Entries tagged with San Francisco
Alternate Ideas for San Francisco Span
January 13, 2010
In the spirit of breathing new life into disused infrastructure, UC Berkeley’s College of Environmental Design graduate students were given the challenge of thinking big about repurposing the trussed steel span from Oakland to Yerba Buena Island.
Their task was not “simply to recycle, but to renew the steel bones…
Connected Urban Development
September 30, 2008
Cisco is promoting a concept called "Connected Urban Development" in partnership with cities to cut traffic congestion and reduce C02 by deploying innovative connected network solutions. The program initially involved three pilot cities: San Francisco, Amsterdam and Seoul. According to the Financial Times, "these were selected because each…
Finally, a Clear Take on Clean Tech
September 9, 2008
SPUR, the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association, has a new study out on Clean Tech and the opportunities it presents to the Bay Area. With all the talk of green collar jobs as economic savior, it's good to see a clear analysis on the industry and its potential. …
