Re: Transport & Infrastructure News and Discussions
Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2022 12:38 am
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Read more here: https://grist.org/science/louisiana-co ... ing-land/(Grist) About 55 miles southeast of New Orleans, just before the leg of the Mississippi River splits into its three-toed foot of a delta, a crack in the river’s east bank has swollen into a massive channel. Over the past several years, it’s continued to expand, diverting more and more water from its parent river into the body of water on the other side, Quarantine Bay. Like any river, the Mississippi seeks efficiency: shorter, steeper paths to sea. That’s exactly what its new branch, known as Neptune Pass, offers.
Now, some 118,000 cubic feet of water spill through the mile-long channel every second — five times the discharge of New York’s Hudson River. It’s enough to throw off ships trying to navigate downstream, so the Army Corps of Engineers, which manages the country’s waterways, is planning to close the errant channel next month. But that, in turn, raises another problem: Sediment carried along in the river water appears to be building tiny lumps of land just off the state’s rapidly disappearing coast along the Gulf of Mexico, leading state officials to view the breach as an opportunity to harness the river’s ability to restore lost wetlands. And they are lobbying to keep the sediment flowing.
Starved of sediment, Louisiana has been slipping away, hastened by sinking land and rising seas. Wetlands are crucial for shielding the coast. They absorb the flood waters brought by powerful, climate change-fueled storms and are home to a diverse array of fish and creatures like alligators and herons. “The more wetlands we have between our communities and the Gulf of Mexico, between our communities and a hurricane that’s approaching our coast, the better off we are,” said Bren Haase, executive director of the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority.
Read more here: https://janataweekly.org/more-trouble- ... n-cities/(Janata Weekly) The Metro rail network is failing miserably in different cities. In Bangalore steps to check the falling ridership of Namma Metro are not helping. Its daily pass scheme too has drawn poor response. In a city of millions, only four people bought a three day pass costing Rs 400 on April 5. With the pass you can travel any number of times on the Metro.
In Mumbai in the new Metro line the response is so poor, one can count on one’s fingers the number of commuters in the compartment or in the station. I noticed that myself.
The Metro authorities everywhere have been claiming that Metro will bring down car use. But car use is increasing rapidly and this is very depressing, says D.T. Devare, a transport activist from Bangalore and corporate executive, who prefers to use public transport to his car. Sadly, even bus use is falling in Bangalore.
So Bangalore, despite the Metro, is becoming more congested. Part of the reason is the craze for cars. In the IT information technology industry high pay right from the beginning of the career is pushing up car sales. Then people start buying new cars after three to four years, they go for bigger size cars causing more congestion. They are spoiling the countryside and hill stations. Mr Devare said because of heavy car traffic roads are being widened in hill station areas and trees are being cut adding to the environment crisis.
Sadly, corporate companies give incentives to employees to buy cars. The Central government’s urban affairs ministry has in a circular asked state governments to promote non-motorized transport and reduce car use but this is more in the nature of lip service.
Read more here: [ur] https://blog.altaplanning.com/joyful-co ... 1e43a13927 [/url](Alta) Bike highways could be the future of bike transportation. Two new projects in the (San Francisco) Bay Area demonstrate their benefits and the practical ways communities can incorporate them into existing active transportation networks.
Bike highways are low-stress routes that provide an efficient option for long-distance bike travel. In some areas, bike highways follow off-street paths and trails. In others, they utilize separated on-street bikeways with design features that promote a feeling of openness, safety, flow, and physical comfort. They’re unique from other biking facilities and routes because they generally serve as a fully separated backbone to larger regional bicycle networks. In addition to providing separation from vehicle traffic and a space designed exclusively for people biking, they feature superior surface quality, consistent lighting, wayfinding and signage, accessibility elements, low grades, and wide pathways.
So what makes bike highways different from other bikeways?
• They are direct. Bike highways have a regional focus to help people travel farther by bike, no matter the day or time.
• They are accessible. They ensure connections from communities to key destinations like work, school, or the grocery store.
• They are dedicated and efficient. Bike highways use high-quality design features to create a route that is mostly separated from cars and includes features to minimize delay for people riding bikes.
• They are attractive. They provide a positive and safe user experience.
Delta Air Lines is buying 100 Boeing 737 Max 10 planes, its first major order for new aircraft from the U.S. manufacturer in more than a decade.
The deal has options for 30 more of the planes. Deliveries are slated to begin in 2025.
The new order is good news for Boeing as Airbus recently won high-profile sales, including to several of China’s state-owned airlines. Boeing lamented trade tensions when that order was announced.
Delta said Monday that the order will modernize its narrow-body fleet as the carrier seeks to capitalize on a rebound in travel following the record slump caused by the Covid pandemic. It said the Max planes will be 20%-30% more fuel-efficient than the jetliners they will replace.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/07/business ... index.html(CNN)Another wave of airline cancellations and delays is being felt across the United States on Sunday.
According to the flight tracking website, FlightAware, there have been 912 flights canceled so far on Sunday.
A total of 6,378 flights have been delayed across the United States.
Chicago O'Hare saw the most cancellations and delays on Sunday, with approximately 12% of flights canceled, and over 40% of flights delayed.