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New York City MTA releases 20-Year Needs Assessment plan. sans price tag

Archinect

Another 6,300 rail cars and 100% of all 6,000 city buses will also need to be replaced. The findings were published in advance of a five-year construction phase that begins in 2025, though an exact price tag for the slate of fixes has yet to be established by the agency. The full assessment can be found here.)

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San Francisco planning to build $1.7 million single-toilet public restroom

Archinect

A single-toilet public restroom planned for San Francisco’s Noe Valley Town Square is expected to take two years to build, but it’s already causing a stink. million price tag. This is in addition to being located in the most expensive city in the world to build in. The reason: its $1.7

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Trio of abandoned Los Angeles skyscrapers covered in graffiti

Deezen

Graffiti artists began covering the Oceanwide Plaza development with tags in late January, scaling the buildings' unfinished exteriors to mark them with spray-painted names and phrases in a variety of colourful designs. Two towers were planned to reach 40 stories, while the third tower would be 49 storeys. The graffiti is beautiful.

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A Darling L.A. Midcentury With Views of the Hollywood Sign Asks $1.8M

Dwell

With the intention to retain the home’s original feel, vintage details are wonderfully woven together with a new, more functional floor plan and modern finishes. The open living, dining, and kitchen areas offer expansive views from the Hollywood Sign to Century City. Midcentury With Views of the Hollywood Sign Asks $1.8M

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SW Oregon Architect

City Hall = The Former EWEB Headquarters I’ve chronicled the interminable and almost comically tragic saga of a new, yet-to-be-realized Eugene City Hall for more than a decade now on this blog. I found this news additionally surprising because the City previously passed on the EWEB headquarters option. What happened?

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Cobe unveils The Opera Park on island in Copenhagen's harbour

Deezen

Six gardens make up the park "Designed for recreation, relaxation and contemplation, the park provides the city with a much-needed green oasis," continued Stubbergaard. "As The park is designed to store rainwater The Opera Park is the latest project to be designed for Copenhagen's harbour. The photography is by Francisco Tirado.

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Manhattan is still looking at a congestion charge for south of 60th Street

Brandon Donnelly

I found 46 that were tagged with “road pricing.” ” I continue to believe that it’s the only way that big cities can effectively solve the problem of traffic congestion. New York City has also been looking at a congestion charge for Manhattan south of 60th Street for at least 4-5 years.