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The Last Days of Berlin's Gas Streetlamps

Looking at the German city in a different light. #City #Climate Change #Design #History #Politics

2023-06-01T07:00:00-0700 Atlas Obscura Alex Rennie 2,000 words

Rated 2023-06-01T23:45:18-0700 - sethherr

How Montreal Built a Blueprint for Bargain Rapid Transit

At $139 million per mile, the REM is far less costly than similar recent projects. Cities with ballooning transit budgets can learn from its approach. #Business #City #Government #Infrastructure #Los Angeles #New York

2023-10-30T06:00:16-0700 Bloomberg 3,000 words

Rated 2023-11-05T22:46:59-0800 - sethherr

Oakland’s new school buses don’t just reduce pollution — they double as giant batteries

A new fleet of buses can send power back to the grid, stabilizing it instead of straining it. #City #Technology #Transportation

2024-08-29T01:15:00-0700 Grist Matt Simon 1,000 words

Rated 2024-10-13T20:15:42-0700 - sethherr

Chip Cities Rise in Japan’s Fields of Dreams

The scale of Tokyo’s ambition creates the risk of spectacular failure, but so too does succumbing to decline in a sector the nation once dominated. #City #Government #Infrastructure #Japan

2024-12-11T12:00:02-0800 Bloomberg Gearoid Reidy 3,000 words

Rated 2024-12-17T19:40:14-0800 - sethherr