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Why US Cities Are Reverting 1-Way Streets Back To Original 2-Way Design
Excessive speeding was so common on parallel one-way streets passing a massive electronics plant that Indianapolis residents used to refer to the pair as a "racetrack" akin to the city's famous Motor Speedway a few miles west.
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US States Rethink Practice Of Setting Speed Limits Based On How Fast Drivers Travel
Rose Hammond pushed authorities for years to lower the 55 mph speed limit on a two-lane road that passes her assisted living community, a church, two schools and a busy park that hosts numerous youth sports leagues.
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Who Is Ranjani Srinivasan, Indian Student Self-Deported From US After Visa Revocation
Ranjani Srinivasan is a doctoral student in urban planning from Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.
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Many Cities In US To Turn Ghost Town By 2100, Says Study
The study's authors noted that the significant decrease in population could pose unprecedented challenges, potentially resulting in disruptions to essential services such as transportation, clean water, electricity, and internet access.
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Uber, Hyundai Partner to Develop Electric Air Taxi
US ride-hailing company Uber Technologies and South Korean automaker Hyundai Motors plan to jointly develop electric air taxis, they said on Tuesday, joining the race for flying cars to ease urban congestion.
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ISRO Successfully Inserts Cartosat-3, 13 US Nano Satellites Into Orbit
ISRO has successfully placed into orbit its own earth observation satellite Cartosat-3 and 13 American nano satellites in a textbook style.
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Uber Plans to Start Delivering McDonald's Burgers by Drone in US
Uber has announced plans to begin testing the first-ever commercial application of food delivery by drone in high-density urban areas.
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Amazon's Top Office Picks Offer Blank Slates for Urban Revivals
Amazon is close to agreements that would split a planned second headquarters for the e-commerce giant, people familiar with the matter said.
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Ford Acquires San Francisco Based Electric Scooter Company Spin
Spin is a San Francisco based scooter sharing start-up which is one of the companies that has made scooters popular on the streets of USA. The company is planning to expand operations in 60 markets and therefore needed a deep-pocketed acquitter. "Spin is an important step towards realizing our ambitious vision for the future of urban mobility. As m...
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Amazon To Split Second Headquarters Between Two US Cities, Says Report
Amazon is planning to split its coveted second headquarters between two US cities rather than pack it into a single urban setting, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. The Journal cited an anonymous source as saying that Amazon decided that dividing its second headquarters between two locations would spread the economic benefits as well as b...
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'Delhi Air Life and Death Matter', Says Al Gore on India's Inconvenient Truth: Full Transcript
On his visit to New Delhi, former US Vice President and climate change evangelist Al Gore said Indians must know that this is a life and death issue. Speaking exclusively to NDTV, Mr Gore sounded the warning on what's at stake. He also praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's efforts in encouraging clean energy. Mr Gore said PM Modi's plan to dramati...
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Barack Obama to Nominate San Antonio Mayor as US Housing Secretary
President Barack Obama will announce Friday his plan to nominate Julian Castro, the charismatic Hispanic mayor of San Antonio, Texas, as US secretary of housing and urban development.
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Why US Cities Are Reverting 1-Way Streets Back To Original 2-Way Design
Excessive speeding was so common on parallel one-way streets passing a massive electronics plant that Indianapolis residents used to refer to the pair as a "racetrack" akin to the city's famous Motor Speedway a few miles west.
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US States Rethink Practice Of Setting Speed Limits Based On How Fast Drivers Travel
Rose Hammond pushed authorities for years to lower the 55 mph speed limit on a two-lane road that passes her assisted living community, a church, two schools and a busy park that hosts numerous youth sports leagues.
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Who Is Ranjani Srinivasan, Indian Student Self-Deported From US After Visa Revocation
Ranjani Srinivasan is a doctoral student in urban planning from Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.
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Many Cities In US To Turn Ghost Town By 2100, Says Study
The study's authors noted that the significant decrease in population could pose unprecedented challenges, potentially resulting in disruptions to essential services such as transportation, clean water, electricity, and internet access.
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Uber, Hyundai Partner to Develop Electric Air Taxi
US ride-hailing company Uber Technologies and South Korean automaker Hyundai Motors plan to jointly develop electric air taxis, they said on Tuesday, joining the race for flying cars to ease urban congestion.
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ISRO Successfully Inserts Cartosat-3, 13 US Nano Satellites Into Orbit
ISRO has successfully placed into orbit its own earth observation satellite Cartosat-3 and 13 American nano satellites in a textbook style.
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Uber Plans to Start Delivering McDonald's Burgers by Drone in US
Uber has announced plans to begin testing the first-ever commercial application of food delivery by drone in high-density urban areas.
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Amazon's Top Office Picks Offer Blank Slates for Urban Revivals
Amazon is close to agreements that would split a planned second headquarters for the e-commerce giant, people familiar with the matter said.
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Ford Acquires San Francisco Based Electric Scooter Company Spin
Spin is a San Francisco based scooter sharing start-up which is one of the companies that has made scooters popular on the streets of USA. The company is planning to expand operations in 60 markets and therefore needed a deep-pocketed acquitter. "Spin is an important step towards realizing our ambitious vision for the future of urban mobility. As m...
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Amazon To Split Second Headquarters Between Two US Cities, Says Report
Amazon is planning to split its coveted second headquarters between two US cities rather than pack it into a single urban setting, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. The Journal cited an anonymous source as saying that Amazon decided that dividing its second headquarters between two locations would spread the economic benefits as well as b...
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'Delhi Air Life and Death Matter', Says Al Gore on India's Inconvenient Truth: Full Transcript
On his visit to New Delhi, former US Vice President and climate change evangelist Al Gore said Indians must know that this is a life and death issue. Speaking exclusively to NDTV, Mr Gore sounded the warning on what's at stake. He also praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's efforts in encouraging clean energy. Mr Gore said PM Modi's plan to dramati...
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Barack Obama to Nominate San Antonio Mayor as US Housing Secretary
President Barack Obama will announce Friday his plan to nominate Julian Castro, the charismatic Hispanic mayor of San Antonio, Texas, as US secretary of housing and urban development.
