In today’s edition of Squirrel News, a Spanish city grants pedestrians constant priority, Denver provides $12,000 in direct payments to a group of unhoused people, and India’s lattice structures show how buildings can keep cool without air conditioning.
Denver tests basic income through payments to homeless population
In Denver, 140 homeless individuals and families will receive 12,000 dollars as part of a study trying to find how Universal Basic Income might be able to limit homelessness.
Ithaca, New York aims to be the first all-renewable energy powered US city
Ithaca in New York State has begun to work on an overhaul of its energy grid in a bid to fully embrace renewable energy by 2030. If successful, the programme should cut carbon emissions by 400,000 tones.
New railway project spearheads Baltic transition away from Soviet past
The Rail Baltica project aims to connect the rail systems of the three Baltic states, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia with Poland. When completed, the Post-Soviet nations will be able to integrate into the European rail system.
Better and more equitable bus stops for the future
Los Angeles can learn alot about bus stop development from urban planners around the world. From streamlining of bureaucratic processes to high-tech bus stops, numerous improvements can be made.
Activists in bike-accident prone Bucharest look for solutions
Romania’s capital leads the EU in pedestrian deaths, but now an advocacy group called OPTAR aims to change that. They have successfully pushed for positive legislation in the past and now are pushing for expanded bicycle infrastructure.
The Marula Proteen company is leading Ugandan farmers in a transition away from chemical fertilisers. Using a special breed of maggot, the company can scale their production to meet the needs of the community.
How activists transform abandoned land to build food sovereignty
In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, activists in Puerto Rico have turned abandoned land into a community garden. They say it could be only the beginning.
India’s lattice buildings keep cool without air conditioning
For centuries, India’s architecture featured air-permeable lattice structures. As modern architects look for more sustainable ways to keep buildings cool, the approach is now making a comeback.
