Adaptive traffic lights trial aims to cut fuel consumption by 20%

Oct15
by on October 15, 2020 at 8:42 am
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This article was originally published by Christopher Carey on Cities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of city leaders. For the latest updates follow Cities Today on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube, or sign up for Cities Today News. The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga’s Center for Urban Informatics and Progress has been awarded a US$1.89 million grant from the US Department of Energy for a research project to create a new model for traffic intersections that reduces energy consumption. Along with partners including the University of Pittsburgh, Georgia Institute of Technology, Oak Ridge National Laboratory…

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Why cities must narrow car lanes to make room for pedestrians

Oct14
by on October 14, 2020 at 8:38 am
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Close your eyes and imagine a typical city street. What do you see? For most of us it’s a variation of a familiar scene: two lanes of automobile traffic most likely flanked by a row of densely parked cars on either side. Confined to the periphery, narrow sidewalks accommodate the vast majority of human activity performed by pedestrians, joggers, tourists, commuters, parents, pet owners, municipal workers, and street vendors. These are the city streets much of the world has come to know and accept over the past 100 years as urban living has progressively become defined by smog, combustion engines…

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Throw out your shitty to-do list — here’s what to do instead

Oct13
by on October 13, 2020 at 8:00 am
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I have a confession to make: I despise to-do lists. For years, I made the mistake of writing a to-do list at the start and end of my working day, telling myself that crossing things off would bring me great joy and satisfaction (spoiler alert: it didn’t). Countless colleagues and managers who professed their love (and obsession) for to-do lists told me they would help me keep on track, manage my time, and be more productive. They couldn’t be more wrong. “I don’t think people realize how harmful this method is for productivity,” Nir Eyal, a productivity expert, author, and…

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