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Interface de Transportes Lourosa/ Fiães by Atelier d'Arquitectura J. A. Lopes da Costa

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Esta localização permite uma melhor integração na topografia existente, e também separa claramente o acesso ao parque de estacionamento a nascente do acesso aos autocarros a poente, evitando cruzamentos ou possíveis conflitos entre o tráfego de automóveis e autocarros.

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Brightline's SoCal to Las Vegas high speed rail project could soon be underway

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A long-awaited high-speed rail project connecting Las Vegas to Southern California is reportedly ready to proceed in 2023 as an $8 billion proposal from rail operator Brightline is nearing permitting permission from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).

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Videos reveal vertical takeoff of electric flying car in California

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We hope it will be a moment similar to the Wright Brothers' Kitty Hawk video, proving to humanity that new transportation is possible." The prototype Armada Model Zero was awarded a special airworthiness certificate by the US Federal Aviation Administration in 2023, which permitted it to be tested in public flight demonstrations.

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Driverless taxis are about to hit Los Angeles. How will Waymo's impact affect the city's changing streetscape?

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Waymo has already eked out footholds in Phoenix and San Francisco and will need a permit from the California Public Utilities Commission to expand its West Coast operations into what it says is a now $2 billion market.

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IAAC creates mobile Moca dwelling with openable fabric facades

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Called Moca, an abbreviation of Mobile Catalyst, the prototype two-person dwelling is mounted on a trailer and designed to be easily transported by car. It is designed to be easily transported by car Moca is centred around a flexible open space, designed to be easily adapted into an area for sleeping, living, dining or even events.

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Frank Lloyd Wright's posthumous gas station opens in Buffalo

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A fireplace in a gas station – imagine getting a permit to build something like that today.

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Update: Santa Cruz County ADU Regulations

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with permits) may be converted to ADUs. Property owners seeking to legalize ADUs already constructed without permits or within structures built without permits may opt to obtain certification through the County’s Safe Structures Program (formerly known as Limited Immunity Amnesty Program).