Pedestrian Crossings; be all in.
Pedestrian safety is rising in the conscience of everyone. More people are walking in and biking in urban areas and […]
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Delivery Robots Aren’t Ready; When They Could Be Needed Most.
Sheltering in place has driven up demand for deliveries, but machines still have trouble confronting the unpredictability of the real
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Personal Rapid Transit
REMEMBER MORGANTOWN AND THE WVU PRT SYSTEM. The Phase I system began operations in 1975, with a final cost
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The Bloomberg Carbon Clock
The Bloomberg Carbon Clock tracks the level of CO2 in the atmosphere measured in parts per million. In mid-May the
Benoit Mandelbrot: Fractals and the art of roughness.
Fractals, like the Powers of Ten, is a concept seemingly unrelated to urban design and city planning. However, understanding natural
BOOKS
What Next for Sustainable Development? Our Common Future at Thirty by James Meadowcroft.
Sustainable development brings together a series of normative themes related to negotiating environmental limits, to addressing equity, needs and development,
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Small City and Town Innovations.
SMALL CITY INNOVATION ADVANTAGES. Small cities and towns have a tremendous advantage over larger communities when it comes to innovation.
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“Better Together, Restoring the American Community” by Robert D. Putnam and Lewis M. Feldstein.
“In his national best-seller Bowling Alone, Robert Putnam decried the collapse of America’s social institutions. But while traveling to promote
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Small Cities and Towns: 2050.
Find the Role for Main Street. As e-commerce continues to intrude into the downtown market place, as the next generation