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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 …
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How Highways Make Traffic Worse? – Vox
Mobility
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 …
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Planning Method Offers Way to Prioritize Pedestrian, Bike Projects
Mobility
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 …
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B.C.’s tiny homes show big promise for homeless
Housing
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 …
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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 …
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Amazon crushed affordable housing. Now it’s trying to offset the problem it helped create
Density Housing
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.
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Calgary doctor says ‘dramatic’ 40% drop in preterm births during lockdown could be global trend
Health
Many doctors around the world are saying that during the COVID-19 pandemic there have been fewer cases of preterm babies being born. Doctors say that there are three main causes for this: (1) social distancing, which reduced the levels of infection that get transferred from being in contact with other …
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