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Olmsted and Moses
Olmsted the Hero, Moses the Villain
History views master planners Frederick Law Olmsted and Robert Moses very differently.
They both were top-down, hard-charging master planners, creatures of authorities and commissions that helped them get things done. Both perturbed by the jarring cacophony of the city, they sought the best for the American people, and produced glorious public recreation facilities known the world over. They both had a fondness for poetry, and both were accepted at Yale.
Yet history views Frederick Law Olmsted and Robert Moses very differently. Olmsted, the father of landscape architecture, is lauded as a visionary, and places he designed, like Boston’s Emerald Necklace and New York’s Central Park, are cherished treasures. If Moses gets credit for Jones Beach, which he created as his master-builder career was just getting going in the 1920s, it’s just as likely he will be vilified for making the parkway bridges too low so buses couldn’t get there—a legend that has lived on despite being untrue.
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Return of Private U.S. Passenger Rail
The Triumphant Return of Private U.S. Passenger Rail
Can new train service between Miami and Orlando be a model for the rest of the country?
MIAMI—Beginning in 2016, All Aboard Florida will run 32 departures a day between Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach, with service extending to Orlando.* With a maximum speed of 125 miles per hour, the trains will complete the 240-mile journey in less than three hours. In South Florida, around the three initial stations, the company will develop 4.2 million square feet of real estate. In Orlando, the terminus will be located at the airport and connect to a new commuter rail line at a sparkling, state-funded $215 million transportation hub.
It's a big project by any standard, but it looms even larger in historical context. No private intercity passenger rail line has operated in the United States in 30 years — and it has been longer still since a new service was introduced. "You'd have to go back over 100 years to find a significant investment in private intercity rail in the U.S.," says David Levinson, a transportation analyst at the University of Minnesota.
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Before and After Normandy Landing Sites
June 5, 1944: The 2nd Battalion US Army Rangers march to their landing craft in Weymouth, England. They were tasked with capturing the German heavy coastal defence battery at Pointe du Hoc to the west of the D-Day landing zone of Omaha BeachReuters
Tourists walk along the beach-front in the Dorset holiday town of Weymouth. The port was the departure point for thousands of Allied troops who took part in the D-Day landingsReuters
June 6, 1944: US reinforcements land on Omaha beach during the Normandy D-Day landings near Vierville sur Mer, FranceReuters
Holidaymakers enjoy the sunshine on the former D-Day landing zone of Omaha beach near Vierville sur Mer, FranceReuters
June 5, 1944: The 2nd Battalion US Army Rangers march to their landing craft in Weymouth, England. They were tasked with capturing the German heavy coastal defence battery at Pointe du Hoc to the west of the D-Day landing zone of Omaha BeachReuters
Tourists walk along the beach-front in the Dorset holiday town of Weymouth. The port was the departure point for thousands of Allied troops who took part in the D-Day landingsReuters
June 6, 1944: US reinforcements land on Omaha beach during the Normandy D-Day landings near Vierville sur Mer, FranceReuters
Holidaymakers enjoy the sunshine on the former D-Day landing zone of Omaha beach near Vierville sur Mer, FranceReuters
D-Day Landing Sites Then and Now: Normandy Beaches in 1944 and 70 Years Later
- By David Sim
May 28, 2014
On June 6, 1944, Allied soldiers descended on the beaches of Normandy for D-Day, an operation that turned the tide of the Second World War against the Nazis, marking the beginning of the end of the conflict.Today, as many around the world prepare to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the landings, pictures of tourists soaking up the sun on Normandy's beaches stand in stark contrast to images taken around the time of the invasion.Reuters photographer Chris Helgren compiled archive pictures taken during the invasion and went back to the same places to photograph them as they appear today.Click to see more shots:
- By David Sim
May 28, 2014
On June 6, 1944, Allied soldiers descended on the beaches of Normandy for D-Day, an operation that turned the tide of the Second World War against the Nazis, marking the beginning of the end of the conflict.
Today, as many around the world prepare to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the landings, pictures of tourists soaking up the sun on Normandy's beaches stand in stark contrast to images taken around the time of the invasion.
Reuters photographer Chris Helgren compiled archive pictures taken during the invasion and went back to the same places to photograph them as they appear today.
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Corruption Index
The Corruption Perception Index rates nations by corruption. The United States is rated 19 out 177 Countries. Our neighbor Canada is less corrupt, rated at number 9, while Mexico is number 106.
Russia is 127 while the Ukraine and Iran are tied at 144. Most of our G-7 partners are quality ethical countries - part of the reason they are successful.
Iraq is 171 while Afghanistan is 175. So we invaded and tried to modernize these crooked countries into a functioning democracy with a fair and good economic system. Really stupid on our part.
Wringing corruption out of government and society is a challenge. You can't have a quality country with rampant corruption. You top officials simply steal the country blind.
cpi.transparency.org/cpi2013/results
Solar Shade Structure Over Parking Lots - Solar Power
Solar collectors that provide shade for parking lots while also providing clean power are a natural for city parking lots. Electric cars can be plugged into charging stations while they are left during the day.
Sun shades cool parking lots, pump out solar energy ...
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May 29, 2008 - Sun shades cool parking lots, pump out solar energy ..... I'd love to think that Envision can produce solar collectors for under $2/watt, and if they ...Bloomberg Businessweek
Patent EP2616748A2 - Covered parking structure ... - Google
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Jul 24, 2013 - Covered parking structure adjustable solar energy collector holder and parking ... substantially shades the two contiguous parking spaces from ...Google
Benefits of Solar Shades | The Research Pedia
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Benefits of Solar Shades are numerous, they can save power and even generate ... Installing active solar shades over parking lots solves the problem of heating as it prevents the .... Internet consists of a huge collection of websites with lots [...][PDF]
Solar Ready Buildings Planning Guide - NREL
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory
by L Lisell - 2009 - Cited by 5 - Related articles
Design sufficient space between point sources of emissions (parking lots, ... Run electrical conduit from the solar collector location to the electrical panel and ... Use a sun path calculator, such as the Solar Pathfinder™, to assess shading at a.[PDF]
2007-0800 Amendments to Title 19 and Title - City of ...
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Sep 30, 2008 - makes changes to state law regarding solar collectors and the potential conflict ... Allowance for solar collectors in lieu of parking lot shading –.Sunnyvale
Turning Parking Lots into Solar Power Plants - Tioga Energy
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Parking lots take up lots of underutilized space. However, thanks to recent structural innovations, the solar power industry has put increasing amounts of that ...Tioga Energy
Power Parasol lot 59 - Architizer
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Innovative solar shade structure composed of four solar arrays that shade over 800 parking spaces and transforms a massive 5-acre parking lot into a civic space when needed for major civic ... Add To Collection Save this image to a collection.Experimental - Build It Solar
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An insulating window shade that also acts as a solar collector, and that .... Seems like it might work well for public swimming pools with large parking lots?solar: homepage | Business and Finance
https://cfo.asu.edu/solar
Feb 4, 2014 - Total Number of Solar Collectors Installed: 9,280. Total Number of Shaded Parking Spaces: 5,447. Total Number of Shaded Stadium Seats: ...Arizona State University
parking lots in the age of sustainability creating a landscape ...
www.altenergymag.com/emagazine.php?issue_number=08.10.01...
By activating vehicle parking areas with pleasing shade structures, communities ... by storm water runoff that contaminates municipal collection systems, and pole lights, ... In fact, by “foresting” parking lots with Solar Trees™, parking lots can beHate Your Commute ? It Could Be Worse
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