Thursday, December 20, 2018

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement tunnel

https://www.theb1m.com/video/fly-through-seattle-s-new-double-decker-tunnel
It should have been wide enough to accommodate 3-4 lanes each way. Then bus & HOV lanes could have been part of it. Otherwise, its pretty good.

Saturday, June 23, 2018

Skylines Transformed

https://www.theb1m.com/video/skylines-transformed

Cities are where most people want to be, whether by choice or out of necessity.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erNJcpENzl0

Usually as most cities grow, there is also a tend to grow upward.

Thursday, April 26, 2018

Top 10 Largest Cities by 2030

https://www.theb1m.com/video/top-10-largest-cities-by-2030

"By 2030, the global population will reach 8.5 billion people and 60% of us will live in cities. So what are the main areas of growth? We countdown the world's largest cities by 2030..."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-_a0TCWb6E , https://twitter.com/fred_mills

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheB1MLtd/videos

Urban growth is part of the human condition and challenge. There is nothing wrong with rural living, but more & moire people keep moving into the cities.

Saturday, March 3, 2018

The Urban Intersection (TUI)

TUI is essentially about observing & referencing how various urban technologies develop and expand through the years. (This blog is semi-dormant at times.)
It's also about exploring and comparing urban science & fiction throughout the world & beyond. http://www.technovelgy.com

An urban technology_center can become quite a big draw for all kinds of people and technologies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_technology_centers#Globally_prominent_clusters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSzyGCjH88o tiny phone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ5WP2BKigc a very thin TV

https://www.youtube.com/user/unboxtherapy/videos ,

https://www.indiegogo.com/explore/tech-innovation

Is the Fuze card the future of payments?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SPOVJi3H6g digital currency
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/fuze-card-your-whole-wallet-in-one-card--3#

https://www.indiegogo.com , https://www.indiegogo.com/about/what-we-do

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_the_United_States#Tallest_buildings
list of the tallest buildings by each U.S. state.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IgZk_vShBk

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_the_United_States#Tallest_buildings_by_pinnacle_height

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_with_the_most_skyscrapers#List_of_cities_by_number_of_completed_skyscrapers_taller_than_150_m_(492_ft)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings#Tallest_buildings_in_the_world

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_population_density#Main_table

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-rise_building#Modern_development ,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7iJb7V0bo8





The Emergence of the skyscraper

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_skyscrapers#Emergence_of_the_skyscraper:_1880%E2%80%931899


New York: A Journey Through Time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJyl5yzzKFo&t=273s ,
Published on May 3, 2016


NYC really started to embrace the skyscraper by the early 20th century. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings#Tallest_buildings_in_the_world

Eventually not just short and wide buildings, but office towers became hubs for telephones and eventually computers...

The Empire State Building

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_State_Building
Back in 1931 the idea of any building over a 100 stories was a new reality, even in NYC.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_State_Building#/media/File:Empire_State_Building_by_David_Shankbone_crop.jpg
Less than a century later, the world has several building that are taller than the ESB.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings#Tallest_buildings_in_the_world

The Flatiron District, NYC

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatiron_District
A very nice historic part of the city.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatiron_Building 1902