Posts tagged Saudi Arabia
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National links: Would you swap a flight for a train trip to help the environment?
Germany’s Green Party is pushing to end domestic flights and replace them with more trains. Cincinnati is moving ahead with plans to install 3D crosswalks, despite safety warnings. Saudi Arabia is building a $500 Billion megacity that may include robot cage fights and flying taxis. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: New beginnings
Maryland House approves casino bill; Ryan is not for transit; DC house prices set new high; Gallaudet opens new deaf-friendly dorm; Ad cites GGW on driverless cars; LA to cut parking minimums; No transit in 2000?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: More Virginia Metro, less DC development
Potomac Yard station has options; New ideas “surface” to cut Silver Line costs; Projects shrink, opponents still oppose; No Megabus, no videotaping; MPD stops photography, gets sued; Greening or green-washing?; Johnson stays on council… for now; Interesting transit ideas; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Back in the east
Live to teach; Still the only way on WTOP; Is it working?; Social pressure another weapon against distracted driving; “Ghost bike” intersection gets a sign; Not loving the heart sculptures; Meccarail; The really conservative position. Keep reading…
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What will Saudi Arabia’s new cities look like?
Saudi Arabia is spending its oil riches to build cities for the country’s exploding population, trying to become an economic power. Richard Florida sees them as “monuments to materialism.” This one reminds me of California’s Foster City, an exurb built completely on landfill. A network of lagoons gives many houses waterfront access, but it’s… Keep reading…