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- Ten planning lessons from astronomical research sites
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- Riding the rails of interstellar discovery at the Very Large Array
- Majestic “mesa” cities and towns around the globe
- Canada’s next supergroup – A Short Walk to Pluto
- Two migration tales of strength, hardship, and tenacity
- An out-of-this-world visit to the Very Large Array (VLA)
- Albuquerque is a national leader in water conservation
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Tag Archives: EVs
Cities/suburbs should replan street networks for low-speed electric vehicles
As the electric vehicle revolution expands around the globe, one factor that cities and suburbs need to start accounting for is the increased adoption of low-speed electric vehicles for personal and transit use. Whether you refer to them as low-speed … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, Alternative transportation, Bus transportation, Cars, cities, civics, climate change, commerce, consumerism, density, downtown, electric vehicles, engineering, environment, EVs and hybrids, fun, geography, health, highways, history, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, logistics, new urbanism, parking, pictures, placemaking, planning, politics, pollution, product design, revitalization, shopping, solar, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, technology, Trade, traffic, transit, transportation, Travel, urban design, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged cities, electric vehicles, EVs, low-speed electric vehicles, LSVs, neighborhood electric vehicles, NEVs, suburbs, tiny cars, transportation, transportation planning
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Planning for the EVolution in charging stations
As the number of EV (electric vehicle) charging stations have increased, their design and appearance have grown in style and variety. While many EV charging stations are currently accessory uses on the site of other uses like hotels, theaters, parking … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, advertising, Alternative energy, Alternative transportation, architecture, branding, Cars, cities, climate change, commerce, Communications, consumerism, culture, economic development, electric vehicles, energy, environment, futurism, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, light pollution, marketing, pictures, planning, pollution, product design, Renewable Energy, spatial design, Statistics, sustainability, tourism, Trade, traffic, transportation, Travel, urban design, urban planning, video, visual pollution, zoning
Tagged charging, charging stations, design, electric cars, electric vehicles, EVs, hybrid electric vehicles, hybrid/electric vehicles, planning, zoning
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Your zoning code/map is ahead of its time when…
There is an app for that. There is a required vertical altitude setback from flying car streets and highways. Your code book is entitled “Jetsonian Code for ___” (fill in the blank). You can actually find them on the internet. Landing … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, airports, Alternative energy, architecture, aviation, bicycling, Biking, books, Cars, cities, civics, civility, commerce, Communications, culture, downtown, economic development, environment, EVs and hybrids, fun, geography, government, Green roofs, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Outer Space, placemaking, planning, recycling, Renewable Energy, satire, Science, skylines, Social media, spatial design, sustainability, transportation, zoning
Tagged aerospace, books, charging stations, cities, codes, EVs, futurism, land use, land use planning, laws, ordinances, outer space, planning, space, transportation, zoning
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Ecomodal transportation hubs
This post summarizes several ideas that could be employed to facilitate the establishment of sustainable transportation hubs where intermodal cross-movement between multiple green (or active) transportation options takes place with ease. In a nutshell, these facilities are described by using … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Advocacy, Alternative energy, architecture, art, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, Bus transportation, Cars, cities, civics, civility, climate change, coffee shops/cafes, commerce, Communications, culture, density, diversity, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, energy, entertainment, entrepreneurship, environment, EVs and hybrids, geography, Green roofs, health, historic preservation, humanity, infrastructure, internet, land use, landscape architecture, logistics, nature, new urbanism, Passenger rail, placemaking, planning, pollution, product design, rail, recycling, Renewable Energy, revitalization, seasons, Social media, spatial design, sprawl, sustainability, technology, third places, tourism, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged adaptive reuse, bike share, BRT, bus, car share, carpool, charging stations, cities, ecology, EVs, green, hubs, hybrids, infrastructure, intermodal, land use, light rail, placemaking, planning, rail, San Francisco, sustainability bicycling, Transbay Terminal, transportations, vanpool
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“Jetson’s cool” EV charging service stations
At the bottom of this post are several conceptual designs for EV (electric vehicle) charging stations. Needless to say, many resemble something out of the futuristic 1960s cartoon series, The Jetsons. Each has its own unique twist on the concept of … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Alternative energy, architecture, art, branding, Cars, cities, climate change, commerce, Communications, consumerism, culture, economic development, energy, entrepreneurship, environment, EVs and hybrids, geography, health, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, logistics, marketing, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, product design, psychology, Renewable Energy, revitalization, Small business, spatial design, sustainability, technology, third places, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban planning, zoning
Tagged architecture, charging stations, cities, EVs, land use, planning, service stations, sustainability, zoning
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Leading the charge, pt. 2 – states with best EV station access
While the total number of electric vehicle charging stations is one measure of successful employment of charging station infrastructure (see post from 5/11/13), to the average driver, ease of accessibility is a better measure. Once again, Tennessee is the big … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Alternative energy, Cars, cities, civics, climate change, commerce, consumerism, culture, economic development, economic gardening, economics, entrepreneurship, environment, EVs and hybrids, geography, government, health, humanity, infrastructure, land use, logistics, North America, placemaking, planning, politics, pollution, product design, Renewable Energy, revitalization, spatial design, States, Statistics, sustainability, technology, tourism, transportation, Travel
Tagged cars, clean energy, energy, environment, EVs, hybrid cars, news, states, statistics, sustainability, transportation
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If hybrid/electric car owners ruled the planet…
Just some fun and hopeful thoughts on a better, safer, cleaner world. Many of these ideas are not as far-fetched as they sound (see weblinks). Enjoy! New SUVs would be outlawed and the owners of existing ones forced to enlist … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Alternative energy, Bus transportation, Cars, cities, civics, climate change, commerce, consumerism, culture, economic development, economic gardening, economics, education, energy, entrepreneurship, environment, EVs and hybrids, fun, globalization, government, health, humanity, infrastructure, land use, logistics, nature, peace, placemaking, planning, politics, pollution, product design, Renewable Energy, revitalization, Science, spatial design, sustainability, technology, Transportation, urban planning, zoning
Tagged charging stations, design, EVs, futurism, hybrid cars, hybrid/electric vehicles, parking, planning, transportation
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Leading the charge – states with the most EV charging stations
Below is a list of the 25 states with the most electric vehicle charging stations installed and operational as of April 25, 2013 according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels Data Center. This data does not include single-family … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Alternative energy, Cars, civics, climate change, commerce, consumerism, economic gardening, energy, entrepreneurship, environment, EVs and hybrids, geography, infrastructure, land use, North America, placemaking, planning, pollution, product design, Renewable Energy, Science, spatial design, States, Statistics, sustainability, technology, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged cars, charging stations, electricity, energy, EVs, land use, transportation planning
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How hybrid cars improve driving safety
As a recent hybrid car purchaser I have quickly noticed some distinct safety benefits from driving a hybrid car over a standard motor vehicle beyond the obvious gas mileage improvement. However, even the best hybrid car can get less than … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative energy, Auto racing, Cars, civics, civility, climate change, consumerism, culture, economics, energy, environment, EVs and hybrids, health, infrastructure, peace, pollution, Renewable Energy, sustainability, technology, transportation, Travel
Tagged civics, civility, driving, electric vehicles, EVs, highway safety, hybrid cars, safety, transportation
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Unscientific hybrid/electric observations
I counted 23 hybrid and/or plug-in electric cars on the trip between Lansing and Grand Rapids Thursday afternoon – 17 eastbound and six westbound, while a total of 26 were counted on Friday evening along the same route – 21 … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative energy, Cars, climate change, energy, environment, EVs and hybrids, fun, product design, Renewable Energy, Science, Statistics, sustainability, technology, transportation, Travel
Tagged automobiles, C-Max, cars, EVs, hybrids, Insight, motor vehicles, plug-in hybrids, Prius, stats, transportation, Volt
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