News Category: Transportation

$45K EV smuggles a 620-mile solid-state battery out of the lab

Solid-state batteries are among a number of contenders for the title of “next big thing” in the battery world, promising another leap forward in energy density. Their solid electrolytes can theoretically store much more energy than the liquids in conventional batteries, as well as being potentially safer and operating much better in sub-zero temperatures.

French post office to move focus from letters to… meal deliveries Only 15% of its work will be from letters by the end of this year, says La Poste CEO

The main function of the French post office will not be to deliver letters in the years to come – but to deliver meals, the CEO of La Poste has said, as the number of letters sent continues to drop.

Montana’s Lewis & Clark County solicits input on growth policy

Over the past two decades, Lewis & Clark County has experienced significant growth, with a population increase of 15,000 people and a rise in home values by 135%.

Planned Amazon distribution center, future grocery store are signs of Belgrade, Montana’s rapid growth

As growth continues throughout Gallatin County, a 200-acre development along Jackrabbit Lane between Cameron Bridge Road and Frank Road could be the next commercial corridor with Amazon planning to build a facility here and more retailers coming soon.

Can Technology Help Build Better Housing?

Cities need more “missing middle” housing. A new startup aims to help real estate developers build it.

First Cities: Planning Lessons for the 21st Century

A new book about urban planning in the deep human past explores principles, strategies, and lessons relevant for today.

Affirming Truths about Homelessness

This learning brief examines public perceptions of people experiencing homelessness and dispels inaccurate assumptions and stereotypes embedded within them.

Fixing a Dangerous Intersection Needs To Be Like Fixing a Leaky Pipe

If a pipe under your kitchen sink is leaky, you don’t need to conduct a months-long study. You don’t need to create a plan to replace your kitchen plumbing. You don’t need to get a loan to spend thousands of dollars on the project. All you have to do is likely buy a fitting or two and some plumber’s tape, and do it yourself. And if you’re thinking, “if only my local dangerous intersection was so simple,” consider: maybe it is.

It’s Not Just Houston That’s Broke. So Are Silicon Valley Cities. Is Yours? Missoula’s Wye planning envisions 15,000 homes, small city in 50 years

The financial struggles of Houston and the cities of the Silicon Valley area—as well as tens of thousands of others across North America—have the same underlying cause. It comes to the aggressive outward expansion that cities began after World War II. They built more roads, more pipes, more infrastructure, and in the excitement of the moment, didn’t give a thought to how they would care for these investments. Let alone replace them when the time came. And the time is coming.

Missoula’s Wye planning envisions 15,000 homes, small city in 50 years

The county has established several Targeted Economic Development Districts at the Wye over the last five years, enabling to capture tax increment to fund future infrastructure. The Wye study area now covers around 3,500 acres, which is 2.5 times larger than that Swxtpqyen area west of Reserve Street.