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Actually, Roosevelt, It’s All About Density

Roger Valdez | Crosscut | January 27th | 0

Plans to rezone one Seattle neighborhood have community leaders locked in a heated debated over 25 feet of building height. Roger Valdez of Crosscut unpacks four arguments that opponents of the density-friendly project have been hurling at developers, politicians and journalists alike.

Sprawl, Under Any Other Name, is Still Sprawl

Richey Piiparinen | Rustwire | January 26th | 0

A big-box retailer wants to open a branch in the Cleveland suburb of Strongsville. Supportive politicos say it won’t bring the harm that most chains do, however, because it doesn’t resemble a typical megastore. Richey Piiparinen explains why they’re wrong—and points a finger at the sprawl lobby.

St. Louis Arch Grounds Plan to Quietly Remove Connections, Close City Streets

Alex Ihnen| nextSTL | January 26th | 0

An expensive plan to redevelop the area surrounding the most defining feature of St. Louis claims to have pedestrian accessibility in mind. Why, then, does it call to eliminate crucial walkways? And why aren’t the local media vetting it accordingly?

Find Out Which Industries Have Grown, and Where

Matt Bevilacqua | Next American City | January 26th | 2

Industry doesn’t progress as a single unit. Oftentimes, a particular field will thrive or stagnate depending on which city you’re talking about. Now an interactive map from the Urban Institute shows how different sectors are faring in different American cities—and yields some interesting factoids.

Features

Article | Why Zoe Strauss Matters

Zoe Strauss, Philadelphia’s foremost photographer, has a retrospective exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Diana Lind makes a case for why Strauss matters to the urbanism field.

Diana Lind | Read more
Announcement | The Storefront for Urban Innovation

Next American City is launching The Storefront for Urban Innovation this spring. Learn about how the organization hopes to broaden its audience and increase its impact with this new experiment.

Diana Lind | Read more
Article | A New Report on Energy Retrofits Shows How Sustainability Pays

What once seemed like a good idea in theory is not proven to work in practice:Retrofitting multifamily buildings with energy efficient measures can reduce fuel use by nearly 20 percent.

Matt Bevilacqua | Read more
Article | Redlining 2.0: App Would Help You Avoid Blighted Areas—And Keep Them Blighted

A new app helps pedestrians navigate the city. But by encouraging them to avoid certain neighborhoods deemed unsafe, is the app redlining parts of the city?

Matt Bevilacqua | Read more

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Topics

Infrastructure
St. Louis Arch Grounds Plan to Quietly Remove Connections, Close City Streets by Alex Ihnen| nextSTL
Governance
In SOTU, Obama Stresses Manufacturing, Which Cities Are Already Pursuing by Matt Bevilacqua | Next American City
Culture
Protecting Kids—From The Cultural Heart of New Orleans by C. W. Cannon | The Lens
Economy
Find Out Which Industries Have Grown, and Where by Matt Bevilacqua | Next American City
Built Environment
Actually, Roosevelt, It’s All About Density by Roger Valdez | Crosscut