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Tag Archives: futurism
The next land use/technology dinosaur will be…
Certain technologies and their related land uses have come and gone throughout history. In the past fifty years, examples include phone booths/pay phones, the Fotomat, or automated stamp dispensers – all victims of technological advancements and consumer choice. Another technology/land … Continue reading
Posted in commerce, Communications, consumerism, culture, digital payment systems, futurism, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, planning, Social media, Statistics, technology, Trade, urban planning
Tagged Apple, ATM, automated teller machines, Bitcoin, communications, culture, digital payment, Fotomat, futurism, Google, history, land use, PayPal, phones, planning, Samsung, Square, statistics, Swish, technology
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Canada is charting the course in “commuter commerce”
“Commuter commerce” may be a term you have never heard before, but if predictions are correct, it could be the next big growth area in digital shopping. Basically, commuter commerce means the purchasing of goods and services while one is … Continue reading
Posted in Bus transportation, business, Canada, Cars, commerce, Communications, digital payment systems, futurism, infrastructure, marketing, Passenger rail, planning, rail, Railroads, shopping, Statistics, technology, Trade, transit, transportation, Transportation
Tagged buses, Canada, cars, digital payment systems, e-commerce, futurism, PayPal, rail, streetcars, transit, transportation
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Constant’s “New Babylon” utopia is not so far-fetched
Imagine a brave new world with the following attributes: “Living time” would replace “work time;” Humankind would be collectively liberated from work and free to engage in creativity; Citizens would pass their time in perpetual tourism; Fixed residence would be … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Advocacy, architecture, art, book reviews, books, cities, civics, civility, commerce, Communications, culture, economics, entertainment, entrepreneurship, environment, geography, globalization, government, history, Housing, humanity, infrastructure, Labor, land use, landscape architecture, literature, logistics, Maps, nature, new urbanism, peace, placemaking, planning, politics, pollution, product design, recreation, skylines, spatial design, Statistics, sustainability, technology, third places, tourism, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, writing
Tagged anarchist, Anonymous, architecture, art, book reviews, books, cities, Constant Nieuwenhuys, design, environment, futurism, land use, lodging, Netherlands, New Babylon, planning, politics, pollution, PROVO, tourism, travel, urban planning, utopia
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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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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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