Two major American cities, Dallas and Los Angeles has been selected for the new uberAIR service which is a ride-sharing option that would enable four-person flights across town in electric vehicle take-off and landing vehicles (eVTOLs). Uber has signed Space Space Act Agreement with NASA to develop Unmanned Traffic Management …
Researchers at Rutgers University (US) are studying biking attitudes in disadvantaged communities. Black and Latino respondents are more likely than white respondents to cite fear of racial profiling or crime as a deterrent to cycling. After traffic crashes, the risk of robbery or assault is the second most common barrier …
Uber has expanded from black car service to offering carpool options and bikes. Now the app plans to offer the option of public transit. The Uber app will show real-time train and bus alternatives with the option to buy transit tickets in the app, without paying extra. In this case, …
Current housing crisis involves the need of more affordable housing in expensive cities. The issue of location also plays an important factor as downtown land values and market development drastically increases expenses. Contrary, single-family homes and neighbourhoods remain absent to new development. Adding dense and affordable market priced apartments in …
The Netherlands is the globe’s second largest exporter of food as measured by values, second only to the United States. Its significant achievements are a result of its commitment to sustainable agriculture through the use of advanced technology. For example, farmers can worry less about the weather as 80 percent …
Farming robots can improve crop yield and reduce the environmental impact of farming. Ben Scott-Robinson, the co-founder of Small Robot Company (SRC), says that farming costs have increased in the last three decades even though revenues and yields are consistent. Scott-Robinson, along with co-founder and farmer Sam Watson-Jones, are trying …
Zeedijk, a street in Amsterdam, used to be a marketplace for heroin. Residents started moving out as drug dealers took up the streets. On May 19, 1983, the residents demanded that their local government do something about it. The government increased policing and implemented a treatment-based approach to tackle heroin …
The author of the Op-Ed calls for the empty office space downtown to be converted to studio/work space for independent artists, painters, writers, musicians, sculptors, architects, 3D animators, fashion designers etc. With around 1.4 million square meters of vacant office space, the author says that this is doing the economy …
Ottawa’s official plan aims to focus on urban intensification as an alternative to sprawl by creating “15-minute neighbourhoods.” These neighbourhoods will take the form of residential hubs where people can meet most of their daily needs within a 15-minute walk from their homes. To reach this goal, the city is …
Crosswalk is an app that gives pedestrians with restricted mobility extra crossing time. A sensor in the lights constantly scans the pavement on either side of the junction, and if it “sees” a Crosswalk user waiting when the button is pressed, it adjusts the green-light time. The app comes pre-installed …