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Bill Pugsley
(background in hydrometeorology, climate research, aviation weather forecasting, automated observing networks and the impacts of air pollution on health.)
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share by Email A former research farm in Ottawa's Greenbelt is being turned into a hub for testing the algorithms, sensors and other technology that will allow vehicles to drive themselves. Invest Ottawa, the…
Bill PugsleyThe City of Ottawa helped set up the special street grid, which includes one-way roads, pedestrian crossings, and bike lanes so as to better mimic real-world situations.
Two million people are expected to visit Sydney's CBD each day by 2050, clogging footpaths unless dramatic changes are made to drive motorists from the city, according to City of Sydney. However, the council and state government disagree over how…
Bill Pugsleyroad space within the CBD needed to be reallocated to pedestrians, One-third of road space in the city centre was provided to pedestrians, yet they made up 92 per cent of trips in the city.
2.5 million Canadians — 1 in 13 — have a significant food allergy. If you've been to a children's birthday party lately, chances are at least one of the little guests had a portable needle loaded with epinephrine. It's standard…
Bill PugsleyAllergists are attempting to 'desensitize' kids to allergenic foods like peanuts and milk by starting allergic kids off with tiny doses of the offending food, and gradually increasing them until the immune system is trained to accept it,
“The secret to walking to the South Pole is to put one foot in front of the other, and to do this enough times,” writes Erling Kagge in his 2017 book Silence. It's these kind of simple, profound statements that make the Norwegian…
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