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How New York City is approaching EV charging

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Since 2021, 100 new curbside chargers have been added across all five boroughs. In an interview with Urban Omnibus managing editor Kevin Ritter, New York City Department of Transportation officials Will Carry and Luis Gonzalez outlined the city's vision for creating a comprehensive electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

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“A Framework for Developing Happy Proximities:” In Conversation with Carlos Moreno, the Pioneer of the 15-Minute City

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The 15-minute city has become an internationally recognized concept advocating for a people-centric urban model where residents should be able to meet most of their daily needs within a 15-minute walk or bike ride from their homes.

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2021 was an increasingly deadly year for construction workers in New York

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In 2021, 12.1 The total number of workers who died in the state increased to 61 in 2021, up from 41 in 2020, reported NYCOSH, a membership organization that represents workers, unions and health and safety professionals. per 100,000 construction workers in New York state died on the job, a 9% increase from 11.1

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Hangzhou Zhongtai Middle School / LZGC Quantum City Design Firm + Zhejiang Jianyuan Architectural Design and Urban Planning Institute

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© In Between architects: LZGC Quantum City Design Firm architects: Zhejiang Jianyuan Architectural Design and Urban Planning Institute Location: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China Project Year: 2021 Photographs: In Between Area: 70000.0 m2 Read more »

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Asphalt Art Initiative expands pedestrian safety program to these 25 North American Cities

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Another round of funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies ' Asphalt Art Initiative has been announced in an effort to improve the pedestrian safety of 25 different cities in North America. This fourth round will bring the total number of cities impacted by the program to 90. A 2021 Asphalt Art Initiative installation in Pittsburgh, PA.

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NPR on sponge cities, Kongjian Yu, and the future of flood mitigation

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Almost all of China's medium and large cities are now susceptible to floods. So Yu has been evangelizing a solution he calls "sponge cities." He says that by the end of the decade, roughly 80% of Chinese cities will now be adequately equipped by the measures. And [Kongjian] Yu says 60% of them experience flooding every year.

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North American crane count yields recovery, increasing 4.74% from Q3 2021 to Q1 2022

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The number of cranes in North America's major cities increased 4.74% from Q3 2021 to Q1 2022, recovering from the identical decrease from the previous Rider Levett Bucknall crane index report. In total, North American cities added 22 cranes in the first quarter of 2022, in which more than half were in the commercial sector.