Cities & Planning

Learn more about a new technology that drills with microwaves and can go down 12 miles to where the real heat is.

From Seattle's first woman mayor to skyjacker D.B. Cooper, our special this year is a survey of quirky characters from our past.

Gardeners in Alaska know that it’s hard to grow big, juicy tomatoes here. But as the climate rapidly warms in the far north , that could c...

Fred Closter doesn't like Florida Power & Light.

The proposed solution — a 31-mile-long pipeline draining Lake Michigan — is dividing residents in Joliet, Illinois.

Morgan's hand built British sports cars - a unique blend of charisma, craftsmanship and performance. Hand crafted since 1909.

Invented by the region's Moorish rulers 1,200 years ago, Valencia's irrigation system is now a model for sustainable farming.

Egypt’s rise was a combination of violence and tactful diplomacy

The gipsy zeppelin baseship of Lieven Standaert generates its own energy, never has to land, and is equipped with a sun terrace where you can have a coffee. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Airships have received a lot of attention in recent years, for both the transport of passengers and goods. They are more economical and silent than airplanes, and they are still considerably faster than most means of transportation over land or water. That said, zeppelins are faced with some problems. To stay afloat they use helium, a non-renewable gas becoming scarce. Moreover, because of their round shape and insignificant weight they are hard to manage when they are on the ground. They also need a significant amount of parking space, making...

Brains behind Melbourne's laneway culture Gilbert Rochecouste has proposed a new creek that will meander through the city and become its "green spine".

We'll need a mayor to lead a movement saying, "If you need a living-wage job, there is one to be had here, because, in all honesty, there is lots to be done around this city."

Posted on Monday 14 Feb 2022. 1,000 words, 5 links. By Matt Webb.

Cities say they can’t build infrastructure for tomorrow’s storms using yesterday’s data.

Reviving long-lost legume species could help improve global food security and decrease world hunger.

In the 1930s, a group called the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation went to cities classifying neighborhoods based on the “risk” of defaulting on loans. Areas deemed highest risk were …

Many of the concepts SREs take for granted about incident management originated with efforts to fight fires in California in the 1970s.

The Seattle City Council is considering a bill to extend cafe street and outdoor dining permits until January 2023. The popular program arose during the pandemic to accommodate outdoor dining and s…

Projects addressing alternative power issues sometimes pit environmentalists vs. environmentalists.

Three civil engineering students’ award-winning design encourages a shift to water-based and renewable living in Bangladesh.

These visuals from TransLink illustrate what transportation could like in Metro Vancouver by 2050, showing key Transport 2050 actions.

With autonomous vehicles, people might take longer trips or send their cars out for ‘zero-occupancy trips’ to avoid parking, making our roads even more congested and polluted.

Posted on Friday 4 Feb 2022. 594 words, 5 links. By Matt Webb.