Municipalities often are where big ideas translate into practical action—the city street is where the rubber hits the road.
Tag Archives: Urban Planning
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Jul
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Industrial bike racks can be installed in-ground, under concrete, making them undefeatable by bike thieves.
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Jul
Jul
For tech workers with remote work flexibility, there’s no need to be in a pricey location like the (San Francisco) Bay area.
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Jun
Jun
Planting Cherry Blossoms as city trees in your community add life and love to your streets, but how do you properly care for them?
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Feb
Feb
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?
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Feb
Feb
Fabrication is all about taking a raw piece of material and making it into something functional. It’s the building of some sort of structure with metal, usually steel to make something usable that will last a long time.
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Jan
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.
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Dec
Dec
A park bench may be the place for a first kiss or to stop and watch a vibrant sunset. Either way, it is a welcome seat that encourages people to step outside.
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Dec
Dec
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?
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Nov
Nov
Urban tree canopy is of increasing importance in cities all over the world. As climate events become more common, trees help moderate their effect. They clean and cool air, manage water, prevent erosion, and manage the urban heat sink.
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Oct
Oct
Storm drain grates are responsible for creating safety to the street users above. When choosing the right grate, there are several issues to consider.
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Aug
Aug
Drivers distracted by texting are a recent but very large danger on the roads.
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Jul
Jul
Solar bollards are less expensive to install, as they do not require trenching. Their standalone nature promises to keep the lights on
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Jul
Jul
Tenji is the word for a Japanese system of braille. Tenji block could therefore be translated as “braille block.” These embedded plates allow people to read the environment
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May
May
Often, when sites choose removable bollards, they don’t order perfectly matched sets. Sites may buy several receivers and one bollard—or, they might buy several bollards and one receiver.
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May
May
Yes, trees drop leaves and fruit, produce pollen, and have roots that can become invasive or heave sidewalks. Yet trees make such a big difference to quality of life and urban management that these are small problems to overcome.
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Apr
Apr
We wondered what the data might show about the changes in bike traffic: how does it compare to changes in vehicle traffic?
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Mar
Mar
Speed is the primary factor in most vehicle accidents—increasing both risk and severity. As drivers move faster, they have less time to respond to road conditions and any resulting collision causes more damage. To counter the problem of speeding, municipalities can choose from a number of
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Mar
Mar
Each type of bollard has its own important, unique purpose.