The city of Los Angeles has signed a deal with a major Chinese manufacturing firm to develop a battery project that would store renewable energy and release it to the power grid. Sacramento Bee
Sydney to Become Pedestrian Friendly
Sydney, Australia will overhaul transport and traffic over the next five years.The measures include slowing traffic to 40 kilometres per hour and introducing light rail to the city center. Pedestrians will have priority at key intersections in peak hours, and countdown timers will be introduced at intersections. ABC News
Bike Storage a Hot NYC Commodity
Suddenly, bike storage has become a make-or-break amenity for apartment buyers and renters alike. Scores of buildings across bike-friendly Brooklyn and even congested Manhattan are responding to the burgeoning demand, adding more parking space for two-wheelers. To keep some control over the newly popular perk, some developers have even begun charging fees as high as $10 per bike a month. Crain's New York Business
3-D Printers Produce Objects, Even Prosthetic Limbs (Video)
Federal Grant Will Build Colorado High-Speed Internet
Until now Colorado has lagged woefully behind most of the country in providing students high-speed Internet -- ranking 42nd among the 50 states for Internet connectivity. But the state won a $100.6 million federal grant that will be combined with $34.7 million in matching contributions to help build an affordable broadband network across the state, providing access for as many as 230 community institutions -- including 178 school districts, 26 libraries and 12 community colleges. Denver Post
Cellphone Users Eschew Apps
Older adult cell phone users in particular do not use the apps that are on their phones, and one-in-10 adults with a cell phone (11 percent) are not even sure if their phone is equipped with apps. Pew Research Center
