Resonance Consulting out of Vancouver has a new report out: 2018 Future of Millennial Travel. You can download a free copy here. Resonance does great work and really gets content marketing. The first chapter immediately caught my attention, perhaps because it’s called, Cities are the… Read More
Monthly archives of “February 2018”
Jets and real estate
Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) has one runway. It is 6,300 feet long by 150 feet wide and it was originally constructed in 1959. In 1965, the first of many proposals was put forward to lengthen the runway to 8,000 feet so that jets could fly… Read More
ULI Hines Student Competition comes to Toronto
I was speaking with a Penn (my alma mater) student this evening about career options in development and he mentioned to me that he recently participated in the 2018 ULI Hines Student Competition. He also mentioned that this year’s “study site” is in Toronto. (It’s… Read More
Manhattan apartment rents post biggest decline since 2011
A friend of mine sent me this article earlier today with a sarcastic comment about the relationship between housing supply and rents. The article talks about how rents in almost every Manhattan neighborhood have fallen compared to a year ago because of a flood of… Read More
Chipperfield to build tallest building in Hamburg
David Chipperfield Architects has just won a design competition for the tallest building in Hamburg. It is set to rise 230 meters and look something like this: There’s a real elegance to its simplicity. It also feels like an appropriate pairing with the nearby Elbphilharmonie designed by… Read More
What did Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein, and Steve Jobs all have in common?
According to Walter Isaacson – the bestselling author of their biographies – it is this: I started with Ben Franklin, and then Einstein, and then Steve Jobs—[they were all] innovative and creative. And I said, “Well, what pattern [leads to] that?” The pattern wasn’t that… Read More
Experiences over fashion — or is that really the case?
Bloomberg recently published this interesting piece talking about the death of clothing. The reasons are as follows: we’re spending more on experiences, as well as technology (tech spending surpassed apparel spending in 2010); casual dress in the workplace has become more widely accepted; fast fashion… Read More
That’s a wrap
Jackson Hole never disappoints. The valley is this wonderful combination of cowboy town, expansive flat plains, wildlife, snowcapped mountains, challenging skiing and snowboarding, ‘mountain modern’ architecture, and twangy accents. One of the highlights of the trip was discovering a hot spring along the side of the… Read More
Shenzhen has just electrified its entire bus fleet
This is impressive: Shenzhen recently finished converting its entire bus fleet to electric vehicles. That’s 16,359 buses and around 8,000 charging stations according to Electrek. It is estimated that this all-electric fleet saves 345,000 tons of fuel per year and reduces carbon emissions by 1.35… Read More
What’s your favorite Olympic winter sport?
The 2018 Winter Olympics start this Friday, February 9 in PyeongChang, South Korea. Unlike the past couple of winter games, which struggled with warm temperatures, this should be a cold one. The Winter Olympics tend to be less popular than the Summer Olympics, with fewer… Read More