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Webuild and Carlo Ratti propose replacement for Baltimore’s collapsed Key Bridge following tragedy

Archinect

Today, the Webuild group advanced a proposal designed in collaboration with architect and MIT professor Carlo Ratti and French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux for a new bridge in Baltimore that would replace the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge.

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San Francisco's bridge authority is finally moving forward to amend the Golden Gate's noisy new feature

Archinect

The maddening hum of safety slats on the pedestrian handrails of the Golden Gate Bridge will finally be silenced under a recently released proposal by the Bridge District. The haunting acoustic hum is the direct result of a $12 million wind retrofit project authored by the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District.

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Los Angeles looks to crack down on street takeovers and climbing at its new Sixth Street Viaduct

Archinect

His proposal is as follows (h/t Urbanize Los Angeles ): The Bureau of Engineering to report on the resources and timeline to install cameras, fencing, signage, and traffic control mitigations to increase public safety. LAPD and the Department of Transportation to report on t.

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The Need for Visionary Thinking

SW Oregon Architect

The presented scheme is typical public works engineering and is not DESIGN; it is engineering. This public works engineered solution could be dropped into any city and probably has. This public works engineered solution could be dropped into any city and probably has.

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5 innovations in high-rise building design

BD+C

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has named two winners and three finalists of its 2013 Innovation Award. Body Image: read more.

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Franklin Boulevard Transformation: 2023 Update

SW Oregon Architect

It would encourage future developments along the length of the corridor that further enhance the attractiveness of multimodal transportation to people of all abilities. Improved pedestrian safety: Roundabouts can improve pedestrian safety by reducing the number of potential conflicts between vehicles and pedestrians.

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Transformable flying AirCar awarded airworthiness certificate

Deezen

The Slovak Transport Authority awarded the AirCar by Klein Vision a Certificate of Airworthiness earlier this week, after the vehicle completed more than 70 hours of successful flight testing. The AirCar is a dual-mode vehicle with a petrol engine that can convert from a car to an aircraft at the push of a button.