Cities & Planning

"General Motors Killed America's Streetcars"—Right? Not so Fast...

From the ID.Buzz to an electric Miata

Eielson Air Force Base will get some of its energy from a small nuclear reactor that's scheduled to go online in 2027.

For the second time, a group of Minneapolis residents—enabled by existing law—have halted implementation of the city’s Minneapolis 2040 plan over its supposed environmental impact. Here’s why they’re doing more harm than good.

This is the first installment in a three-part series.

A fully autonomous bus is now in regular service in Scotland.  It still has employees, two in fact, but that’s part of the process of testing the technology. Eventually, if this technology works out, the point will be to run buses with no employees on board. In wealthy countries, the cost of running a bus […]

If passed, the ordinance would also raise minimum wage county employees, contractors, to $18.99/hour.

Agriculture is responsible for roughly a quarter of the world’s greenhouse gases but a new analysis says it could become carbon negative.

The Kirkland City Council this week voted to hit pause on pursuing options that would convert a stretch of Park Lane in downtown Kirkland into a pedestrianized street closed to motor vehicles for at least part of the year. The unanimous vote Tuesday night came after the council had allocated funding to hire a consultant

To help create community and social capital, planners and politicians should think about including skate parks in their planning; they are more valuable than many realize.

Mobile homes house 22 million people in the U.S. and investing in them could be a solution to the housing and climate crises

With a mission to create green jobs and bring green-energy loans to the poor, BlocPower has gained powerful backers in tech, finance, and government. Where are the results?

https://youtu.be/vrS9vZoptL8 Nowadays almost everything is being 3D printed, so why should architecture be an exception? Many architectural firms are adopting 3D printing as their preferred technique for building structures. And 3D-printed architecture is slowly but surely gaining a lot of popularity and momentum. And I mean, no wonder, it has a ton of benefits! It’s a simple,

A report from Environment America and The Ray shows how the counties of Los Angeles, Ventura, and San Diego have 4,800 acres of suitable space to host nearly 1 GW of solar capacity.

An update: The first graph below shows the mix of sales since 1976 (Blue is cars, Red is light trucks and SUVs) through April 2023. Click...

For our 2023 Graduate Student Blogging Contest, we asked for stories about projects that faced “stumbling blocks.” There were a multitude of them placed in the path of Mabel E. Macomber…

The Brooklyn Bridge ignites the passions of tourists and locals alike.

A flowchart for navigating our climate predicament

The Archimedes windmill is a new type of wind turbine comprising three circular blades which are wrapped around one another and then expanded.

The giant trolls are here. A unique art project is leaving its big footprint on the Seattle area and the Pacific Northwest, bringing with it a message about waste, the… Read More

A group of English activists want to legally enshrine the “right to roam” — and spread the idea that nature is a common good.

a 3D reconstruction of the capital of the Aztec Empire

Solarpunk Nivelo 2: Stiri Daŭripovon kun Konkretaj Agoj

Nivelo Unu el la Solarpunk Movado: Agoj por Daŭrigebla kaj Unuiĝinta Estonteco

There are three very important things you need to know about taking the Alaska ferry from Bellingham, Washington to Juneau, Alaska. First, the trip is one of the most serene transits through a stunningly beautiful landscape that it is possible to take. Second, this is a boat operated by the State of Alaska, not an

Detroit's made great strides in turning its industrial waterfront on the Detroit River into a place of recreation and enjoyment. But today's...

In this episode we explore a relatively new subgenre of science fiction called Solarpunk, which aims to imagine better ecologically harmonious futures. In many ways Solarpunk is a reaction to both …