infrastructure
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287 coastal energy facilities at risk from sea-level rise
Sea levels are rising, which means that there's a greater risk of floods that reach well over the high tide…
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Bill Nye explains why the city of the future is bike-friendly
The city of the future has showers at the office for bike commuters, weatherproof bike highways, and tunnels engineered to…
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How successful cities are like marijuana
In comparison to other crops, the relatively high value of pot is a good metaphor for a city's decision to…
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A road made of crushed toilets
"Poticrete" is what Bellingham, Washington is calling their new road material, which incorporates ground-up toilets. Clever!…
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Bipedal? Curious? Americans give walking and biking a try
More Americans are opting to walk or bike, rather than driving a car. Apparently, that message hasn’t gotten through to…
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Almost all U.S. car use is within an electric car’s range
Because it takes longer to fill up an electric vehicle than to fill a gas tank, and because EV infrastructure…
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Swedish cities could connect via bike superhighway
In Sweden, city planners and the country's traffic authority are looking into building a four-lane bike superhighway between the…
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A traffic light that knows the difference between bikes and cars
No matter how strong a cyclist's legs are, a bike cannot go as fast as a car. Duh, right?…
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Paris had the High Line before the High Line was cool
Oh, New York. You think that you've got a cool new idea, but always (always!) Europe…