John Hennessy III,
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This story first appeared in La Razón on September 11, 2009. To visit the Spanish-language original, please click here. The rail, which will achieve 321 KPH, is designed such that only light propels it. Moreover, its hydrogen batteries and its conduction system will generate and distribute water throughout its entire length. All great cities of […]
View this complete post...“In an attempt to better understand the conditions of K-12 schools across Colorado, the Donnell-Kay Foundation, a Denver-based educational foundation, launched a wide-reaching assessment project…” (www.crumblingclassrooms.org) Dave Myers, facilities manager for the Summit School District in Summit County, Colorado gives a tour of the facilities in his comparatively wealthy school district.
View this complete post...“The second of three installments of a documentary film done for a Political Science course at Guilford College in Greensboro, NC, that examines the issue of transportation and energy usage, and promotes the diversification of the US transportation system through greater investment in rail and transit.” Video by Malcolm Kenton Check out Part 1
View this complete post...Video by Colin McCullough “We made this video for the US PIRG video contest, which asks ‘What is your vision of sustainable transportation of the future?’ Public transportation will play a major role, but no realistic vision of transportation should leave out electric cars and trucks.”
View this complete post...I think this one gets filed under, “Asking for forgiveness is easier than asking for permission.” http://www.bicycling.com/article/0,6610,s1-3-583-19643-1,00.html A group of cyclists in LA painted their own bike lane on a dangerous bridge crossing. The lane lasted all of 100 hours before the DOT removed it and, comically, created another bike lane unintentionally The article also […]
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Completed 1917, passes below east new york, Brooklyn and is no longer in service. photo: Jeremy Blakeslee
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Built by the Philadelphia and Reading Terminal Railroad 1893, it now sits quiet. photo: Jeremy Blakeslee
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