A private group is proposing a wild scheme to build a much-needed new airport for San Diego as a floating offshore platform.
The Infrastructurist writes, "The floating airport would be a city unto itself–a green city, even, as it would harvest energy from wind, waves and ocean currents. A massive on-board desalinization plant would also supply not only OceanWorks' needs, but pump clean water back to coastal cities, taking some pressure off existing sources like the Colorado River."
"Because the platform would be moored in water that's a thousand feet deep, there wouldn't be the same environmental concerns that crop up with projects closer to shore, where the ecology is more delicate."
FULL STORY: Crazy Or Brilliant? Plan To Build Giant Floating Airport Off California Coast
Minneapolis Airport Expansion Uses Geothermal Heating and Water Conservation Methods to Reduce Impact
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LaGuardia Airport Redesign Fails To Address Key Concerns
After an $8 billion renovation, critics of the much-maligned airport claim the design is disjointed, while public transit access to the new terminals remains minimal.
Hollywood-Burbank Airport’s Replacement Terminal Project Moves Forward
Bud Ovrom, one of Burbank’s Commissioners on the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority, gives an update on the Airport’s capital improvement plans. Ovrom also opines on the challenges of federal preemption over air transport in Los Angeles.
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The Tesla Cybertruck was recalled seven times last year.
National Parks Layoffs Will Cause Communities to Lose Billions
Thousands of essential park workers were laid off this week, just before the busy spring break season.
Retro-silient?: America’s First “Eco-burb,” The Woodlands Turns 50
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