Shade Art: Face Climate and Equality Through Creativity
The new art exhibition at Descanso Gardens, entitled “Roots of Cool: Tree and Shade Celebrations in a Warming World,” explores the challenges of Los Angeles’ climate and urban equity through the lens of shady access and environmental justice. Co-curated by climate researcher Edith de Guzman and artist Jolie de Guzman, the exhibition brings together works […]
The Growing Challenge of American Orphan Oil Wells
Nationwide, hundreds of thousands of isolated oil and gas wells (abandoned and often undocumented) pose a threat to public health, the environment and climate. These wells were not properly blocked, even decades or even a century ago, and are now leaking methane and other contaminants into the atmosphere, soil and water. As Camila Domonoske reported, […]
Praise analog cities: promoting the future in times of crisis
This essay is the third in a series of works by urban designer Mikael Colville Andersen, who was reported by Kyiv, called urbanism in the age of war. Read more in this series here. I think it’s safe to say that things haven’t progressed much in the past few years as much as we might […]
Ohio forces data centers to pay upfront for electricity
Ohio Energy Regulators have determined that data centers will be subject to the new special rate class and will face penalties if they fail to meet their commitments. According to an article by Dan Gearino of Inside Climate News, the action is the result of a proposal by Columbus-based utility American Electric Power (AEP). As […]
Atlanta, Dallas Area, launches the Robotaxi RideShare fleet
Lyft and Uber will begin using Robotaxis in their ride-share fleets in Atlanta and Arlington, Texas, respectively. The self-driving cars will be operated by Mobility in May, and the deployment will begin with the “stamp bio-operator” inside the car. It currently operates its fleets in Detroit, Grand Rapids, Minnesota and Martinez, California, serving primarily seniors […]
French Solutions for busy tunnels: Make them cars free
As Alameda, California is celebrating its water shuttle service milestone and considering expanding its services, Roger Dick points to the underground tunnel in Lyon, France, offering another solution to shut down people across cars and difficult terrain. In Lyon, two sides of the city are connected by two tunnels. One is for vehicles built in […]
Missouri Governor reverses anti-discrimination housing policy
This story by Clara Bates was originally published in Missouri Independent. The local laws that prohibit landlords from discriminating against publicly aided tenants are unenforceable under the law signed Monday by Gov. Mike Kehoe. The law aims to protect tenants from discrimination, aiming to ordinances passed in several Missouri cities, and to pay rent using […]
USDOT launches a rich “safe road” program
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has announced a new road safety program, but there is no related funding or other details, reports Graham Kilmer, a city in Milwaukee. The program “Reliable Operations and Distraction Reducing Strategies or Safe Arteries for Everyone through Safe Roads” requires state and local agencies to identify dangerous roads, “eliminate distractions,” […]
The shuttle in Shion became electricity so “the smog is gone.”
One of the most precious landscapes in the southwest, Zion National Park is quiet and airy thanks to the introduction of an electric shuttle last year. The park first used a shuttle system in 2000 to reduce traffic in the canyon. As Morgan Sjogren explains for hilarious reasons, the concept of using shuttles in national […]
Trump distributes dot safety funds at Biden’s 1/10th rating
Despite the statements made by the Department of Transport and subsequent commitments to streamlining and efficiency, “politicized review requirements may slow down grant obligations for awarded projects, particularly for projects relating to safety,” Corrigan Salerno wrote in the Post on Transport in America. As Salerno explains, “Transportation projects require passing multiple stages of political and […]