Monday, May 31, 2021

British_Columbia_Electric_Railway#Interurban_Rail_Lines

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia_Electric_Railway#Interurban_Rail_Lines

Helsinki is Tearing Up Its Freeways

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdvYcWxycgY


Finland and Estonia are planning to construct a 15 billion dollar tunnel across the Gulf of Finland, connecting the capital cities of Helsinki and Tallinn. A Helsinki-Tallinn tunnel would transform the economies of the region, creating a twin city metropolitan area and improving connectivity between Finland and the rest of Europe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvpNG1FBXss

Monday, May 24, 2021

An AI-company-uses-deepfake-technology-seamlessly-dub-favorite-actors-dialogue

 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9613749/AI-company-uses-deepfake-technology-seamlessly-dub-favorite-actors-dialogue.html

Portland's Unbuilt Freeways

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeV31IcUkPM

In the 1970s, Portland made the radical decision to rip up its oldest freeway and replace it with a city park.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2_yNrP0hCY

The compelling case for removing urban freeways. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6WtYTThkdU

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_revolt

Helsinki is Tearing Up Its Freeways https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdvYcWxycgY 



A lot of times existing streets & roads can be made to be more efficient with enabling people to get around. However, there has to be a good coordinated transit & road system.




Honolulu

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punchbowl_Crater#/media/File:Oahu_from_the_air_2004.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punchbowl_Crater

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honolulu#/media/File:Honolulu01_(cropped).JPG

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Honolulu

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Honolulu#/media/File:Honolulu01.JPG

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha_Tower