Thursday, November 19, 2020

UK towers and trains...

 https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?countryID=133&status=15

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_Square

...using a simple "cut and cover" method to excavate an enormous pit 24 metres (78 ft) deep and 265 metres (869 ft) long.  The first step was the lengthening of the trains from 6 to 7 cars. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canary_Wharf_tube_station


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docklands_Light_Railway 2 or 3 vehicles per trainset

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docklands_Light_Railway#Rolling_stock

The trains are formed from sets of 2 or 3 semi-permanently connected cars, the increase to 3-car trains being introduced progressively on the busiest routes in 2010, following substantial platform extension works.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docklands_Light_Railway_rolling_stock

https://uktram.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Docklands-Light-Railway-Colour.png , https://uktram.com/systems/docklands-light-railway-dlr

In 2017, Transport For London (TfL) published a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union seeking expressions of interest from manufacturers to build a new fleet of 43, 87-metre-long (285 ft 5 14 in) trains. 

Monday, November 9, 2020

uk-to-make-climate-risk-reports-mandatory-for-large-companies

 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/nov/09/uk-to-make-climate-risk-reports-mandatory-for-large-companies

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-change

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/01/greta-thunberg-davos-message-climate-change/

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/archive/climate-change

The-pandemic-persuaded-Britons-eco-travellers-more than Greta-according-LNER-survey

 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-8898703/The-pandemic-persuaded-Britons-eco-travellers-Greta-according-LNER-survey.html

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/01/greta-thunberg-davos-message-climate-change/

Stunning-views of-incredible-structures

 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/escape/article-8897117/Stunning-views-incredible-structures-Eiffel-Tower-Sydney-Opera-House.html

SF living costs...

 https://sf.curbed.com/2019/2/25/18239828/report-middle-class-income-ranges-sf-bay-area-salary

https://sf.curbed.com/2018/5/16/17361746/salary-needed-buy-home-house-san-francisco-2018-california

https://sf.curbed.com/2018/6/26/17505550/low-income-limit-2018-salary-san-francisco-families-hud

https://sf.curbed.com/affordable-housing-san-francisco

https://sf.curbed.com/2020/3/9/21171492/housing-affordability-strategies-san-francisco-targets-planning-report

https://sf.curbed.com/2017/8/11/16134968/old-photos-sf

https://sf.curbed.com/2020/6/26/21294981/curbed-sf-closed-archives

nyc-infrastructure-projects-biden-administration-fund

 https://www.curbed.com/2020/11/nyc-infrastructure-projects-biden-administration-fund.html

tower-high-rise-construction-map-los-angeles

 https://la.curbed.com/maps/tower-high-rise-construction-map-los-angeles

https://la.curbed.com/2019/10/18/20908859/olympic-tower-skyscraper-nardi

https://la.curbed.com/2019/9/12/20863205/pershing-square-downtown-jenga-tower-approval


https://la.curbed.com/2020/6/26/21293163/curbed-la-closed-archives