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Transforming Suburbia into Eco-Utopia (part 3)
America's 10th-largest city is ripping out lanes of car traffic in exchange for bike lanes. We talk with Hans Larsen, San Jose's Director of Transportation about the city's plans for a city-wide bike "highway" system.[read more]
Transforming Suburbia into Eco-Utopia (part 2)
This is the second of a 5-part series on the city of San Jose’s sustainable transportation goals, based on Sociecity’s April 12, 2012 interview with Hans Larsen, the city’s Director of Transportation.“We’re trying to create downtown San Jose as the ‘urban center’ of Silicon Valley” says Hans Larsen, Director of Transportation for the...[read more]
Silicon Valley: From Suburbia to Eco-Utopia (part 1)
San Jose is in the middle of one of the great innovation centers of the modern world, but when it comes to sustainable development, the city has traditionally been a perfect example of what not to do.[read more]
San Jose to Add 75K Homes to Smart Grid, New IBM Software to...
San Jose to Add 75K Homes to Smart Grid, New IBM Software to Facilitate Growth | GreenBiz.com In addition to San Jose’s plan, IBM today released its Solution Architecture for Energy and Utilities Framework (SAFE), a software platform aimed at helping utilities like PG&E more easily implement smart grid projects, from generation to...[read more]
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“I agree I think that the nature of human interaction and involvement depends on the nature of the actual facility itself. Getting people in and around fossil fuel burning power plants is seen as a security risk, but that still leaves many components of our infrastructure that could benefit from being noticed (and that citizens could benefit from noticing). I think of examples like John ...”
“I thinks it's provocative. In Florida, we were given tours of muncipal water treatment facilities as children, less so access to energy facilities. There is a cogeneration facility at MIT that sits comfortably in the urban context, as thousands pass by daily. But I'm always concerned that critical systems and humans should not mix for the most part. Educational programs may make the same point ...”