global shipping

Land value tax - idea to reform taxes to improve cities, Affordable Housing

Land value tax - idea to reform taxes to improve cities, Affordable Housing

Startups with a focus on Transportation, Frieght, Logistics, Shipping and Technology

Startups with a focus on Transportation, Frieght, Logistics, Shipping and Technology

Asphalt, Pavement vs. Concrete - Road Construction, Building and Materials

Asphalt, Pavement vs. Concrete - Road Construction, Building and Materials

Europe - transportation, trains, infrastructure

Europe - transportation, trains, infrastructure

Cities and drinking Water - rivers, ground water, policy and climate change

Cities and drinking Water - rivers, ground water, policy and climate change

Regulation, red-tape and Infrastructure Investment in the USA

Regulation, red-tape and Infrastructure Investment in the USA

High speed trains - technology, innovation

High speed trains - technology, innovation

International - Home Delivery companies- Transportation, Frieght, Logistics and Technology

International - Home Delivery companies- Transportation, Frieght, Logistics and Technology

Traffic Jams, Transit Congestion - Design of Roads, Streets and Infrastructure

Traffic Jams, Transit Congestion - Design of Roads, Streets and Infrastructure

Hyperloop - innovation in Transportation, Frieght, Logistics and Technology

Hyperloop - innovation in Transportation, Frieght, Logistics and Technology

Satellites and Wireless telecommunications networks in the age of 5G

Satellites and Wireless telecommunications networks in the age of 5G

San Francisco and the Challenge of Affordable Housing in Fast-Growing Urban Centers

San Francisco and the Challenge of Affordable Housing in Fast-Growing Urban Centers

Shippo - Supply Chains, Logistics and global shipping

Shippo - Supply Chains, Logistics and global shipping

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Article

European Officials Uphold France's Ban on Select Flights Where Trains Compete

The European Union has upheld France's landmark climate law that bans select flights on routes where trains are time competitive. The decision, from (2022)


Article

Opinion | Can America ‘do big things’ again? Ask the regulators and lawyers. - George Will - The Washington Post

Mitch Landrieu has the task of doling out $1.2 trillion for infrastructure spending in a country where 'procedure fetish' and 'rule stupor' can bog... (2022)


Article

What will Biden's bipartisan infrastructure bill do?

Proponents of the $1.2 trillion measure say it would create millions of good jobs and reduce inequality. (2021)


Article

Breaking Down the Zipper Merge - Ayres

By Nathan Silberhorn, PE Here’s the scenario: signs warn that a lane of traffic will close soon, and two lanes of vehicles will be narrowed to one.... (2021)


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Road Rage, ‘Zipper Merging’ and a Stress-Free Path Through Traffic - The New York Times

Experts love the zipper merge, but drivers are just as likely to see it as others rudely cutting their turn in line. (2021)


Article

America's "crumbling" roads and bridges are fine - Slow Boring

Let's do the broadband and grid and water stuff instead There is a lot more happening in Joe Biden’s American Jobs Plan than just throwing money... (2021)


Article

This Is Why Your Holiday Travel Is Awful - POLITICO

The long, sordid history of New York’s Penn Station shows how progressives have made it too hard for the government to do big things—and why, belie... (2021)


Article

Opinion | California Is Making Liberals Squirm - The New York Times

If progressivism can’t work there, why should the country believe it can work anywhere else? (2021)


Article

Virgin Hyperloop hits an important milestone: the first human passenger test

The hyperloop has finally carried human passengers. Virgin Hyperloop conducted a test in the desert outside Las Vegas, with two people traveling in... (2020)


Article

Why London’s Underground is in better post-pandemic shape than NYC’s subways

In both New York and London, core office districts have been empty for half a year. Both cities face a long, hard slog of recovery. But London has ... (2020)


Article

Miami’s Underline snags a $22M grant. Now its new phase can be built in Coral Gables. | Miami Herald

A $22 million federal grant means all funding is in place to design and build a three-mile segment of the planned Underline through Coral Gables. A... (2019)


Article

Want a Better Bus System? Here's Where to Start. - CityLab

Why the Bus Got So Bad, and How to Save It JOHN SURICO OCT 10, 2019 TransitCenter’s Steven Higashide has created a how-to guide to help city... (2019)


Article

The waiting game at Miami bus stops could soon be a headache of the past | Miami Herald

Taking the bus in Miami-Dade County can be a maddening experience. But with input from the public, Transit Alliance Miami plans a total revamp of t... (2019)


Article

Why Is American Mass Transit So Bad? It's a Long Story - CityLab

Streetcar, bus, and metro systems have been ignoring one lesson for 100 years: Service drives demand. (2019)


Article

‘Breaches Everywhere’: Flooding Bursts Midwest Levees, and Tough Questions Follow - The New York Times

Hundreds of miles of levees in the Midwest have been overwhelmed by the floods, leaving “Swiss cheese” infrastructure and reigniting a flood contro... (2019)


Article

Check Out the Cheaper, Greener Future of France’s High-Speed Trains - CityLab

Take a look at the trains that will modernize France’s rail fleet and prepare the national provider to take on its first-ever competitors. (2019)


Article

The infrastructural humiliation of America – TechCrunch

I’m flying back to the USA today, and as an infrastructure aficionado, it’s nice to be going home, but I’m dreading the disappointment. I just spen... (2019)


Article

5G: if you build it, we will fill it — Benedict Evans

What is 5G? Why do we care? How much faster does the pipe get? What can we do with a fatter pipe?  How does this relate to VR? Cars? Broadband? Wha... (2019)


Article

Four Reasons Taxpayers Should Never Subsidize Stadiums - Bloomberg

Elected officials have been played by team owners and sports leagues. (2019)


Article

Why Public Transportation Works Better Outside the U.S. - CityLab

The widespread failure of American mass transit is usually blamed on cheap gas and suburban sprawl. But the full story of why other countries succe... (2018)


Article

Road makers turn to recycled plastic for tougher surfaces - The Economist

OF ALL the plastic produced since the 1950s, less than 10% has been recycled. The vast majority ends up being dumped, most of it in landfill. Some ... (2018)


Article

Transit Alliance Miami → Where's My Bus? → Service Cuts

With two out of three trips on transit served by buses in Miami, the continued dismantling of the bus system is alarming and misguided. (2018)


Article

Can this new privately funded train reshape transit in Florida? - Fast Company

Most transit in America is run by the government. In car-swamped south Florida, Brightline is trying a different model, with its high-speed trains ... (2018)


Article

The Stark (and Hopeful) Facts About Bus Ridership - CityLab

It’s not a death spiral—at least, not yet. Examples abound of how city leaders can turn the numbers around... (2018)


Article

If You Want to Save Your City, Fall in Love With the Bus | CityLab

Talk of the transportation future is focused on the next shiny thing. But one old technology is central to real transformation... (2018)


Article

The War on Waze

Politicians cause traffic jams, scapegoat an app. (2018)


Article

U.S. Agencies Agree to Slash Approval Times for Infrastructure Projects - Bloomberg

More than a dozen federal agencies agreed to slash the time needed for environmental reviews and permitting on major infrastructure projects, a cor... (2018)


Article

A chance to transform urban planning - The new autopia - The Economist

How autonomous vehicles will reshape cities "MODERN CITIES, PARTICULARLY in America, are habitats for cars as much as people, devoting huge amou... (2018)


Article

How AI is spreading throughout the supply chain - In algorithms we trust

AI is making companies swifter, cleverer and leaner "DELIVERING 25 PACKAGES by lorry or van might seem straightforward enough, but it is devilis... (2018)


Article

The hidden cost of congestion - Daily chart

THEY call it “road rage” for a reason: few modern experiences are more exasperating than being trapped in a traffic jam. A new report published by ... (2018)


Video

Penn Station: The $7BN Plan to Save New York's Most Hated Train Station

Manhattan's Penn Station is finally getting an update. Skip the waitlist and invest in blue-chip art for the very first time by signing up for Mast... (2023)


Video

The Simple Genius of NYC’s Water Supply System

The Simple Genius of New York City’s Water Supply System (2022)


Video

The Real Reason U.S.Highways Are Always Under Construction - Cheddar Explains

Wherever you drive, highway construction seems unavoidable, but U.S. roads have needed so much repair and maintenance, you start to wonder if we’re... (2022)


Video

Europe’s Experiment: Treating Trains Like Planes

Sign up for the CuriosityStream/Nebula bundle for just $14.79 a *year* to watch Extremities right when it comes out on August 4th: http://Curiosity... (2022)


Video

New Rule: America's Pipe Dream | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

Subscribe to the Real Time YouTube: http://itsh.bo/10r5A1BBefore we spread democracy around the world, America has to figure out how to spread wate... (2021)


Video

Michigan Dam(s) Fail! Tittabawassee River.

Overview of the Boyce Hydro System and What we know so far. LINKS: Drone Footage (2020)


Video

Everything You Need to Know About 5G -- IEEE Spectrum

IEEE Spectrum Published on Feb 6, 2017 Millimeter waves, massive MIMO, full duplex, beamforming, and small cells are just a few of the technologi... (2018)


Video

The Sustainable Development Goals – Action Towards 2030 | CAFOD and SDGs

CAFOD Published on Aug 16, 2016 The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as part of Agenda 2030 Su... (2018)


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How streets, roads, and avenues are different - Vox

Vox Published on Nov 14, 2016 There's a method to the madness of classifying roads. Follow Phil Edwards and Vox Almanac on Facebook for more..... (2018)


Video

Superblocks: How Barcelona is taking city streets back from cars

Modern cities are designed for cars. But the city of Barcelona is testing out an urban design trick that can give cities back to pedestrians. Read ... (2018)


Video

7 principles for building better cities | Peter Calthorpe | TED

More than half of the world's population already lives in cities, and another 2.5 billion people are projected to move to urban areas by 2050. The ... (2018)


Podcast

Nuclear power and America's clean energy future | On Point

President Joe Biden signed a $1 trillion infrastructure bill this week. Tucked into the plan includes the Biden administration's belief in the impo... (2021)


Podcast

a16z Podcast: All about Bike Sharing – Andreessen Horowitz

This episode of the a16z Podcast — including city of Dallas councilmember Lee Kleinman, chairman of their Mobility Solutions, Infrastructure, and S... (2018)


Podcast

Built for Speed - 99% Invisible

I want you to conjure an image in your mind of the white stripes that divide the lanes of traffic going the same direction on a major highway. How ... (2017)


Book

The High Cost of Free Parking - (book) by Donald C. Shoup

American drivers park for free on nearly ninety-nine percent of their car trips, and cities require developers to provide ample off-street parking ... (2018)


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