John Hennessy III,
P.E.
Bike Share has taken Manhattan by Storm. The bike share system with over 6000 bikes on Manhattan, and 10,000 system wide gets over 33,000 trips per day. On a chilly…not cold (25 degrees) December morning I wanted to try out the system to see how well it worked, and what riding in Manhattan was about. Check the short video to see what I found.
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We are continuing to see high rates of obesity affecting our communities. This is in large part due to our environmental infrastructure and behavior. It has been proven that the risk of obesity increases by 6% for each hour driven per day. But the rocket scientist’s idea to use a tele porter is not quite the solution to our problem. You can more easily become a Walking Advocate to make your community safer and more walkable.
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A train is derailed west of Casselton, North Dakota. It happened at 35th Street and 154th Avenue Southeast just before 2:20 p.m. Monday. No injuries have been reported so far. Several area emergency teams are on scene and are setting up an incident command center. A viewer who is about a half mile from the derailment tells Valley News Live she can see large flames.
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Next City is a non-profit organization and online media publication dedicated to connecting cities and informing the people who work to improve them. In response to the Ram “Farmer” commercial which premiered during the NFL Super Bowl XLVII
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Poor Boyz Productions takes street skiing to Detroit, Jib City.
Featuring the skiing of Karl Fostvedt, Khai Krepela, and Max Morello.
Filmed by Cody Carter, Jonny Durst, and Japser Newton.
Edited by Cody Carter and Jonny Durst.
The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) commissioned artist Susan Kaprov to develop three dynamic themes for the Arts in Transit program: “The Art of Neon,” the “Natural Environment of Southern Nevada,” and “Multi-Modal Transportation in Las Vegas.” Thirty-five transit stops along the Sahara Express route had a unique art piece installed.
-RTC Southern Nevada on YouTube
For the last several months, DDOT and the streetcar team have been busy at work along H Street and Benning Road on the last leg of streetcar construction. Right now the team is performing final design and construction for several areas of the project, including streetcar turnarounds, the Car Barn Training Center, pole and overhead wire installation, track installation for turnarounds, pocket tracks, and final roadway.
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Catch a glimpse behind-the-scenes of the building of Sky Reflector-Net, the centerpiece of the forthcoming Fulton Center in Lower Manhattan.
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