Bike Highways are not just simple bike lines or paths, a bike highway is a fully-fledged highway that's usage is reserved for bicycles. The idea of such a highway is not new, way back in the 1890s Los Angeles had plans for the bike highway, however the concept was scrapped …
The COVID-19 pandemic brought about many changes including the widespread of remote work and people shifting from city centres to the peripheries in neighbouring towns. Although an increase of 3% of people in the United States moved between March 2020 and February 2021, the national migration rates are still historically …
Just as the world went under a drastic change when moving from the horse-drawn carriage to the automobile, the cars of today may kickstart the same seismic shift in society as they become increasingly electric-based. A major issue is that car batteries are not currently small and efficient enough. One …
In another instance of concepts within science fiction entering the real world, companies across the globe continue to work on the hyperloop. Hyperloops are hoping to become the next big method of public transportation. At their core hyperloops involve a large pod being propelled forward through a tube. Make the …
Hyperloop TT and Virgin Hyperloop are locked in a race to make the world's first commercial hyperloop project a reality. In essence, hyperloops use magnetic levitation inside a vacuum to transport a pod through a pneumatic tube at extreme speeds, think of the mail delivery systems but the size of …
Built in the 1960s, the Katy Freeway in Texas has grown from a 6-lane highway to one of the largest highways in the world, it is also known for being one of the biggest highway bottlenecks in the US. The strange thing about the Katy Freeway’s large expansion over the …
Nadesh Moini, professor at the Chicago’s Urban Transportation Center at the University of Illinois, has developed a universal standard that assists local governments to make financial decisions relating to less conventional transportation methods, such as walking or biking. These methods are in high demand with newer generations as they begin …
As the pandemic heightens B.C.’s housing crisis, some are taking the initiative to invent their own solutions. One example is the little sleeping cabins that popped up overnight in downtown Duncan. Frustrated by the city’s status quo approach, John Horn, a housing advocate came up with this cabin-village idea to …
Homelessness remains a major issue throughout the United States. A problem that has only worsened since the COVID-19 pandemic began there are now over 700,000 homeless individuals throughout the world’s wealthiest nation. Homelessness is caused by a variety of factors both specific to individuals and one’s endemic within society at …
Amazon’s decision to build a new Headquarters at Arlington, Virginia, has caused local housing prices to quickly rise by 50%, raising concerns about affordability. In order to offset the negative impacts of the company’s move, the e-commerce giant is financing 1,200 affordable housing units right next to the HQ.