We certainly hope that 2023 will bring a new, less anxious normalcy. Yet we’ve gained some gems in the tough times, and some of the things we’ve learned along the way will follow us as the post-Covid world restarts.
Alabama generally, and northern Alabama in particular, offers bang for the cost-of-living buck, as well as lots of opportunity, for the tech worker.
Like the sense organs of animals, how sensors are adapted depends on the niche in which they are meant to work.
The world is increasingly urban. The UN’s World Cities Day promotes discussion and action around sustainable city life.
Municipalities often are where big ideas translate into practical action—the city street is where the rubber hits the road.
For tech workers with remote work flexibility, there’s no need to be in a pricey location like the (San Francisco) Bay area.
Today, we do something new. Something bold. Something innovative.
When choosing how to protect trees on sidewalks, boulevards, and plazas you have a choice: tree pits vs tree grates. Which should you choose? Which is easier to maintain?
Pre-pandemic, we used to see fast food trash overflowing from city trash bins. Now, it seems that used masks and gloves are strewn everywhere. It’s much worse than a couple of used french fry wrappers.
Traditional municipal castings can be transformed into internet-of-things (IoT) devices. A smart manhole, trash bin, or bollard watches its environment and reports. Is trash piling up? Is the storm sewer overflowing? Are construction sites active after hours?
Entertaining content that offers something for generalists (like us!) while educating and keeping us up to date.
These days, bollards are no longer merely sitting around buildings. They are moving indoors.
We wondered what the data might show about the changes in bike traffic: how does it compare to changes in vehicle traffic?
Is the Southern border really getting a “bollard fence” or a “bollard wall”?
A unique combination of exploration, community, challenge, and freedom mean that skateboarding can attract kids who do not enjoy participating in team sports, or for whom the financial burden of team sports is too high.
Traditionally, planners see road safety as a “Three E’s” problem, solved through engineering, education, and enforcement.
