by | Feb 25, 2019 | Did You Know? (DYK), Funny & Interesting, Global Trends Shaping the Industries Future, Industry Impact on Economy, Society and the Environment
Did you know that in 2015, 58.65 billion passenger-miles (PM) were traveled on public transit, and 3 trillion vehicle-miles are traveled (VMT) on public roads each year.
by | Feb 25, 2019 | 6-Building Processes and Operations, 7-Strategy & Business Model Innovation, Did You Know? (DYK), Funny & Interesting
Did you know the rate of urbanization, i.e., the changing of land from forest or agricultural uses to suburban and urban uses, is increasing by 15% from 2010 – 2015? Urban land area is 106,386 square miles, or 3% of total land area in the U.S., and is projected...
by | Feb 11, 2019 | Did You Know? (DYK), Funny & Interesting, Industry Impact on Economy, Society and the Environment
Did you know approximately 82% of the U.S. population lives in urban areas, up from 64% in 1950 and by 2050, 90% of the U.S. population and 68% of the world population is projected to live in urban areas?
