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The Last Days of Berlin's Gas Streetlamps

Looking at the German city in a different light. #City #Climate Change #Design #History #Politics

2023-6-1 7:00am Atlas Obscura Alex Rennie 2,000 words

Rated 2023-6-1 11:45pm - sethherr

How Montreal Built a Blueprint for Bargain Rapid Transit

At $139 million per mile, the REM is far less costly than similar recent projects. Cities with ballooning transit budgets can learn from its approach. #Business #City #Government #Infrastructure #Los Angeles #New York

2023-10-30 6:00am Bloomberg 3,000 words

Rated 2023-11-5 10:46pm - sethherr

Oakland’s new school buses don’t just reduce pollution — they double as giant batteries

A new fleet of buses can send power back to the grid, stabilizing it instead of straining it. #City #Technology #Transportation

2024-8-29 1:15am Grist Matt Simon 1,000 words

Rated 2024-10-13 8:15pm - sethherr

Chip Cities Rise in Japan’s Fields of Dreams

The scale of Tokyo’s ambition creates the risk of spectacular failure, but so too does succumbing to decline in a sector the nation once dominated. #City #Government #Infrastructure #Japan

2024-12-11 12:00pm Bloomberg Gearoid Reidy 3,000 words

Rated 2024-12-17 7:40pm - sethherr

I Saw a Vision of Chocolate’s Future in an Amsterdam Brownie

The real-life Willy Wonkas of confectionary are racing to cut the use of expensive cocoa. Their creations are delicious, but there's a downside, too. #Africa #Agriculture #City #Climate Change #Cote D'ivoire #Ghana #Science #Sustainability #Weather

2025-11-3 9:05pm Bloomberg Lara Williams ($) 2,000 words

Rated 2025-11-12 6:44am - sethherr