Tue, Jan 19 2021

Some of the low-carbon policy options currently used by governments may be detrimental to the households and small businesses less able to manage added short-term costs from energy price hikes, according to a new study. However, it also suggests…

Bill Pugsley 'If policies are not well designed and vulnerable households and businesses experience them negatively, it could increase public resistance to change—a major obstacle in reaching net zero carbon,'

In 2020, as pandemic lockdowns forced billions of people around the world to become intimately familiar with their neighborhoods, one of the hottest ideas in urban planning was the “ 15-minute city.” A vision for a decentralized urban…

Bill Pugsley While Paris works with a 15-minute radius, Sweden’s project operates at the single street level, paying attention to “the space outside your front door — and that of your neighbors adjacent and opposite,”

Start a conversation about electric cars, and it'll likely take less than five minutes until someone asks about charging times. Yes, the charging times for electric vehicles are still far from ideal — typically, it will take more than an…

Bill Pugsley The next five years in battery innovation should be pretty neat to watch

I grew up in Los Angeles, the city by the freeway by the sea. And if there's one thing I've known ever since I could sit up in my car seat, it's that you should expect to run into traffic at any point of the day. Yes, commute hours are the worst…

Bill Pugsley “We found that there’s this perfect one-to-one relationship. If a city increased its road capacity by 10%, then the amount of driving in that city went up by 10%.”

Cath Noakes on making buildings Covid-safeCath Noakes on making buildings Covid-safe How good ventilation dramatically reduces the risk of inhaling tiny airborne pathogens.

Bill Pugsley ‘Being in a well ventilated space can reduce the risk of inhaling tiny airborne pathogens by 70%’

A possible legacy of the coronavirus pandemic is the accelerated advancement of sustainability goals, which are mostly things we should have been addressing before the ongoing societal disruptions. One chapter in this story is increasing interest…

Bill Pugsley The lockdowns and work-from-home requirements have showed how densely built, walkable neighborhoods are practical for running daily errands and socializing, no matter what the circumstances are