Fasten your seat belts! When I started GGP last year, I mentioned Korea’s potential for becoming a clean technology giant. One such technology I briefly discussed was online electric vehicle technology, or OLEV. Researchers at Korea’s top business and technology school, Korea Advanced Institute of Sclience and Technology (KAIST), have tested an OLEV train at [...]
It’s a simple technology, but there’s something magical about a funicular, no matter where you are in the world. Emanating from the Latin word for rope, a funicular is simply an inclined railway in which two cars, connected by a cable, move up and down a steep hillside, with the weight of each car counter-balancing [...]
I’m so thrilled. After years of NIMBYism, supported by the hypocritical likes of Henry Waxman, the Metropolitan Transit Authority approved the subway to the sea. Well, it’s more rail to the sea as we are talking about a light-rail line. Although one neighborhood, Cheviot Hills, fought tooth and nail against the project (even though the [...]
One of the most beautiful cities in the world is Washington, DC. It feels like a national capital with all the huge buildings and monuments, and you can focus on them during your visit, because the city is not littered with billboards (LA, take note). If you happen to be there in winter when it [...]
Unless you have been asleep the last 50 years, you probably have heard that Los Angeles has a bit of a traffic problem. The glorification of the “car culture” has taken a toll on Angelinos and its visitors. Road rage is even more on the rampage, parking is a constant hassle, and residents who thought [...]
Third in a review of public transportation projects around the world. Santiago is the Athens of South America. I say that because most visitors dismiss the city as a crowded, polluted, and dull eyesore. But like Athens, once you get past the smog and do some exploring, the city offers much for the visitor. [...]
It’s Sunday afternoon, and after walking up and down Sunset Boulevard taking care of some errands, I’m sitting in our backyard with the view of Century City and the Wilshire Corridor in the far distance. I’ve grown to love that stretch of Wilshire, starting with the former Bullock’s department store (now Southwestern Law School), slicing [...]
One way to learn about the Argentine experience, the pride of the Porteños, their glorious and troubled past, and current troubles yet future hope, is to get on the Buenos Aires Metro, which locals call the Subte. Most of the city’s landmarks and business centers are accessible by the Subte—and getting there can give you [...]