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The City of Calgary is proposing an 80% tax reduction for up to 15 years for homeowners whose properties are designated as historical heritage sites in order to encourage heritage conservation. Currently, properties with historical value are protected from modification and demolition only when they receive a municipal historic resources …
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Starbucks plans to install electric vehicle chargers along a 1,350-mile route from Denver to Seattle. This is to help address the shortage of charging stations for the growing number of electric cars. The United States is expected to have an estimated 26 million electric cars by 2030, around 10 times …
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How Autonomous Vehicles Will Transform Cities and Suburbs by Ending Traffic Jams, Parking Problems and Road Rage
Mobility
Many cities around the world are already making plans and investments in order to exploit the advent of autonomous vehicles. Singapore made big investments in 2018 towards the new technology, with the hopes of starting to put driverless buses on the street and a fleet of AVs that will sweep …
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The Road Design Tricks That Make You Drive Slower - Cheddar Explains
Mobility
This video discusses traffic measures that can be implemented on our streets to reduce speeding. Speeding is the number one cause of traffic fatalities in the US, yet the majority of drivers are indifferent when it comes to abiding traffic laws. This, in turn, means that enforcing traffic laws consumes …
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The Problem With ‘Mobility as a Service’
Mobility
In the past, transportation has been limited to driving, public transit, walking, biking or taking a taxi. However, now there are more methods such as ride-hailing firms like Uber and Lyft, care-sharing firms like Zipcar and Turo, as well as public bike share systems and shared electric scooters. Mobility as …
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This video examines urban transit plans and the conditions of COVID-19 to discuss how pedestrian zones or car bans could change urban life. Noting that traffic congestion continues to be a growing issue in major cities, it is revealed that car ban plans often trigger public opposition for three main …
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Why Car-Free Streets May Be Here to Stay
Mobility
This video examines urban transit plans and the conditions of COVID-19 to discuss how pedestrian zones or car bans could change urban life. Noting that traffic congestion continues to be a growing issue in major cities, it is revealed that car ban plans often trigger public opposition for three main …
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