An Overview of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
Bus Rapid Transit
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) seems to be gaining some political momentum in the US. Here are a few recent articles on the topic:
- San Francisco Gate: Introducing the speedy bus: AC Transit project in East Bay aims to be subway alternative (BRT in East Bay area)
- Seattle Times: Backers favor Bus Rapid Transit […]
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Working hard to be above average
I've got friends and associates that live in all kinds of fun places. Unfortunately, many of them have never even been to Minnesota. You can't be everywhere, at least not at once.
However, whether they are a close friend - or someone I've never met that is on the other […]
Pre-Fabricated Housing
CNN Money's page has an article on Prefab Housing Construction. This article tells more about the benefits of prefab construction (in fact, it ONLY explains the benefits, making it seem like it was an industry-written article) but it's still interesting.
NPR Examines the Question, "What Exactly is the Suburb?"
I suppose that question can be just about as easy or as hard as you want it to be.You could say the suburbs are any anything that lie outside a central city's boundaries.
On the other hand, there are some parts of some very large cities that look as suburban as anywhere else.
For instance, some parts […]
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What are the most expensive cities to live in? A study by the Swiss bank UBS ranks them:
1) Oslo, Norway
2) Hong Kong, China
3) Tokyo, Japan
4) New York, USA
5) Zurich, Switzerland
6) Copenhagen, Denmark
7) London, England Basel, Switzerland
9) Chicago, USA
10) Geneva, Switzerland
11) Lugano, Switzerland
12) Stockholm, Sweeden
13) Paris, France
14) Helsinki, Finland
15) Los Angelas, USA
16) Vienna, Austria
17) Dublin, […]
Which Cities Really Have the Largest Populations?
Population
Last night MQ asked asked a well-timed question - what city has the most people in the world? Perplex-ion ensued. Was it Sao Paulo, Shanghai, or maybe Dehli? Well, after a yahoo search, it's not any of those cities, but not surprisingly, it's not as easily answered as you might think…
You've got the metro-area populations […]
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Population, Redux
In case you didn't catch it, KT posted a very good comment / question for the previous post (reprinted below):
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An interesting and fun post, but one criticism:
What is the basis for your comment that "the largest cities in the "city-only" category have a "3rd worldish" feel to them"?
Without knowing how you define 1st, […]
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I'm starting to think one of the best parts of the internet is internet radio.
For instance:
Talk of the Nation: Design And The Mind
Can architecture make you feel better? Can a well-designed hospital help you heal faster? Does a better lab space spark scientific creativity? How can work space increase productivity? A new […]